Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker Cleaner - For All Automatic Drip Units Review

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(More customer reviews)I don't particularly like this product at all as a cleaner.I have used many a coffee pot cleaner and not of them have ever cleaned as well as Brew Rite cleaner.Not only does this cleaner do the job on the inside of the cleaner, it makes an excellent cleaner to get off all the build-up of oils on the outside of the coffee maker.Our coffee maker does double duty not only as a coffee maker but as an ice tea maker as well so it get double the oil and residue build-up and needs to be cleaned more frequently.However, I have great difficulty in locating stores that carry this brand of cleaner.I found it once at my local Walmart and they haven't carried it since.Fortunately I stocked up on it while they had it after I found out how well it worked.This cleaner also works well in the table-top fountains that have become popular in recent years for relaxation purposes.Most water has minerals in it that cause an almost barnacle like build-up on these fountains and their tubing and a mixture of Brew Rite cleaner in the pitcher of water you keep to refill the fountain with helps to hold down the mineral build-up and keeps the fountains working better.It is an all around great cleaner and I'm sorry to say I can't find it available locally any more.I can't recommend it highly enough.Mr. Coffee your cleaner sucks even if your pots are great!

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Mr. Coffee Cleaner for all automatic drip coffeemakers

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Urnex Cleancaf Coffee Machine Cleaner and Descaler - 14-CL12-3-13 Review

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(More customer reviews)Just my TWO CENTS:

Expensive to use? Bitter taste after usage? Not Recommended by OEM's? Use lemon juice? Maybe it's just me, but I really don't get it!

Unless you're using your machine commercially to make hundreds of shots per week, you're wasting your money, not to mention killing your machine by decalcifying constantly. I have nearly 6,000 shots (!) on my one year-old Saeco Incanto Sirius machine and I just finished my FIRST 3-package Cleancaf box. In all this time, the machine has only prompted me to decalcify ONCE. It bases this on a water pH test you perform at the time of new machine commissioning and the coresponding water hardness setting of the machine resulting from the set-up test. I ignore the prompt and just decalc every THREE months or so (i.e, like the package instructions recommend, LOL!) I've never noticed a decrease in water flow (during coffee or steam/hot water wand usage), nor has there been any decrease in coffee temperature. FWIW, I fill the machine reservoir (I have spare reservoir that I use for decalcifying only) all the way up with warm water and one packet of Cleancaf...it has a two-litre capacity. Then I rinse with TWO reservoirs full of clean warm water. It DOES take a while....the machine is next to the sink, so I aim the wand at the drain, let the thing go and walk away to do other things. I NEVER have an issue with taste after cleaning and I am anal about coffee taste, freshness and machine cleanliness. FWIW, the machine uses the Aqua Prima in-reservoir micropore and charcoal filter, and I use supermarket-brand spring water (loaded with mineral and micro-organisms, LOL) in the one-gallon jug (lots of them, with the amt. of espresso I brew, LOL!).

For those of you thinking of using a non-authorized acidic solution (lemon juice, vinegar, etc.) for decalcifying, think again. SAECO USA as well as Whole Latte Love (authorized SAECO sales/service) will tell you to use SAECO Dezcal (it's also made by Urnex)or Urnex Cleancaf ONLY for decalcification. They're non-toxic, bio-degradeable, chelation-process cleaners (Dezcal is weak sulfonic acid, Cleancaf is classified "non-hazardous" per their respective MSDS hazardoussheets). If you use lemon juice or white vinegar you will very likely cause water circuit damage and VOID your warrantee. Don't believe me, call the manufacturer and ask yourself...it's in the owner's manual as well. BTW, most Starbucks Barrista espresso machines are OEM'ed by SAECO in Bologna, Italia.

My machine has been in to the local factory authorized repair center (broken grinder...fixed FOC under the OEM warrantee), and they remarked on how spotless the machine was, inside, outside, in the brew circuit and in the hot water circuit...especially considering the amount of shots I make!

SAECO, WLL and the local warrantee station (The Repair Shack) also recommend Urnex Cafiza (I use the Tablets, you can also buy it in powder form) to keep the COFFEE circuit as spotless as the HOT WATER circuit. You can see it work as it "peels" the layers of stuck-on coffee residue that even constant rinsing on my part (remember, I am anal, LOL!) does not remove and flushes it out. That, my friends, DEFINITELY results in me being able to fully appreciate my Lavazza Super Crema-based espresso, caffe lungo (caffe crema) and capuccino with NO bitterness caused by a dirty machine! If you're going to spend the money on an expensive machine, and use expensive coffee, you might as well get great tasting caffe, right?

My vote: HIGHLY Recommended. Just use it sparingly and enjoy your coffee!

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Great tasting coffee at home again!When brewing takes forever and coffee tastes bitter, Cleancaf can help.Non-toxic, biodegradable and odorless Clean Caf is a quick and easy way to keep coffeemakers and espresso makers clean, fresh and odor free.Cleanca

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Urnex Cleancaf Coffee Maker & Espresso Machine Cleaner and Descaler 3 Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)I got a sample of this product in my new Hamilton Beach Brew Station. The first time I used it, I could not believe how great it is.

Things I like:

Dissolve in 4 cups of water, pour in coffeemaker. Dissolves easily.

Run through the coffeemaker, then wipe and rinse parts. I said "wipe", not "scrub"! First one I ever used that I could do that. I was very impressed.

Two subsequent run throughs with clear water. The cleaner is tinted with a blue color, so that you can see if you have got it all rinsed out.

Then you are done. That's it. No more muss, fuss, or mess.

