if you have or are considering a dual boiler espresso machine here's how you can eliminate or reduce scale buildup hey mark here from whole latte love comso scale is the enemy of espresso machines and with dual boilers the scaling is usually the work of a professional technician so today how to eliminate scale altogether plus hang around for the one three and easy thing you can do to reduce scale buildup in a machine steam boiler so the best way to prevent scale in the first place well that's with a high-tech water filter for plums and machines you can eliminate the need to descale with a filter like the BWT best max premium it uses a five layer filtration process including a high performance ion exchange section which removes calcifying minerals now that's great but water with no minerals make for flat tasting espresso so the filters real trick is adding back magnesium which does not cause scaling but gives a proper mineral level for best flavor use the best max premium for tasty coffee and you'll never have to descale for reservoir fed machines there are a variety of water softening filters for reducing scale one that will work in any machine is the BWT best saved em anti scale filter it's a pad which uses an ion exchange process to bind calcium it also reduces heavy metals like copper and zinc and chemicals like chlorine now if you're not going with an option like the best max premium filter here's one thing you should be doing to reduce scale buildup in your machine steam boiler on a regular basis refresh the water in the steam boiler by opening two hot water valve and draining a few cups and here's why the steam that comes out of your machine is essentially distilled water when seeming no minerals leads the boiler over time mineral concentration the boiler increases making it easier for scale to form now if you make a lot of Americano say or use hot water to heat up your cups that's probably enough but if you jump our recommendation when done with your machine for the day and run a few cups out of the hot water tap to reduce the mineral concentration in the boil and a couple more tips I get asked all the time about feeding a machine with water from those pitcher or tap mounted filters unfortunately I have yet to find any which reduced the minerals responsible for scaling for the most part they only treat for particulates and chemicals like chlorine using sediment filters and activated carbon another question I get why not use reverse osmosis or distilled water well these have no mineral soap no scale but make very flat tasting coffee kind of like a nice steak with no seasoning I hope these tips help you out if you've got some comments leave them below I'm mark be sure and subscribe to our Channel and come back soon for more of the bests on everything coffee brought to you by whole latte love comm hey why not subscribe now for easy free access to more videos on everything coffee brought to you by whole latte love calm