Descale the coffee machine: home remedies, instructions and tips

If you discover white deposits on your coffee machine, you must descale the machine now at the latest. In this guide, we explain how to descale the coffee machine with household remedies and professional cleaners.

Descale the coffee machine: home remedies and other helpers

• For descaling, you can find certain descaling tablets or liquid descalers in the drugstore and supermarket. These are to be dosed in accordance with the instructions on the packaging; general statements cannot be made.
• However, you can also use home remedies without any great concerns. Descale your machine significantly more environmentally friendly with citric acid or vinegar essence.
• If you do not have the home remedies in the house, you can also find them in the drugstore and many supermarkets. You only need one teaspoon of each of the two agents.

Descale the coffee machine - this is how you proceed

• Add the mixture of water and descaling agent (e.g. citric acid) to the coffee machine until it is filled to the maximum level. Switch on the machine and let the liquid run through completely once.
• If the calcifications are very persistent, you can run the mixture through a second or third time.
• When all the calcifications have disappeared, let a full fill of clear water run through once or twice.