What kind of remedy is this
KAVA Descoling Agent
Only proper care can extend the life of the coffee machine. When there is limescale inside, the smart device displays the message “Descall” on the control panel.
A signal that there is a lot of lime in the device will be when the indicator lights up. This is evidence that the time has come to clean the equipment.
The best product for removing plaque from Saeco coffee machines is KAVA Descoling Agent and Saeco specialized liquid.
Advantages of the first substance:
- Cheapness;
- Duration of use: the product is enough for 6-7 cleanings.
Specialized liquid will be more expensive and is designed for 2-3 cleanings. If there are no funds, an analogue should be used. To find out how to clean your saeco coffee machine, you need to carefully read the instructions.
The cleaning process includes:
- Filling the device reservoir with a special liquid (250 ml is required), the rest of the volume is added with water;
- Starting the decalcification program, waiting for its completion;
- Flushing the device and system.
Equipment needs to be cleaned regularly. If you ignore the recommendations for caring for the device, this will reduce the amount of the prepared drink, worsen its aromatic properties, lead to noisy operation and the formation of unaesthetic foam.
How to clean a Saeco coffee machine
In order for your Saeco coffee machine to serve you for many years, it is important to properly care for it. To do this, all parts that come into contact with coffee and milk should be cleaned. In addition, the device must be lubricated with a special compound for the mechanics to work properly.
However, all this will not be difficult and will take very little time. We’ll tell you in more detail about the step-by-step care of Saeco coffee machines, so that even a child can cope with it.
Cleaning the brew group
Timely cleaning of the brew group will prevent coffee residues from accumulating in the device. Once a week, it must be rinsed with warm water, without using cleaning agents, and once a month, use special tablets that remove oil deposits.
Cleaning the milk system
If you use a built-in cappuccino maker to prepare drinks, you need to perform several maintenance procedures. Then the milk foam will always turn out airy and snow-white.
Saeco coffee machines have three built-in special functions that will take care of the cleanliness of the device:
- Auto Steam Shoot - steam is supplied to the cappuccino makers, which quickly cleans them. This mode turns on automatically immediately after preparing milk drinks.
- HygieSteam - hot steam under pressure thoroughly cleans the entire milk supply system. You must click the cleaning icon and manually select the appropriate program. The milk supply tube must be installed on a special holder, and then you just need to follow the instructions displayed on the device panel.
- Deep Milk Clean: This program cleans the milk supply circuits using special cleaning agents. Selected manually on the panel.
Every day after using the coffee machine, you need to turn on the HygieSteam program and then follow the instructions. After this, rinse the milk tubes under running water.
Every week, disassemble the cappuccino makers to thoroughly wash all the makers and milk tubes with warm water and detergent.
Once a month, activate the Deep Milk Clean mode and use special cleaning products to tidy up the milk supply circuits.
Cleaning the milk jug
Each time after preparing milk drinks, rinse the jug and wash the upper parts of the milk supply system. Once a week, the device must be disassembled and all parts rinsed.
Cleaning the tray
The tray must be emptied after the special indicator turns on. To do this, take it out and wash it with water and cleaning agent.
Coffee funnel
In order for coffee to pass through the channels of the device without difficulty, it is important not to forget to clean the funnel. This is done with a hand spoon, which must be inserted from above through the compartment for ground coffee. Some models of coffee machines do not have such a compartment and in this case the spoon is inserted from the bottom.
Descaling (decalcification)
If limescale accumulates in the coffee machine, it can lead to its breakdown, so you should carry out the descaling process in a timely manner.
For Saeco coffee machines, it is recommended to use cleaning products of the same brand with a suitable composition. The main component of any anti-scale product is an acid, which reacts with lime deposits and removes it. To carry out this procedure less frequently, it is better to use filtered water for brewing coffee. In this case, decalcification can be done once every six months.
Lubricating the brew group
In addition to cleaning, it is important not to forget about lubricating the device, then the operation of the parts will be stable, and the life of the coffee machine will be long.
The frequency of this procedure depends on how intensively the coffee machine is used.
- If you brew up to 5 cups a day, oiling your machine once every four months is sufficient.
- If you are preparing six to ten servings, lubricate the device twice a month.
- If you use the coffee machine very frequently, more than 10 cups a day, the machine should be lubricated once a month.
Comparison and composition of Saeco products
There are many special products designed to remove scale. But the choice of the right drug should be approached responsibly.
Cleaning products for coffee making equipment are:
Tablets
The composition is almost identical to the liquid substance. It is based on the action of active acid compounds. Before use, the drug must be diluted with liquid (the amount of the substance is prescribed in the instructions). For one-time cleaning, use 1 tablet.
There are branded and non-branded. Along with these products, tablets are produced that remove essential oils from coffee beans.
Liquid
Saeco special products
Sold at any hardware store.
Attention! When choosing a cleaning product for a specific coffee machine, carefully read the instructions. The instructions contain a list of drugs that can be used to remove plaque.
Special Saeco products - saeco descaling solution - are produced by large companies and their representatives. The solutions contain chemically active compounds (acids). The cost of funds varies from 260 to 1 thousand rubles. the most expensive product is Saeco descaling product - 1 thousand rubles. for 250 ml.*
Attention! Descaling a saeco coffee machine involves pouring a solution into the device’s reservoir.
