Hello everyone,

I’m Jose, new to the forum. I own a Lelit Mara PL62W but I’ve run into some concerning issues with my machine.

The Problems I’m Experiencing

1\.	Intermittent steam and water flow: When I’m using the steam wand, the steam comes out in pulses rather than a steady stream. Sometimes it’s strong, then suddenly weak, then strong again.

2\.	Hot water wand not working at all: The dedicated hot water wand doesn’t dispense any water whatsoever. I’ve tried the knob in different positions, but nothing comes out.

I did decale yesterday.

Has anyone else experienced similar issues

Thanks in advance for any help!

  1. How long have you owned the machine (did you buy it from new)?
  2. Is your water very hard (it looks like it might be
  3. during your ownership, how many times have you descaled it
  4. Were the problems before or after your descale
  5. did descaling make the problems worse or better?
  6. Is this an early Lelit Mara, or Lelit Mara X
  7. What was the procedure used for the descale, what descaler and how much did you use (concentration)?

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    DavecUK

    Hi there! Thanks for the reply

    How long have you owned the machine (did you buy it from new)?

    I got it from my sister a year ago, she got it new 3 years ago but she didnt do any maintenance just cleaning the group head.

    Is your water very hard (it looks like it might be

    I put mineral water since she gave me it but it seems that she put tap water on it always

    your ownership, how many times have you descaled it

    This is the first one

    Were the problems before or after your descale

    The hot wand problem was before descaling but the steam wand problem is after

    did descaling make the problems worse or better?

    Steam wand problem worst for sure, hot water wand problem still the same. No water is coming out

    Is this an early Lelit Mara, or Lelit Mara X

    This is an early Mara, I will attach a picture.

    The descaling procedure was with a decaler called Purivita doing 1:4 ratio with water. I did follow a video but in this video after getting 0,5l from the group head, they turn off the machine and open the hot wand until it stops ( i couldnt do this because the qand didnt works so open the steam wand instead)

    Thanks in advance

      Dave, hello again. I just fixed it, seems that i forgot to upside down the machine and drain the boiler thru the steam wand, anyway the hot water wand still failing

        JoseEsc Dave, hello again. I just fixed it, seems that i forgot to upside down the machine and drain the boiler thru the steam wand, anyway the hot water wand still failing

        If you can get any water through the wand, then it won’t descale. I imagine the machine was very badly scaled and there is probably still more inside.

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            DavecUK I just watch a video that someone put some air with an air compressor at the hot water wand, so i will try to do that and then descaling again. Does it make sense?

            Thanks in advance

                JoseEsc I just watch a video that someone put some air with an air compressor at the hot water wand, so i will try to do that and then descaling again. Does it make sense?

                I’ve never done that, but you can try, it might move the blockage. Just be careful not to use too much pressure.

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