Descale the machine
Every 6 monthsPod machines have a small thermoblock and a narrow water path, so scale shows up as a weak, slow, spluttering extraction long before anything actually breaks.
What you need
- The maker's descaling kit, or citric acid at about 10g per litre if the manual allows it. A container for the output.
What goes wrong
- Descaling with a capsule loaded. Using undiluted vinegar, which perishes the small internal seals these machines use. Rinsing with one tank instead of two. Treating a blocked pod-piercing needle as scale when it is dried coffee - that needs a paperclip, not descaler.
The procedure
- Eject any capsule and empty the drip tray and capsule bin.
4 more steps
The full procedure is in the app, along with a reminder when this is next due. Add the Y3.3 iperEspresso to your shelf and it keeps track.
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