It took a long time with mine too. I was making coffee long before it stopped because I figured none of it could get through the portafilter. I'd always drain the tank after I made a coffee and eventually it cleared up.
Get BlueMail for Android On Dec 21, 2019, 9:22 AM, at 9:22 AM, William McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote: >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. -- 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/03c9ffb9-7829-4be3-9564-31ffd4de9b2f%40gmail.com.
