Coffee Machine Help

willhub · 20 Jul 2019 at 11:25

Hello,

I'm worried I might have to bin my coffee machine. (Lavazaa A modo mio)

I've tried descaler solution and also Caffee Nu' cleaning capsules, and I keep on running the machine and still bits are coming out.

Long story short It's been left for a very long while and not been cleaned so mold built up evidently in the chamber, I can't seem to get it out after trying to above, I've scrubbed the nozzle area where the capsules go and it looks clean but I'm worried what might be inside it.

Any way to clean it or won't it be safe to use ever again?

DJ85 · 20 Jul 2019 at 12:41

Looking into getting it a service could be an option? That’s one of the options I have with mine.

jpaul · 20 Jul 2019 at 13:31

willhub said:
I've tried descaler solution

you put it in the tank, have let machine warm up pulled some solution through, turned it off ... multiple times ? then rinsed through.

LuckyBenski · 27 Jul 2019 at 18:27

Risky leaving descaler in the machine's workings but if you think it's a goner, can't hurt. Not sure if there is a bio-cleaner like bleach, as descaler is acid. Anti-growth solution might be safer.

jpaul · 27 Jul 2019 at 20:46

citric acid, that you should be using, is pretty benign and friendly to metals, versus sulphuric/phosphoric which some descalers use ... there are some coffeeforum discussions.
'I forget' - the heating coils in sage barista express, have teflon I believe, which makes them inert ... so the aluminium is not exposed to acid