How to Descale a Nespresso Machine - Descaling Pixie, Inissia, Citiz, Essenza and more!

In this video you'll learn how to descale an original Nespresso machine.
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This includes models like the Pixie, Inissia, Citiz, U, Essenza and more. These are made by brands like Magimix and Krups.
We explain a little bit about why and when you should descale your Nespresso machine. Then we show you how to put the machine into descaling mode. After this we do a demonstration on how much water to use and how many times to run the water through the machine. Finally we show you how to clean the machine after descaling so it is ready for use again.
Find out how long it takes to descale a Nespresso machine and how much it costs.

[@chloec617]

Thank you for making this video. It's way more helpful than the official Nespresso tutorials.

[@sepidehyousefali1424]

Thank you for explaining the process thoroughly.🙏
Very useful video 👍

[@aarondesalvio]

Thank you, this was incredibly helpful!

[@divin777]

So much more complete! I’ve been watching several other videos from the nesrepresso’s page and they don’t say to start first the machine but to press directly on both buttons simultaneously! That would start an large coffee almost tight away. As you just said, I have followed your direction and I have pressed first the large cup then both bor like 3 seconds( until both lights started blinking) and after the large cup button again and voila - the descaling started! Thanks a lot and followed and looking forward to see your other videos!
What’s best - chilly con caffe or caffe con chilly? 😅( joke, when I am super tired I add chilly to my steamy coffee)

[@redbhdfw104]

Best video I have found!! Thank you!!

[@ZeidGho]

Thanks guys, can't stop telling you how much I love your channel

[@A2BProductions]

Thanks mate. Glad you enjoy it!

[@catherinetaaffe8733]

Great instructions.... you made it simple and straightforward... as no instructions came with the nespresso ones . Thank you !

[@A2BProductions]

Ah great to hear it helped 😁👍🏼

[@themarkspence]

Thanks for posting. Really helpful

[@clairsliverpool]

So glad I found your channel! Thank you for such a clear video, easy to follow 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@A2BProductions]

Glad you found us too and that the video was helpful 👍 Thanks

[@mrcoffee3373]

really good video thank you! Easy to follow and good to be able to copy what you’re doing in real time. I poured the used descaler liquid into my kettle after using it in the nespresso machine..it did a nice job of cleaning that too!

[@A2BProductions]

Thanks for that. Great to hear and interesting idea too! 👍

[@npab1]

I agree entirely with Chloe C's comment. Really useful video. Thank you

[@A2BProductions]

Glad it was helpful and thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂

[@J-Mack]

What a great video! Very well explained. I'd lost the manual for mine and was trying to figure out how to descale!
Thanks for the solution !!

[@A2BProductions]

Thanks mate, appreciate that and glad it helped 🙂

[@sean7s214]

Super helpful video, many thanks!

[@A2BProductions]

Great to hear and really glad it helped 👍🏼

[@zhayat]

Great video easy to follow, thanks!

[@A2BProductions]

Thanks, great to hear 🙂👍🏼

[@loidafernando6191]

Thanks for sharing this video, haven't cleaned my nespresso machine since we got it. 😁

[@A2BProductions]

Yeah if the machine doesn't alert you to descale then time can easily pass by can't it 😅 Glad the video helped.

[@MsCellobass]

Love your video.

[@OurBackwoodsHomestead]

Thank you so much for this video great info for cleaning my Nepresso machine.👍

[@A2BProductions]

Really great to hear, thanks 👍

[@chrissweetnam8484]

Super helpful thanks Peter Kay 👍

[@A2BProductions]

No worries 😂

[@101mazzy]

This was super helpful :)

[@A2BProductions]

Great to hear, thanks 👍

[@uniquelylisa]

Thank you! Very easy to follow!

[@A2BProductions]

Great to hear, thanks 🙂👍🏼

[@jamie3093]

Thank you for this video

[@A2BProductions]

No worries! Glad it helped 😁

[@shanevam25]

Great video, thanks a lot!

[@A2BProductions]

Glad you liked it!

[@ewelinakowalska5080]

Thank you for the video 🙂

[@A2BProductions]

No problem, glad it helped 😀

[@britwoman398]

Very helpful thanks.

[@A2BProductions]

Thanks, appreciate the comment 👍

[@tonybaloney4195]

Great vid many thanks

[@A2BProductions]

No problem 👍

[@cylinder19]

much appreciated

[@itdoesntmatter8252]

Thank you.

[@juliebelanger5225]

Is scaling a cause for the capsule tray filling with water after each coffee? That is my concern, there is quite a bit of water in the small tray after each run.

[@BaileyBlurbs]

Thank you!!

[@A2BProductions]

Glad it helped 🙂👍🏼

[@anna8281]

Thank you!

[@A2BProductions]

You're welcome!

