How to clean your espresso machine

Cleaning your espresso machine is really important. You are not able to get great tasting espresso if you don't clean your espresso machine properly and daily! Let's check the cleaning instructions.

How to clean group head

  • Step 1:

    • Remove the portafilters from the group heads.

    • Brush the group heads with cleaning brush to get rid of the used coffee particles that are stuck in the group head.

     

  • Step 2:

    • Replace the portafilter’s brewing baskets with blind baskets.

    • Dose a half teaspoon of espresso machine cleaning powder (such as Puly) to the blind baskets.

    • Insert the portafilter´s to the group heads.

     

  • Step 3:

    • Run the water from group head for 10 seconds.

    • Wait 3 seconds and put the water run again.

    • Continue doing this for 3 times (3 x 10sec with 3sec pauses).

    • Remove the portafilters from the group heads and flush the cleaning powder away with water.

     

  • Step 4:

    • Brush the group heads again just make sure that there is no coffee particles left.

    • Insert the rinsed portafilters to the group heads again.

    • Repeat the 5 x 5 sec. procedure.

    • Remove the portafilters from the group heads and run some water from the group heads.

     

The most popular cleaning agents

Here are some of our most popular cleaning agents that can be bought from our webshop.
  • Puly cleaning tablet 0,5 g

    Cleaning tablet for the coffee systems of Nuova Simonelli Prontobar, Paulig Magellan and Paulig Dias coffee machines. 70 tabs / pack.

    Buy
  • Paulig Thermoplan B&W4 Coffee cleaning tablet

    A cleaning tablet for Black & White 4C coffee system

    Buy
  • Jura 3-phase cleaning tablets

    The 3-phase cleaning agent ensures great and hygienic cleaning results for Jura coffee machines.

    Buy
  • Jura Mini-Tabs

    Jura Mini-Tabs 180g is a cleaning agent that cleans milk impurities such as milk fats and proteins, together with the machines cleaning program. 

    Buy
  • You can find more cleaning products at our Paulig PRO Web ShopShop here

Cleaning other parts

  • How to clean portafilters

    Put the portafilters and baskets in a metal bowl. Dose one tablespoon of the espresso machine cleaning powder (Puly Cleaning powder) into the bowl. Fill the bowl with hot water so that all the metal parts of the portafilters are under water. Don’t sink the portafilters’ plastic handles under water. Let them simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Take the portafilters and baskets out of the water and wash them with hot water and a brush. Put the baskets back to the portafilters.

  • How to clean steam wand

    • Roll the head of steam wand off and soak in Puly water (Puly Cleaning Powder) with other gadgets.

    • Brush and rinse it well.

    • Clean the wand with a cloth.

     

  • How to clean group head shower screens

    • Unscrew the screw that holding the shower screen.

    • Simmer three parts; shower screen, metal plate and the screw in hot water and cleaning powder for 10-15 minutes.

    • Brush the parts after simmering and place back to group head.

     

  • How to clean grinder

    Grindz ( Urnex Grindz Cleaning pellets ) is an easy way to remove the coffee oil from the grinder.

    • Remove beans to separate container for cleaning.

    • Grind all the left-over beans.

    • Add Grindz tablets to the grinder, and grind like normal beans.

     

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