Hi all, currently out of the puly descaler, so i have citric acid powder and wondered about using that, or what are we all using to descale, i still have pulycaffe for my backflushing duties ?

Thanks

    Robti - that’s what I’d use - 25g/L, if I’m not mistaken.

    But I don’t. I prevent it. 😊- over 3 years (almost 4) and machine sounds identical to what it sounded on the first day.

    ZeroWater, distilled, RO… 80mg/L sodium bicarbonate. Happy days.

        @MediumRoastSteam has it right. Just use the right water and avoid descaling, unless you absolutely must. When I had my Lelit E, @DavecUK’s maintenance guidelines clearly cautioned against it. He or others can refresh my memory why, but I stick to that ZeroWater/sodium bicarbonate recipe these days; easy to make, one less variable to deal with, and safe for your machine.

          MediumRoastSteam

          Thanks only used filtered water as i live in a soft water area since day 1, did you get yours from BB as i did on first batch and didn’t think it was that old

          Thanks

            5 days later

            Robti

            MediumRoastSteam

            Happy to. Just buy some baking soda. Not baking powder. You want to end up with 80 mg in a liter of water. Thats 80/1000 of a gram in a liter. So you mix up a concentrate of zero water and baking soda that is 8 grams in a liter of water. You then need to dilute the concentrate by a factor of 100.

                  JHCCoffee You want to end up with 8 mg in a liter of water.

                  Just a small observation: the usual recipe is 80mg/L. I personally use 100mg/L.

                      MediumRoastSteam

                      Nighttime typo. Absolutely right.

                      If the OP wants to get into the thick of it, just search water and he/she will see my “what water recipe do you use” query, wherein Rob1 and CoyoteOldMan made my head spin with water science.