vinegar
question: What should you use to clean the machine?, context: I've been using the Breville daily for over four years,multiple cups a day. It's a solid machine and the coffee is excellent *IF* you follow a few simple steps. It's not going to keep pumping water if you don't descale or clean out the needle head. It's really common sense, water and coffee grinds are bound to clog things up now and again. The descaling process is a little more than a simple brew cycle with vinegar. The vinegar/water mix needs a few hours "in the pipes' so overnight is ideal. Referring to the instructions is always an excellent first step.Recently though, I did notice the machine groaning and struggling to pump the water and make the coffee I had come to really love. A brilliant reviewer suggested a shot of compressed air but I used my steam machine (all I had handy) to clean and flush out the water lines and needle head. A few minutes later and I could see the water level drop in the tank like it did when it was brand new and it quietly made me another cup of perfect coffee. Between you and me, I think I heard it whisper "thank you."
What should you use to clean the machine?
The descaling process is a little more than a simple brew cycle with vinegar .
I've been using the Breville daily for over four years,multiple cups a day. It's a solid machine and the coffee is excellent *IF* you follow a few simple steps. It's not going to keep pumping water if you don't descale or clean out the needle head. It's really common sense, water and coffee grinds are bound to clog things up now and again. The descaling process is a little more than a simple brew cycle with vinegar. The vinegar/water mix needs a few hours "in the pipes' so overnight is ideal. Referring to the instructions is always an excellent first step.Recently though, I did notice the machine groaning and struggling to pump the water and make the coffee I had come to really love. A brilliant reviewer suggested a shot of compressed air but I used my steam machine (all I had handy) to clean and flush out the water lines and needle head. A few minutes later and I could see the water level drop in the tank like it did when it was brand new and it quietly made me another cup of perfect coffee. Between you and me, I think I heard it whisper "thank you."
The descaling process is a little more than a simple brew cycle with <hl> vinegar <hl> .
I've been using the Breville daily for over four years,multiple cups a day. It's a solid machine and the coffee is excellent *IF* you follow a few simple steps. It's not going to keep pumping water if you don't descale or clean out the needle head. It's really common sense, water and coffee grinds are bound to clog things up now and again. The descaling process is a little more than a simple brew cycle with <hl> vinegar <hl>. The vinegar/water mix needs a few hours "in the pipes' so overnight is ideal. Referring to the instructions is always an excellent first step.Recently though, I did notice the machine groaning and struggling to pump the water and make the coffee I had come to really love. A brilliant reviewer suggested a shot of compressed air but I used my steam machine (all I had handy) to clean and flush out the water lines and needle head. A few minutes later and I could see the water level drop in the tank like it did when it was brand new and it quietly made me another cup of perfect coffee. Between you and me, I think I heard it whisper "thank you."
I've been using the Breville daily for over four years,multiple cups a day. It's a solid machine and the coffee is excellent * IF* you follow a few simple steps. It's not going to keep pumping water if you don't descale or clean out the needle head. It's really common sense, water and coffee grinds are bound to clog things up now and again. <hl> The descaling process is a little more than a simple brew cycle with vinegar . <hl> The vinegar/water mix needs a few hours "in the pipes' so overnight is ideal. Referring to the instructions is always an excellent first step. Recently though, I did notice the machine groaning and struggling to pump the water and make the coffee I had come to really love. A brilliant reviewer suggested a shot of compressed air but I used my steam machine (all I had handy) to clean and flush out the water lines and needle head. A few minutes later and I could see the water level drop in the tank like it did when it was brand new and it quietly made me another cup of perfect coffee. Between you and me, I think I heard it whisper "thank you."