I wouldn't be afraid to descale often on my ECM with stainless steel boiler. But I hate descaling and haven't done it in the first 6 month. Using pretty soft water. Some people using soft bottled water literally never descale. I think I'll continue descaling like yearly tho. I know how to take it apart in case something clogs up
I do agree that descaling is tedious, as well as lubricating the lever. But I think using soft water, you will be fine with a yearly descaling. From what I saw in my machine, I can extend to even longer than 15 months.
I never descaled my E61 in 12 years. Recently my steam element needed replacement. No scale inside whatsoever. My espresso machines have never seen anything but Crystal Geyser.
@fleischpflanzerlmitsenf that's a great feedback, thanks! Do you know the hardness of your water? I know that I can google but sometimes the same brand is available from different fountains which change the composition. But I'm supposing that the water is soft, and then, again, if there's no calcium, there's no limescale. Thanks again for your contribution!
You need to be careful with descaling if you have aluminium internal components as it is susceptible to some acids. Manufacturers should give advice but if you buy second hand check the manual.
@TheMcspreader thanks for raising this point! I'm trusting that citric acid is OK because it's the main component of the solution from Gaggia and I didn't find definitive conclusions on this matter, but I'll keep looking for more technical info and I'll share here if I discover something new.
Probe is brilliant.
@LanceHedrick thanks and glad that you're here! 😉
@EspressoHackers always following along.
And happy that I'm learning with my mistakes... I hope 😂😂😂
Great video!!
Thanks!
Muito bom! Ótima ideia usar uma câmera sonda, pra inspeção. Parabéns pelo conteúdo.
@@marcosviniciusdecarvalho4030 valeu!
I wouldn't be afraid to descale often on my ECM with stainless steel boiler. But I hate descaling and haven't done it in the first 6 month. Using pretty soft water. Some people using soft bottled water literally never descale. I think I'll continue descaling like yearly tho. I know how to take it apart in case something clogs up
I do agree that descaling is tedious, as well as lubricating the lever. But I think using soft water, you will be fine with a yearly descaling. From what I saw in my machine, I can extend to even longer than 15 months.
Great video, Grazie molto!
@@davemXCrusty Grazie mille!
I never descaled my E61 in 12 years. Recently my steam element needed replacement. No scale inside whatsoever. My espresso machines have never seen anything but Crystal Geyser.
@fleischpflanzerlmitsenf that's a great feedback, thanks! Do you know the hardness of your water? I know that I can google but sometimes the same brand is available from different fountains which change the composition. But I'm supposing that the water is soft, and then, again, if there's no calcium, there's no limescale. Thanks again for your contribution!
You need to be careful with descaling if you have aluminium internal components as it is susceptible to some acids. Manufacturers should give advice but if you buy second hand check the manual.
@TheMcspreader thanks for raising this point! I'm trusting that citric acid is OK because it's the main component of the solution from Gaggia and I didn't find definitive conclusions on this matter, but I'll keep looking for more technical info and I'll share here if I discover something new.