raybarrell Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Does anyone please know where one can buy a bottle of descaler fluid to descale coffee machines etc? in the Pattaya area please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazk Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 bon cafe end of pattaya nua turn right at round about maybe 500 meters down on right side of road they are about 100 b for a packet to do one descale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirbrinkie Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 5th floor Pattaya Central in the Kitchen Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) Doesn't vinegar do that without chemicals and certainly cheaper. http://weeklyroast.com/blog/how-to-descale-your-coffee-maker.html Edited October 9, 2012 by Jayman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljones Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Doesn't vinegar do that without chemicals and certainly cheaper. http://weeklyroast.c...ffee-maker.html Vinegar eats away the scale in my water heater. Dissolves it in seconds. (I did notice allot less scale when I stopped using Minere bottled water.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raybarrell Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Thanks guys for your help and advice :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNJ Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Vinegar can leave an after taste. Buy Citric acid crystals ( the major ingredient in coffee descaller ) Small bottle is enough for 8 to 10 descales cost only a few baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) Vinegar can leave an after taste. Buy Citric acid crystals ( the major ingredient in coffee descaller ) Small bottle is enough for 8 to 10 descales cost only a few baht Anything will leave an after taste which is why you run a few cycles of of water through to flush i out afterwards. This is also why you don't use 100% vinegar to clean but only 50%. Edited October 10, 2012 by Jayman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raybarrell Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Where does one buy Citric Acid crystals from please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Vinegar can leave an after taste. Buy Citric acid crystals ( the major ingredient in coffee descaller ) Small bottle is enough for 8 to 10 descales cost only a few baht Anything will leave an after taste which is why you run a few cycles of of water through to flush i out afterwards. This is also why you don't use 100% vinegar to clean but only 50%. ... and also why they suggest (in your linked article) to make a throw away batch of coffee after you've rinsed it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Vinegar can leave an after taste. Buy Citric acid crystals ( the major ingredient in coffee descaller ) Small bottle is enough for 8 to 10 descales cost only a few baht Anything will leave an after taste which is why you run a few cycles of of water through to flush i out afterwards. This is also why you don't use 100% vinegar to clean but only 50%. ... and also why they suggest (in your linked article) to make a throw away batch of coffee after you've rinsed it out. and does that seem unreasonable? Would you not do the same with any chemical based, branded cleaner you put in your machine anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raybarrell Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Vinegar can leave an after taste. Buy Citric acid crystals ( the major ingredient in coffee descaller ) Small bottle is enough for 8 to 10 descales cost only a few baht Anything will leave an after taste which is why you run a few cycles of of water through to flush i out afterwards. This is also why you don't use 100% vinegar to clean but only 50%. ... and also why they suggest (in your linked article) to make a throw away batch of coffee after you've rinsed it out. Where can you buy these crystals from plz? and does that seem unreasonable? Would you not do the same with any chemical based, branded cleaner you put in your machine anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yermanee Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Where does one buy Citric Acid crystals from please? Any pharmacy. Yermanee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Vinegar can leave an after taste. Buy Citric acid crystals ( the major ingredient in coffee descaller ) Small bottle is enough for 8 to 10 descales cost only a few baht Anything will leave an after taste which is why you run a few cycles of of water through to flush i out afterwards. This is also why you don't use 100% vinegar to clean but only 50%. ... and also why they suggest (in your linked article) to make a throw away batch of coffee after you've rinsed it out. and does that seem unreasonable? Would you not do the same with any chemical based, branded cleaner you put in your machine anyways? Did I suggest it was? I think it's a perfectly sensible idea, but I probably won't follow it because I don't have stale coffee to waste. I'll risk a vinegary taste in my first batch - no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazk Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 dont need to run coffee through just water we clean our espresso machine once a month just run a tank of water through as a final rinse then just taste the water at the end for any trace of cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I don't have stale coffee to waste. I'll risk a vinegary taste in my first batch - no big deal. No big deal. Of course, you could also just run a cycle thru used coffee grounds, unless you don't want to waste those either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I don't have stale coffee to waste. I'll risk a vinegary taste in my first batch - no big deal. No big deal. Of course, you could also just run a cycle thru used coffee grounds, unless you don't want to waste those either. That's a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Except that it will put back rancid oils into the machine; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Just run hot water through it to rinse it like you would anything else. No need to use grounds as part of the cleaning process. Vinegar is water soluble and any residual vinegar will get washed out using plain old water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Just run hot water through it to rinse it like you would anything else. No need to use grounds as part of the cleaning process. Vinegar is water soluble and any residual vinegar will get washed out using plain old water. I used vinegar on mine and followed that exact process. No problem. I must say that afterwards my coffee did taste better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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