Gig103 Senior Member Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 204 Location: Arizona Expertise: I like coffee
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Posted Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:57pm Subject: Order of operations for cleaning
It's time for me to descale my system for the first time, and it's been a month or two since my last backflush. Is there a preferred order in which to do both of these this weekend?
diggi Senior Member Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 383 Location: Halifax, NS Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Wed Jun 20, 2012, 1:53am Subject: Re: Order of operations for cleaning
I can't think of a reason to do one first over the other. I'd probably clean the grouphead/backflush first just because, but don't see a real compelling reason to do it this way.
calblacksmith Moderator Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 5,772 Location: Riverside, Ca, U.S.A. Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Wed Jun 20, 2012, 5:33am Subject: Re: Order of operations for cleaning
Agreed, it really makes no difference, they are different operations and do not affect the other. I likely would also do the back flush first if for no other reason than that the flushing of solution through the boiler will be more water to flush the group head of detergent but then, the detergent will be gone quickly so .... it really does not make any difference.
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Stuart Senior Member Joined: 9 Feb 2012 Posts: 113 Location: TX Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Wed Jun 20, 2012, 6:22am Subject: Re: Order of operations for cleaning
And I'm one of those obsessives that does a backflush every day (or every other day), so am perplexed by the question. Backflush first; but not for any particular reason.
tracerbullet Senior Member Joined: 13 Feb 2012 Posts: 157 Location: Saint Paul Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Wed Jun 20, 2012, 10:01am Subject: Re: Order of operations for cleaning
On my Gaggia, and probably most / all others, what gets sent out the solenoid during a backflush comes from the boiler. So I'd do the boiler first, backflush 2nd.
But agreed, whatever, just as long as you make sure it's full of fresh water by the time it's all over with.
Gig103 Senior Member Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 204 Location: Arizona Expertise: I like coffee
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Posted Thu Jun 21, 2012, 10:03am Subject: Re: Order of operations for cleaning
Stuart Said:
And I'm one of those obsessives that does a backflush every day (or every other day), so am perplexed by the question. Backflush first; but not for any particular reason.
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