Nespresso Descaleing

[TwistingMyMelon]

Hi

Had my nespresso about 14 months and have about 4/5 shots a day off it

It then decided to intermittently crush the cafePod capsules instead of making coffee from them, most frustrating at 6:30 in the morning when i want my triple espresso!

Back using the Lidl ones and all is fine

I did realise I have never descaled it and I live in a very hard water area?

Are the generic descaling tabs for coffee machines OK? Or shall I use the bloody expensive official one!

Any recommendations either way?

Mine is the small Magicmix one, think its a "pixie"

Cheers

[sherman]

Buy some "Puly caff" . Its what the trade uses.

[silentbrown]

Use this on both Gaggia and Nespresso. Works well.

http://www.happydonkey.co.uk/hd0588-puly-baby.html

The "Puly Caff" powder is AFAIK just a cleaner, rather than a descaler.

[HotJambalaya]

Does anyone know what it's doing when all the lights are flashing and it's just running all the water through non stop?