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  • JavaB
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    Re: What do you use to clean/descale your EM69*0?

    Originally posted by m@ link=1193634283/15#18 date=1194415221
    Is citric acid OK to use for backflushing/cleaning the group head as well as descaling?
    NOPE!!!

    Citric acid removes scale (Calcium and magnesium carbonate).....

    For backflushing you need detergent to remove the coffee oils and deposits.... something like Cafetto.....

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  • Magic_Matt
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    Is citric acid OK to use for backflushing/cleaning the group head as well as descaling?

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  • greenman
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    Citric acid is what most commercial cleaners are made of, you can buy it at supermarket quite cheaply.......................

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  • gaggiaboy
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    not cheap! i reckon they figure theyll make up for there 6900 losses!
    so yesterday i did the vinegar descale as per manual, and im still awaiting delivery of my group head tablets.....

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  • marcstolk
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    Yeh, they arent cheap are they?

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  • gaggiaboy
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    ok ok ok so im convinced by this thread that ive got to do more.... so i ordered my group head tablets today... well c if there worth the $

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  • ajayro57
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    Re: What do you use to clean/descale your EM69*0?

    I just clean the shower screen with a cloth, then just use the disc and hot water to backflush, after every session. I use filtered water (Brita) and havent descaled yet. Ive had the machine for almost three months so I might have to descale soon. The manual says that using vinegar is OK.

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  • Thundergod
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    My cleaner advises on the pack to run a shot after cleaning and its not a chemical one.

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  • ant_nakedcoffee
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    Re: What do you use to clean/descale your EM69*0?

    Weve been advising whats stated above in the coffee appreciation courses but mostly have been advocating the usage of the sunbeam cleaning tablets. However, commercial grade cleaners can be used on the EM6910 as long as the machine is THOROUGHLY FLUSHED/RINSED with water afterwards due to the caustic nature of these cleaning products.

    In both domestic and commercial situations we will run some shots that go straight into the sink before making one for ourselves after chemical cleaning.

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  • marcstolk
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    My water backflushes arent ment to remove the oils... more keeping it as clean as I can without weekly chemical cleans...

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  • Magic_Matt
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    Is a plain water backflush sufficient to clean out the coffee oils, fines etc from the showerscreen & group though? I was under the impression that every machine needed regular cleaning with a detergent of some description. Id actually been a bit reluctant to backflush without any chemicals in case it forced oils etc back further into the machine :-/

    Im already using Brita filtered water, so thats a good start

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  • marcstolk
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    Hi Chris,

    Yeh, after every session I use the Disc and water and backflush

    I use Brita or Equivilent,.. or Bottled Water

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  • Christop
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    MarcS, how do you Backflush? Is that simply using the cleaning disc, without a tablet?

    What filled water system do you use?

    Thanks
    Chris

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  • marcstolk
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    Re: What do you use to clean/descale your EM69*0?

    I use the SB Tablets once every 3 months, Backflush after every session... always use filtered water, after being boiled, and the factory anti-calc filter with SS lined TB... probably dont need to do a descale for at least 12months... or more...

    Prevention is the key.

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  • Gadget
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    Re: What do you use to clean/descale your EM69*0?

    Originally posted by m@ link=1193634283/0#1 date=1193718264
    No votes - do I need to add an option for "I dont clean/descale"??
    No mate, I was looking for the worm

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