Yeah, that’s the plan. Fortunately I don’t plan to use it for any other hot drinks, so I’ll just keep plugging away and see what happens. Steam is dry and normal smelling, so I’m back to making coffee, at least.
You’re right about it taking a while; I’ve already pulled at least 4 gallons through the water wand. On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 09:30 Herman Dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd keep flushing until it was clear. It might take a while. > > Herman > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 5:28 PM William McKenzie <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> So this is what I'm getting after about 6 hours of trying to clear the >> dezcal from the steam boiler. I started with a cold machine, and a hose in >> the water-level-probe hole. I did this huff and puff thing for about an >> hour, where I would blow into my siphon hose to stir things up, and then >> suck to restart the siphon. It also seemed to help to plug-in and run the >> pump for a couple of seconds with the siphon running, probably from the >> turbulence at the inlet. >> >> After that, heated things back up, and been drawing from the water wand, >> about 12 oz, every few minutes. No black or silvery flakes left, but still >> getting a bit of this white powder every time. Is this undissolved dezcal, >> or some by-product of the descaling? And will it leave a bad taste in a hot >> drink? >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/9DF16BD1-78EA-45F3-AC00-D58FF8F7616B%40cartewright.com >> . >> >> >> Sent from a mobile device. > > >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/9DF16BD1-78EA-45F3-AC00-D58FF8F7616B%40cartewright.com >> . >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CAM9mha1rPeVTBx0zdBxwmy1jg2ikv7GzQLuZjZAymqkGC5p_%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CAM9mha1rPeVTBx0zdBxwmy1jg2ikv7GzQLuZjZAymqkGC5p_%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CAC7g-J0%2BCascjD2Btv5VS97D6jQSs_05_sCQcg3LY%2BWUooPAgg%40mail.gmail.com.
