I have this machine for over a year. Every single time I need to clean and/or descale my Breville, I watch your videos. Thank you so much for easy to follow and clear instructions. Thank you!
I think the fact that people are still commenting on this speaks for itself, but I always come back to this video when I need to clean my machine. Thank you for this extremely detailed and helpful content! :)
Combining all of the below comments seem not enough to express how well have you done this Video! So brilliant so meticulous so careful step by step of the procedures moreover you repeat the second process to ensure the machine is thoroughly flush the remain residue of the tablet if there was any. Thanks so much. Enjoy your life I am most certain you will take care of yourself as well as the machine. I honestly think Breville should pay you or hire you to promote their products. You are genuine the winner. So long!!!
So glad to read your comments. Unfortunately Breville won't help me in anyway as they are a big company without influencers. That's ok and this is my hobby too.
Thank you for making your videos. I saved your channel and watch your videos every time I clean or descale my Breville. Reading the directions can be confusing so watching you makes the process so easy. By the way, when you go into fast forward mode, it's fun to watch your fish tank:) You're the Best!
Thank you! This was done so well, with enough technical thoughtfulness to satisfy my deep curiosity about this machine. I will admit, my absolute favorite part was your second effort at cleaning, when you fast forwarded and I got to see your fish in MOTO mode!!! LOL. Loved it! Thanks again. Gonna go clean my machina!!!!
Thank you so, much for your very informative videos! You explain everything so, well. I am a laboratory technologist by trade, which helps with the maintenance. But, your videos make it so, easy. Thanks, once again. Lizzy
Aju just came upon your RUclips channel I'm more than pleased with all the content your providing I just bought the barista express and you've already helped me alot and answered several questions I've had thanks for all your doing for all of us ill keep watching your channel
Very good and complete video. I have a question: My clean light came on and I did a cleaning job but my light is still on. Does it mean I have to descale also? What is the difference as far as the Clean/descale light?
Good learning. After running the cleaning cycle, two lights on the left side (single and doublle grind) blink alternatively for quite some time. During this blinking the machine does not grind the coffee. Please explain.
Great video, just have one question.. when starting the clean cycle all the residue water comes spewing out the bottom and side of the puck handle instead of going through upper plumbing and out drain tube. Any ideas on what problem is? Thx
That's normal. Your cleaning disk has a hole in the middle. Right? Some version doesn't have a hole and it blocks all water. Both will bring water up and into the tray to clean. All good.
Great explanation and very succinct. My machine startled me yesterday as I was making coffee the steam wand pressure dropped and I noticed a foul burning smell coming from the group head which had the unbrewed coffee holder in place. I stopped steaming and removed the coffee holder which came away explosively with a POP and spread the coffee grounds everywhere. I couldn’t find anything about this except a few people on a forum who experienced it and said a descale seemed to fix the problem. Do you have experience of this?
I haven't experienced this issue. If you dial to steam (all the way), it shouldn't generate any pressure on the Grouphead. I suspect the steam wand unit may be failing. Anyway do a Descale and Clean cycle to rule out the calcium buildup as the culprit
I guess you’ve never bought a bad apple before. You must have extremely good luck. It doesn’t matter who made a product, there’s ALWAYS a chance something could go wrong with it. After 2 years, maybe you got a defective part or maybe it was user error not properly cleaning/descaling. When you purchase an item that’s expensive like this, you might want to consider getting an extended warranty. The Breville brand is amazing and seriously is the absolute best espresso machine for the money. Maybe you should contact Breville instead of RUclipsrs for more info. I’m sure they’d be happy to help 🤷♂️
Thank you for the thorough explanation. Would you be able to tell me why the clean/descale light is still on even though I followed all the steps to clean the machine? I can’t figure this out. Does it mean the machine requires rescaling? (I have never descaled it).
Your videos are so clear and precise. I appreciate that. I have had my machine since September and clean it every Friday, except no tablet and I use the provided brush and canned air to dislodge and blow out the grinder of all residue. I use purified water in the machine so the descale light has never come on. But I followed this video and used the provided tablet today. My question is it necessary to use the tablet if the descale light doesn’t come on or is using the tablet just a good preventative every 3 months or so?
Thank you. Descale is different cycle compared to Clean cycle. And tablet is used for Clean cycle or Backflush. Assuming you are referring to Clean cycle, then Yes you need to Clean using tablet in Portafilter every 3 months atleast, in order to avoid coffee stain buildup. Even if the light blinks or not, you need to run clean cycle. Same applies to Descale cycle as well, where u use Descale power in the water tank.
@@AjusCafe I run the clean cycle every Friday plus thoroughly clean the grinder, filter head and froth wand. But I’ve never gotten the descale message I guess since I use filtered water always. But as you suggested, I’ll continue using the descale tablet every 3 months. Thanks again.
thanks so much for the video! my filter size is flashing and i cant pick the filter and my grinder isnt working... is this something to do with cleaning the grinder?
Once you remove the hopper,, there is a little cut just above the burrs facing towards you. That switch is not engaging. That's why the filter size is flashing. You can use something like a toothpick and press i to the little cut and see if it engages. Maybe just vaccum the top area and see if a broken bean is stuck.
Hi Aju, very useful tips and good explanations on your videos. Thanks for it. My question is, does it matter to use powder or solution (liquid) for descaling? Any difference for the result? BTW, my machine is BES870 too. Thanks in advance..
