I have a Brewtus 1 with a failed pid. Everything else works. Want to sell. Make offer. Seattle. On Aug 22, 2013 8:35 AM, "winnipegger65" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't want to come across as being an expert, although I'd like to be. > > Cafiza isn't for descaling but rather for backflushing. Dezcal is the > product you need for descaling. > > As for when and how often to descale, I've heard a few opinions. One is > to never descale and rather, prevent the scale from getting into the > machine in the first place. You'd do this by installing a filter of some > kind which removes scale before going into the unit. I've done this and use > a BestMax cartridge system. I think it works very well and it is definitely > easy to maintain. I've used an aquarium kit to test for hardness (scale) > and there is a big difference between the water going through the filter > and not. > > Difference is the key. You still need SOME minerals for the water to taste > good. The BestMax actually has a bypass system where some water bypasses > the filter for exactly this reason. So, although the hardness of my water > is low, there is still some scale (hardness) going into the machine. > > I think this means its a losing cause and that no matter what, you are > going to get scale in your machine. You can slow it down with a filter but > eventually, you need to do something. > > Descaling a Brewtus is not nearly as easy as say, descaling a tea kettle. > There have been various postings here on the best way to do it and I took a > bit of a hybrid approach on several. I'm not sure it was the best method or > even if it was effective. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
