Breville Dual Boiler Descale Instructions

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Breville Dual Boiler descale instructions. Is your espresso machine showing a descale message? In this video we will quickly go over the procedure for descaling your Breville Dual Boiler espresso machine. This is a slightly long process, but if you follow these instructions, you will have your dual boiler descaled in no time at all. Follow this step by step and you'll be good to go!

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[Pilsdad]

First of all this video is spot on for de-scaling the Breville Dual Boiler. Breville support actually recommends descaling every 2 months if you pull 2 shots a day. I wish that was in the manual.
There are a couple of things to clarify in this video. I'm assuming this a BDB v. 3 since the post date is 4/5/20. So the first thing to clarify is at the 2:56 mark, there is no 5 minute timer. It's a 20 minute timer just like the first time after you add your de-scale solution and press the 1 Cup button. So let it run 20 minutes the 2nd time too. The second clarification needed is found at the 3:45 mark. Here we're instructed to press luminated button to exit the descaling mode. However, the illuminated button to press is not the 1 Cup button, but rather the Power button. This will exit the de-scale mode, fill your boilers and begin to heat them up. Cheers!

[tormentoxx]

I'm glad you made this video because I was about to purchase one, and saw that most people complained about breaking the boiler when descaling, following the manual's instructions.

[leroyhunt]

We have had Breville machine for years.
you made the best video I have ever used.

[mrgoggles]

You do mention, at the beginning, , there are different versions of Breville dual boiler machines. As such, the “manual” OR “1 cup” button will illuminate. Your instructions miss a very important step. The V3 machines do not have a five minute flush boiler in the descaling procedure. The V2 does. In the V3, it is only the 1 cup button that illuminates and all of the processes, in descaling, display and take 20 minutes each. So for those V3 owners who are expecting the five minute boiler fill/flush to occur… don’t hold your breath.

[petkuscinta]

Now I understand. Once again thank you. This video answered my question in first video (Clean Me).

[TheNigelfinley]

Excellent tutorial, only one question. How much of the decaling solution you used. Besides the Oracle I also have a DeLonghi fully automatic and there are markings on the water tank for the descaler and the water level meaning you mix the two in the tank.

[tgems]

Thanks for the video. Just want to clarify on point: after the descaling cycle is finished there is no mention of emptying the water tank and rinsing out the remaining descaling liquid and then pouring in clean water for flushing.
If I’m wrong please let me know.
Thanks again for the video

[rafaelpanos]

@2:55 in the video it doesn't say to rinse out the tank and fill with fresh water before hitting the 1 cup button for the 2nd 20min cycle. I followed the video's directions first and followed up by rinsing out the tank and running the descale cycle 2 times with fresh water only to flush it out. Once that was completed and I hit the power button, I had no issues with steam or the descale message.

[juliehenley]

Thanks LL but it didn't actually work for me. My machine looks exactly like the one you are showing here and I got up to the point where it says the 5 minute mark... It doesn't go to the 5 minute mark, it repeats the 20 minute one... I let it go 2 more times but figured that was enough. In the end the only way I could finish it off was to turn it off. Ideas please?

[abe]

DO NOT DO THIS!
People, please! I love this channel, but we all make mistakes and I gotta he honest. This process is NOT recommended at all! Yes, it is on the manual, but there are lots and lots of posts on internet forums (home barista, for instance), saying it damages the machine! It may even burn the sensor on the boiler! Look for the video Dylan made about it! Search breville dual boiler descale and look for dylan's home espresso. Also, take a look at the various posts on Home Barista. The solution is to use scale free water.

[richardguthrie]

Are you saying you used the whole tank of descaling solution ? Or a full tank of water and add 100ml of descaling solution ?

[cki]

No water or steam upon unscrewing the valve. Any suggestions on what to do?

[FadiAtallah-ehpe]

Great video again! Thanks for posting. Question, is it normal for the Dual Boiler to be so loud as you are dialling a short or using the hot water? I find it quite loud in the morning when everyone is sleeping and I'm wondering if there is an issue with my DB. It's only three months old and has loud out of the box. Thanks

[audiotinker]

I’ve heard this can brick your dual boiler and you have to only empty one tank at a time but I don’t know how to do that. Been on many forums and the general consensus is do not descale this machine you’ll kill it. I haven’t descaled since I’ve owned it, I only backflush. I just know I’m going to melt some important plastic piece when I descale. Any thoughts on all this? And please don’t say it won’t do anything and it’s as the manual says because there’s literally thousands of posts on this.

[yoho]

Thanks for sharing the video. How often you descaling the breville machine? Thanks

[richardguthrie]

How full did you have the water tank before starting descaling? To use with 100ml from the Breville descaling solution.

[VoicelessScream]

2 questions - 1) Do you mix the descaling solution with water if so ratio, quantity or pure descaling and how much of it ? 2) Is it really safe to descale recent (v3 from late 2021) machines as there are tons of horror stories, some even in the comments here. Thanks!

[peteyd]

Do I start the descale with both screws loose?

[mmtenyakov]

In my case when I press the eliminated one cup button it always does the 2pmin cycle. No matter how many times I do the cycle. I don't get the 5 min option nor does it do the final cycle.
Also do you need to take out the filter from the tank when doing the descale?

[smariko]

Just tried this but getting 3 beeps when trying to activate steam wound following descale. Any suggestions?