De’Longhi EcoDeCalk Natural Descaler for Coffee Machines, 16.90 oz

(5) Applications per bottle I’m amazed that the description does not state that there are FIVE applications per bottle. I pulled the rubberband off my wallet and purchased an expensive espresso machine. Paying $14.00 for descaling solution felt like another hit to the budget but I know how important it is to preserve my investment with regular maintenance. When the package arrived it took some persistence to find the English instructions under the peel-off label on the bottle. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it…

New look (and formula?), but same DeLonghi Product Code DeLonghi confused many of its customers when it apparently discontinued its old descaler for this new “EcoDecalk” formula. However, I confirmed that the Product Code listed in my instruction manual matches this new version. It also is the only descaler offered on DeLonghi’s website. By the way, at the time of this posting, DeLonghi’s list price is $14.99 and they offer free shipping for orders over $25. In other words, you can save $$ if you order more than 2 bottles directly from…

Expensive Alternative to Citric Acid De’Longhi EcoDeCalk Natural Descaler worked fairly well to descale my De’Longhi Manual Espresso Machine EC330, although it didn’t solve the problem of water dripping from cappuccino maker steam nozzle, which, according to De’Longhi, is caused by scaling. But it may not fair to expect it descale the machine completely after only one use because I had not descaled the machine for several months (I also didn’t make many espressos during that time); my machine’s instruction manual recommends…