Descale Senseo Twist: Instructions for the pad machine
To ensure that your Senseo Twist works properly, you should descale it regularly. The taste of coffee is also much better without lime.
Descale Senseo Twist - Here's how
Possible signs that descaling is necessary are: insufficient foaming, lukewarm temperature of the coffee and a reduced amount of escaping. Proceed as follows to descale:
- Mix one liter of water with 50 grams of Senseo descaler in a container (e.g. measuring cup or bowl).
- Now pour the liquid into the water container of your Senseo Twist.
- Note: For models with the number HD7873, the filter must first be removed from the water tank.
- Then put the water tank back into the pad machine.
- Press the "On / Off" button.
- Insert the 1-cup pod holder with a used coffee pod into your device. Then close the lid.
- Detach the drip tray from the coffee machine.
- Place a 1.5 liter bowl directly under the coffee spout.
- Wait for the "On / Off" button to light up continuously.
- You can now start descaling.
- Press the 1-cup button and the 2-cup button at the same time. Hold the buttons down for three seconds until a short signal tone sounds.
- The "Calc" display and the "On / Off" button flash and the descaling process begins.
- The "On / Off" button flashes quickly as soon as the descaling mixture has run through completely.
- Pour the liquid out of the collecting bowl.
- Then put it directly under the coffee spout.
Next step: Two rinses
Do not switch your Senseo off during the entire descaling process. Otherwise malfunctions could occur.
- First rinse the water tank thoroughly.
- Next, fill the container with water.
- Put it back in your Senseo.
- Wait for the "On / Off" button to light up continuously.
- Now start the rinsing cycle.
- To do this, press the 1-cup button and the 2-cup button simultaneously. Hold the buttons down for three seconds until you hear a short beep.
- The "Calc" display and the "On / Off" button flash and rinsing begins.
- The "On / Off" button flashes quickly as soon as the water has completely run through.
- Empty the collecting bowl.
- Then put it back under the coffee spout.
- Repeat the steps in this paragraph once.
- Note: Your Senseo switches off automatically after the second rinse cycle has been completed.
- Descaling is now complete and you can use your coffee machine again.
In the next article we will show you how you can control your coffee machine with Alexa using a smart plug.