here's another quick tip from whole lot a love like changing the oil in your car it's the single most important thing you can do to keep your espresso machine in good working order don't do this and you'll significantly shorten the lifespan of your machine hi mark and Morgan from whole bottle of comm today we'll show you how to descale a single boiler non heat exchange espresso machine and how to select the right to scaling product to do it so we're talking single boiler machines like the rand Sileo silvia and the guys a classic which we have here and we'll use for the demonstration the scaling removes mineral deposits that build up over time in the boiler and other internal components our recommendation is to descale every two to three months but if you have extra hard water or your machine gets used heavily to scale more frequently about once a month so the first step is to pick the right descaling product most machine manufacturers will recommend one if you're lacking that information you can choose a descaling product based on the machine's boiler material for stainless steel and brass boilers we recommend does cal or earn ex full-circle products for lumina boilers we recommend durable swiss espresso special to calcify err one thing we do not recommend for descaling is vinegar it leaves behind a hard to get rid of flavor and may cause damage to rubber components to calcifiers come in liquid and powder form for the powders you'll want to mix with water according to the manufacturer's instructions prior to adding it to the reservoir for our guys our classic will use the Gaggia brand liquid decalcify err it's easy to use just pour a full bottle into the empty water reservoir and fill the rest of the way with tap water now turn on the grew button and dispense about one cup of liquid into a glass container discourage the liquid and then dispense about a cup through the steam wand on the classic we open the steam valve and press the brew and steam buttons to get water out of the wand after that turn off the machines main power and let it soak for 15 to 20 minutes after soaking turn the machine back on and alternate dispensing about a cup at a time from the brew group and Seawind until the reservoir is empty thoroughly rinse the reservoir replace it filled with water and run full reservoir of water through the brew group then fill again and run a full reservoir of water through the steam wand and you're done again it's important to descale on a regular schedule to keep your machine running properly and prevent problems that whole latte love calm you'll find these scaling products for all types of espresso machines I'm mark and I'm Morgan thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more videos like this and the latest and everything coffee the number one source for everything coffee whole latte love calm