It does say to use it once a week. I find once a month is plenty for us, but that would depend on coffeemaker usage. Fabulous product.

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Cleancaf? Brand Cleaner and Descaler is an essential component to maintaining great tasting coffee at home. Cleancaf? is designed to remove flavor-tainting stale coffee oil residue from home machines. Its dual action formula also prevents the accumulation of scale deposits which are responsible for slow brew times and machine malfunctions. Portion packaged for easy use, Cleancaf? also contains a blue-dye which helps to ensure proper rinsing.Directions: 1.Dissolve contents of Cleancaf? package in 1L of warm water. Pour into water reservoir. Put empty pot and filter basket in place. For espresso machines attach handle and place an empty container below.2.Turn machine on and begin the brew cycle. For espresso machines, also allow several ounces of Cleancaf? solution to flow through steam pipe (into a container to avoid spray.) Discard entire solution once it has passed through your machine.3.Rinse all components and repeat steps 1 and 2 twice with clean water only. Espresso machines remove handle. You may soak handle and filters in Cleancaf? solution then rinse all components with clean water

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Waterwise Kleenwise Descaler - Water Mineral Remover Review

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(More customer reviews)Another equally effective and less expensive method is to use vinegar.

Mix about 6 ounces of the cheapest stores brand of vinegar with water and fill to the top line.Cover the distiller base unit with a large lid and allow to sit for about 12 hours.Then pour out the solution and use a scouring pad with a little water.Presto!

I have found that plugging in the distiller for 10 minutes to heat the vinegar solution with the lid on, then unplug and allow to sit seems to speed up the process.

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40 oz size, keeps your water distiller in top notch condition.

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Krups F054 Anticalc Lime Descaller Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the descaller (is it really spelled that way?) for my ancient Krups Il Primo espresso machine.No instructions came in the box. It took forever to get any help from Krups and then the instructions were for much fancier machines.
So here's what I did:
Dissolve the packet in 500ml of water. I did half a packet because my machine could not hold all that much.
Pour a third of the mixture into the machine. Steam some of it and let the rest go through the coffee basket.
Do that again.
Then heat it up and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. And then expell the mixture.
I found "crud" in the basket. Next time I will check the basket after each round.
I then ran plain water through the machine several times. Maybe it wasn't necessary but it made me feel better.

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The Krups F054 Anticalc Lime Descaller Kit fits models 889 890 920 922 927 FNF211 XP5080 XP2010 XP4050 XP4000 XP4030 XP1500 FNP112 FND111

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Saeco SMK-06 Automatic Espresso Maker Maintenance Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)needed (basically just) descaler but this kit came up as recommended on Amazon for our Saeco Odea Giro unit. the kit also includes the lubricant, a "paintbrush" to apply it to the brew group's hard-to-reach places, and a water filter (which we don't bother with; our drinking water is triple-filtered as it is). there's also a package of cleaning tabs which can't be used with the Odea Giro, unfortunately (as it doesn't have an automatic cleaning cycle).

next time around, i'll just buy the less expensive Urnex Dezcal descaling solution, which is evidently the OEM product that Saeco private labels in this kit.

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Keep any Saeco super-automatic espresso machine clean with this easy-to-use maintenance kit. All the necessary supplies are included to ensure smooth operation and to prolong the life of the appliance. The kit consists of three packets of machine descaler, a metal cleaning brush, a brew-group lubricant, an Aqua Prima water filter, and 10 brew-group cleaning tablets. A maintenance kit instruction manual also comes included for getting started.

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Jura-Capresso 66281 Descalling Tablets for Jura-Capresso Automatic Coffee and Espresso Centers, 9 Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)Cleans the machine very well, but could be cheaper... But, at the same time, the tablets do last for a long time so I can't complain.Works great for our Jura Impressa F9!

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Use these Jura-Capresso Decalcifying Tables should your Jura-Capresso Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center indicate that decalcifying is required. This pack of 9 tablets works for Jura-Capresso Fully Automatic Coffee & Espresso Centers: Impressa Z5/Z6, S7/S9 Avantgarde, F7/F8/F60, E8/E9

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Saeco 52400 Dezcal Descaler Review

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(More customer reviews)I have owned Saeco espresso machines for more than five years.The machine has become part of my morning routine.An important maintenance task is Descaling the machine to keep the coffee fresh.Saeco 52400 Dezcal Descaler is the best product for the job.Amazon provided the marketplace to find the best deal on it.

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Your espresso machine is a real pleaser as it makes rich, delicious coffee beverages. Keep your coffee tasting great by descaling it every few months. You will need to descale your machine every 3 to 6 months depending on the hardness of the water you are using in your machine. Even if you use filtered water you will need to descale your machine occasionally to remove traces of limescale from pipes, valves, and the boiler. If you are not already using filtered water then we would recommend that you do - even if you live in an area with soft water a water filter will still remove impurities and improve the taste. The harder the water is the more often you will need to descale your machine. Water test strips can be used to find out how hard the water is in your area. No matter how good your water filtration may be, you're still getting calcium in your boiler tank. While small amounts of calcium won't alter the flavor of your espresso too much, over time that small amount will grow into a large amount causing a very bitter flavor in your cup and eventually causing damage to your machine. Some machines actually cease operating if parts require descaling. The descaling procedure may vary depending on the type of machine and the descaling product being used.Specifically formulated to quickly and effectively descale the hot water tanks and components of coffee and espresso machinery. By removing mineral deposits which clog and impair brewing equipment, Dezcal allows machines to perform at optimal levels

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