[@donk3ysmash]

Does this help with temperature? Mine seems to be getting cooler

[@mrmobbs350]

Thanks for the video. I bought the official Nespresso branded descaling agent just to be sure it did the job. Shocked to find there were no instructions on how to use contained in the box. There was instructions put it was just precautions & warnings. They give a link to their website however following the link takes you to their homepage & not to anything in regards to de-scaling
The video was very useful thanks although I didn't realise it doesn't stop unless you press the button. I also didn't realise it stays in de-scale mode until I had wasted a pod once cleaned. Perhaps the next time you de-scale you could shoot an updated video with these points included
Still gets thumbs up from me regardless thanks.

[@A2BProductions]

Really glad it helped and thanks for mentioning those extra points, hope they’re useful to people and will certainly think about an updated video in future 👍🏼

[@lisawhitehead4681]

Cannot seem to get out of the descaling mode. Pressed the buttons together for "3" seconds but just keeps flashing at the same speed?? Any tips?

[@JulieBluestoneMusic]

Very good.

[@A2BProductions]

Thanks!

[@lauraferguson7274]

Please can you help. I descaled but I cannot seem to get it back off the descaling settings. I've tried pressing and holding both buttons but they're both just constantly flashing.

[@luked1827]

thanks peter kay

[@A2BProductions]

😂

[@colinbellvintagehymnssongs5291]

Thank you. I have the paper manual in my hand, and it must have been designed for 33rd degree masons lol

[@A2BProductions]

Glad I could help! 😂👍🏼

[@markrenton4998]

Cheers mate

[@A2BProductions]

No worries mate, glad it helped 👍🏼

[@leebuechel4964]

Love your videos bud. Just wondered if you have any advice on the noise? I have the same model in black and it’s so loud when running?
Thanks very much 😊

[@A2BProductions]

Thanks mate, glad you like them 😊👍 I'm not sure if you can reduce the noise on your Citiz but we have a video on the channel where we compared the noise level of various Nespresso machines in case that helps.

[@keithlear9100]

Does the machine switch itself off once the water reservoir is empty or do you press a button to stop it? It wasn’t clear from the video

[@BaileyBlurbs]

It stops running but it’s still in descaling mode, so you’ll have to hold the buttons down for 3 seconds to get it back to normal mode.

[@cherylvardy4073]

I agree much better than the Nespresso vodeo

[@A2BProductions]

Thanks, really appreciate that.

[@lindagettins862]

My Nespresso magimix machine light just flashing won’t stop
1:57

[@johnnelvalvuena5122]

you forget to exit the descaling by pressing again both button for 3sec

[@djangoholic]

Thanks for posting that info, i thought my machine was stuck on descaling.

[@ginyu2969]

I cant get into descaling mode. No matter how long I press those two bottoms down they wont blink

[@tazyou11]

I like how you say to descale once a year. I know Nespresso said on my Vertuo machine to descale every 3 months or after 300 brews and I think that's too often. I wonder how often do you do the rinsing that you are supposed to do before you use the Nespresso Vertuo Plus the first time to brew coffee. I am probably going to do once a month because it was time consuming and used up a lot of water. I know this video didn't show the Vertuo Plus, but still was informative.

[@ManzanitaRecords]

depends on your water source.

[@91Abdulrahman]

When I put it in the DESCALING . After that I press LUNGO . Not all the water in the tank came out

[@StephenSchwarz2391]

I had the same problem. The issue was that I didn’t really have it in Descaling Mode. After a lot of experimenting I think I’ve got it now. First, make sure the Citiz is on first by briefly pressing either the Lungo or Espresso buttons. Then hold down both buttons for around five seconds not the three seconds the instructions say. If you have done it right both buttons should be blinking very rapidly, not the slow blinking you get when the unit is warming up. Then you then briefly press the Lungo button and, if you got the timing right, the Citiz will run continuously until the reservoir is empty. It took me three or four tries to get it right so don’t give up.

[@cherylvardy4073]

I may have to phone Nespresso here in Australia as the water doesn't keep running thru the machine as with your video, cuts out at the 1 cup mode, not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[@A2BProductions]

Hope you managed to get that sorted out? Be great to hear the solution if you did in case it helps others.

[@UKmusic1000]

Same here.

[@ZeidGho]

At the end you mentioned something interesting.. you can make a video on it (if you haven't already)
When is the time to change your machine?

[@A2BProductions]

Nice idea 🙂 Do you mean when should you buy a new one?

[@ZeidGho]

@@A2BProductions Yeah, like how to know when it's not working properly past the point of repair

[@A2BProductions]

Great idea 👍🏼

[@Hellomarumari]

Reuse the solution?

[@OurBackwoodsHomestead]

Yes then after the second time...run fresh water through it then that's it.