Hi All,
My two year old ECM Mechanika Profi developed a very slow responding boiler pressure gauge.
Given that the machine was still producing good steam pressure and water temperature I figured that the gauge was either faulty or blocked.
I pulled off the pipe that connects from the boiler to the pressure gauge and found that the opening at the boiler end was blocked with scale. A quick soak in vinegar softened it and I cleared it out with a needle.
The pressure gauge is now behaving normally.
Concerned that I might need to descale I removed the mushroom and found no evidence of scale at all. I live in Melbourne Bayside which has good water.
I am now wondering whether I need to descale the boiler or just leave it.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My two year old ECM Mechanika Profi developed a very slow responding boiler pressure gauge.
Given that the machine was still producing good steam pressure and water temperature I figured that the gauge was either faulty or blocked.
I pulled off the pipe that connects from the boiler to the pressure gauge and found that the opening at the boiler end was blocked with scale. A quick soak in vinegar softened it and I cleared it out with a needle.
The pressure gauge is now behaving normally.
Concerned that I might need to descale I removed the mushroom and found no evidence of scale at all. I live in Melbourne Bayside which has good water.
I am now wondering whether I need to descale the boiler or just leave it.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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