How to Descale a Heat Exchange Espresso Machine

Written by Kat
The Espresso Afficionado
Published on Aug 17, 2012
Kat is a passionate coffee enthusiast and seasoned blogger. Read her posts for insights on brew methods, coffee recipes, and machine reviews.
How to Descale a Heat Exchange Espresso Machine

If this is the first time you're hearing about descaling your espresso equipment, we haven't been doing our job! We're devotees to excellent maintenance, and regularly descaling your machine will maintain its performance and extend its overall life. Heat exchange machines need to be descaled a bit differently than single boiler or thermoblock models, so we asked Gail to show us how it's done in this updated version of our instructional video. Watch as she walks us through the process and then demonstrates it on a Rocket Espresso Giotto Evoluzione, using Dezcal.

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