How do you descale your Nespresso Lattissima Touch?
When you descale your Nespresso, limescale doesn't get the chance to build up in the pipes. In addition, you can keep the best coffee quality and extend the lifespan of your Nespresso. When it's time to descale your machine, it'll give you a sign. We'll explain how to descale your machine step by step.
Get started with your Nespresso Lattissima Touch
It takes about 20 minutes to descale. We'll go through these steps:
- Step 1. Empty the container for capsules
- Step 2. Pour the descaler in the water tank
- Step 3. Connect the descaling pipe
- Step 4. Start descaling
- Step 5. Rinse the machine
You need:
- 1L container
- De'Longhi EcoDecalk descaler
How often do you clean the Nespresso Lattissima Touch?
Descaling liquid
| Suitable for all De'Longhi coffee machines
| For 5 descaling sessions
Your Nespresso will notify you when it's time to descale. This is about twice a year on average. The more you use the machine, the more you'll need to descale it. Use the descaler by Nespresso or De'Longhi. When you descale your machine, the coffee will stay the best and the machine will last longer.
Step 1: prepare the descaling
- On top of the machine, you can see when you need to descale it.
- Lift the handle where you insert the coffee capsule, so the last-used coffee capsule falls into the container.
- Empty the container with the used coffee capsules.
- Take the water tank out of the Nespresso.
- Fill the water tank with 100ml of descaler and 500ml water.
Step 2: connect the descaling pipe
- Grab the descaling pipe from the storage compartment underneath the drip tray.
- Connect the pipe to the steam connector on the front of the machine.
- The machine will now go into descaling mode. The orange light will continue to blink during the entire process.
- In addition, the button for hot milk foam will turn white.
Step 3: start descaling
- Place a container of at least 1L under the coffee outlet and the descaling pipe.
- Press the button for hot milk foam to start descaling.
- When the water tank is empty, the descaling cycle has been completed.
- The button for hot milk foam becomes white again.
- Empty the container, the capsule container, and the drip tray.
Step 4: rinse the machine
- Rinse the water tank under the faucet and fill it with water up to the maximum level.
- Press the button for hot milk foam to start the rinse.
- As soon as the rinse is done, the machine turns off automatically.
- Remove the descaling pipe from the machine and place it back in the storage compartment.
- Empty the drip tray and container and place them back into the machine.
- Fill the water tank.
- Your Nespresso is ready for use.
Article by:
Charlotte
Coffee Machine Expert.
