with what can I descale a coffee machine?

Question

I have a kitchen expresso coffee maker and the pipes maybe blocked with limescale how can I remove the lime scale is there a non toxic solution I could use preferably something I could purchase from a chemist or hardware shop

Answer 1

i use this for my regular coffee maker
. Fill the water reservoir with 1 cup or more of white distilled vinegar and run it through a whole cycle. Run it once or twice more with plain water to rinse clean.

Answer 2

take vinegar and mix about 1 cup of vinegar in with the water that is in the coffee pot(where coffee goes after its brewed)pour it in where you normally put in the water and run it thru like you would with coffee. Once that is done, run a few pots of water thru to make sure all the vinegar has been removed. If that doesnt help, get some limescale cleaner to try.

Answer 3

White vinegar
run straight white vinegar through , do this 2-3 times then run a gallon of distilled water through your pot if the last bit coming out still smells of vinegar then run more distilled water through until it no longer smells on vinegar.

after that when you brew your coffee use only purified water to keep the lime down

Answer 4

Just go to your corner shop and get yourself some vinegar and pour it into the machine and leave over night. Let the machine run through its cycle and repeat twice with clean water. You can try it in your kettle first and see the difference. You can ever clean you steam iron. White vinegar is better than malt.

Answer 5

Ive just the other day did the same but mines a regular coffee machine,but the cleaning methods are the same,white vinegar,mixed with water,do this twice and then clear water three times' yea hard work but it work's. never use those chimerical products waste of time,

Answer 6

I use a proprietry limescale remover, folloewd by a good rinse. Works a treat and I'm still standing.

Answer 7

Try using White Spirit Vinegar.Set your machine up as normal,and let the vinegar run through it,until it's clear.Then wash through with clean water.

Answer 8

coca-cola/pepsi - Im not joking, try it! I used to work in a coffee shop and this is what we would use to descale the metal parts of the machine - just submerge them in coke for a few minutes - come out sparkling!

Answer 9

yes, all purpose limescale remover . comes in a packet with three sachets in.the longer you leave it in the better give good rinse out after. works on kettles and irons too. but results when heated up. but mind the fumes.

Answer 10

Vinegar, and run it through several times in a row, and don't forget to flush (with clean clear water). To avoid future problems use a bottled water, that's probably what you drink, right?