Folk
You can save money and prepare a composition for cleaning the coffee machine from deposits yourself. You can do this using the following methods:
- Cleaning the removable parts of the device from coffee residues, rinsing them under running water;
- For the cleaning composition you will need: citric acid (10 g) and a liter of liquid (vinegar diluted with liquid in a ratio of 1:2);
- The resulting composition is poured into the container of the device and left for 2 hours;
- The drink brewing program is activated according to the volume of the available solution;
- Clean water is poured into the device and passed through the equipment.
Important. If there is a white sediment in the drink, the procedure must be repeated.
In order not to get confused in the variety of cleaning products, you should know the advantages and disadvantages:
- Specialized plaque removal products are more effective than homemade solutions;
- Tablets have a similar spectrum of action - the difference is in the form of release of the drug;
- Liquid products can be used immediately, tablets must be dissolved before use;
- Universal products are cheaper than branded ones;
- The higher the water hardness, the more often equipment cleaning is required;
Philips Saeco descaling agent 250 ml, CA6700
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Carrying out descaling
The decalcification process does not mean regularly wiping the surfaces of the equipment, rinsing the brewer and washing the main components. Any equipment can flush the channels automatically, after pressing the “on” button.
If external washing does not extend the life of the device, then rinsing the brewing unit should not be neglected.
The device is cleaned according to the operating instructions. The decalcification process is simple, and can be done by a 14-year-old teenager.
For expensive units, the cleaning process comes down to “loading” the purifier and launching the desired program.
Common mistakes
Even with proper care of the equipment, errors cannot be ruled out.
Error 1
The steam unit is malfunctioning. Carrying out repairs on your own in the presence of such a malfunction is not possible. It wouldn’t hurt to contact the SC. Nobody repairs a failed part; it will be suggested that it be replaced with a new one.
Error 2
The temperature sensor for heating the drink has failed or is unable to determine the temperature of the drink being prepared. If the device is cooled to a minimum of 5 degrees, the temperature sensor generates an error. After heating the device to room temperature, the error disappears. If this does not happen, you need to go to a repair service.
Attention! In some devices, this error signals that the coffee grinder is blocked. A professional can do the unlocking.
Error 5
The help of a specialist is required - failure of the thermal control system. The possibility of a malfunction of the temperature sensor (thermal block) cannot be ruled out. You will not be able to repair the device yourself.
Error 8
Gearbox failure. Diagnostics will be required to help determine the exact cause of the malfunction. In most cases, the gearbox needs to be replaced.
Fill uppipe system
Cleaning the hydraulic system, filling it with liquid, turning on the steam supply mode. A similar error occurs when steam enters the hydraulic system.
Empty trays
The tray is dirty with drink residues. To restore operation, the tray is cleared of coffee residues. You can fix the error yourself. No specialist help is required;
Trays missing
Make sure there is a tray with the remaining drink. If the removable part is missing or not fixed, the system displays an error. If the tray is installed and not secured, remove it and after 15 seconds, install it again. Sometimes electrical components are cleaned to correct the problem.
Brewing unit missing
This error is the absence of a brewing unit in the equipment. To fix it, you will need to remove the brewing unit and reinsert it.
Add beans
The cause of the malfunction is the lack of grains in the machine. A similar error is issued if the grains are out.
What is the composition of scale in a kettle and coffee machine?
Are there any special features of the scale that accumulates in various household appliances? In fact, the chemical composition of scale in a kettle is no different from scale in a washing machine. It all depends on the conditions under which scale forms. In a kettle, scale is formed exclusively from water; no additional substances enter here. The remaining options for plaque accumulation differ precisely in the auxiliary means with which this equipment works.
Although scale, its chemical composition remains unchanged - the combination of different percentages of calcium and magnesium salts gives different densities to the coating. The rest is impurities that do not affect the density and rate of deposition of harmful plaque. The chemical composition of scale in a kettle is only calcium and magnesium salts. More precisely, this is the composition of impurities that was isolated in the water after testing, without the presence of other additives. Because the kettle just boils water. It does not erase; the same composition of scale will be, for example, in the boiler room. There are no additions to the water when it is heated.
Now let's talk about specific equipment - a coffee machine. Here coffee, sugar and milk are added to the water heating process. Heating, mixing, brewing takes place there. And some compartments of the car will be covered not just with plaque, but also with sediment from milk, cream and glucose. Such deposits are more difficult to remove, especially in such a complex structure as a coffee machine. After all, there are a lot of narrow and small sinuses and passages through which water is supplied and ingredients are mixed. These places are the most dangerous in terms of sediment formation. So, any household appliance leaves its mark on the composition of scale, except for those devices in which no chemicals or products are involved.
Care instructions
saeco descaler
- If your machine has a built-in coffee grinder, you need to make sure that the unit is dry. It’s a good idea to wipe the device with a dry cloth before adding grains;
- Check the information about the presence of a filter in the machine. If you have a paper one, replace it before each brewing; nylon - the service life is 60 days of continuous preparation of the drink; gold - cannot be replaced and will last a long time;
- The automatic heating plate is wiped clean of drink residues and other dirt, then it will be able to retain the heat of the prepared drink;
- Timely cleaning of the container from coffee grounds and milk. If this recommendation is ignored, the drink will develop a sour smell and unpleasant taste.
Attention! The main causes of malfunctions are the use of hard water, sudden surges in network voltage, and disregard for equipment. saeco descaling agent is an excellent helper in the household.
*Prices are current as of October 2022.