@@gokhangok18 And here is a video Descale using Solution - ruclips.net/video/3fNAnMUQAl8/видео.html Descale using Powder - ruclips.net/video/YOWbYh9Hssc/видео.html
@@gokhangok18 i wouldn't recommend vinegar though Breville mentioned that in 1st version of BBE. Later Breville itself mentioned NOT to use vinegar as it can damage silicon seals etc. So 2nd version onward you won't see vinegar in their manual. But nothing wrong in using it once in a while
@@lalaland8881 Answer is NO. No Descale products should be used for Clean cycle. Either use Breville tablet OR Cafiza powder which is the highly recommended. In Clean Cycle you are cleaning only the coffee oils, old grinds stuck in backflush plumbing etc only. Descale is different and Descale cycle is for cleaning boiler and other components in your coffee machine.
Thanks for the video but I have one question when I doing the tablet ,the pressure didn’t go this high ,it only go to the middle. Is that something that I can fix?
Does your blind disk have a hole in the middle and water slowly dripping though the Portafilter? Because some model of BBE has hole ans what you see half pressure is normal.
Aju, regardless which basket I use, the rubber cleaning disk the water drains straight though the portafilter defeating the back pressure clean. Thoughts?
Some cleaning disk has a whole, but there is enough pressure to clean backflush anyway. Either use cling wrap on your cleaning disk and use OR use it with pressurized basket. Its all normal.
You must be using first generation Barista Express, which shows only clean me light. In your case you should do Descale cycle manually. Do it every 3 months or every 6 months if you are using filtered water. Here is a sample manual descale on another machine ruclips.net/video/6PsMe4mNZ_s/видео.htmlsi=mGdGC5q3ZlNeSFfK
Light would blink if Cleaning is needed. Light will be solid ON when Descaling is needed. You can do both even if the machine doesn't prompt. I'd say once in 3 months atleast. Yes i do regularly and it is now due.
Flashing means it need Backflush OR cleaning cycle with tablet in Portafilter. If the light is solid ON, it means it need Descaling where you put Descale powder in the water tank and run that cycle
I’ve done all that over 8 times using both the tablets and Breville descales powder and the Clean/Descale light continues blinking once the process is finished and machine backs on. Any idea what could be the issue? I also ran the steamer to make sure the pipe would be clean too since I mixed the powder in the water. Thanks!
After unplugging the power cord and back on, doing twice the CLEAN cycle with tablet making sure you enter Auto clean cycle using the buttons.if the light is not gone after 2 cycles of clean, and if its still blinking, then it could be a sensor fault. You need to contact Breville support
I have this machine for over a year. Every single time I need to clean and/or descale my Breville, I watch your videos. Thank you so much for easy to follow and clear instructions. Thank you!
Glad to hear that
I think the fact that people are still commenting on this speaks for itself, but I always come back to this video when I need to clean my machine. Thank you for this extremely detailed and helpful content! :)
Thank you for your kind words
The same ❤❤❤
Combining all of the below comments seem not enough to express how well have you done this Video! So brilliant so meticulous so careful step by step of the procedures moreover you repeat the second process to ensure the machine is thoroughly flush the remain residue of the tablet if there was any. Thanks so much. Enjoy your life I am most certain you will take care of yourself as well as the machine. I honestly think Breville should pay you or hire you to promote their products. You are genuine the winner. So long!!!
So glad to read your comments. Unfortunately Breville won't help me in anyway as they are a big company without influencers. That's ok and this is my hobby too.
The most helpful video for cleaning. Better than the official breville non verbal video
Thank you
Very good video , one thing I do with the bottom tray is put a couple of drops of dish washing liquid in the bottom tray , cheers
I don't have this exact model but it worked perfectly for my Breville. Thank you.
Best video explanation I've seen on cleaning yet.
Thank you so much 🙂
Your patience in explaining is so appreciated!
Thank you
Thank you for making your videos. I saved your channel and watch your videos every time I clean or descale my Breville. Reading the directions can be confusing so watching you makes the process so easy. By the way, when you go into fast forward mode, it's fun to watch your fish tank:) You're the Best!
Thank you so much
HAVE OWNED THIS FOR AROUND FIVE YEARS. Fantastic and very well explained. Thank you
Thank you for your feedback.
Thanks for this video! I watch it every time the clean light is blinking. Better than the Breville manual.
Thank you
Great video! So thorough and with important tips about flushing the frother and machine after the clean cycle!
Thank you
Thank you! This was done so well, with enough technical thoughtfulness to satisfy my deep curiosity about this machine. I will admit, my absolute favorite part was your second effort at cleaning, when you fast forwarded and I got to see your fish in MOTO mode!!! LOL. Loved it! Thanks again. Gonna go clean my machina!!!!
Great video mate, very informative. I’ve watched a few and they didn’t explain it as well as you
Thank you Allan. Glad to hear that 😏
Thank you so, much for your very informative videos! You explain everything so, well. I am a laboratory technologist by trade, which helps with the maintenance. But, your videos make it so, easy. Thanks, once again. Lizzy
So glad to hear that and thanks for your great comment
Thank you for this! Ive read the manual before watching and i have to admit watching you explain it is alot more informative! Thank you kindly sir
Thank you Sydju. Glad to hear that.
really appreciate your clear and concise video. long live the breville barista express
Thank you
Thank you! Loved the step by step visual instructions! Now it’s time to clean my machine! Thanks again!
Thanks for the feedback.
Great video! I’ve watched several dozen videos on this subject and yours was the easiest to follow
So glad to hear that 🙂
Great explaination, in fact it’s all there and we’ll explain with calm thanks
Thank you for your feedback 👍
Aju just came upon your RUclips channel I'm more than pleased with all the content your providing I just bought the barista express and you've already helped me alot and answered several questions I've had thanks for all your doing for all of us ill keep watching your channel
Thank you for the kind words. Thanks for your feedback
I’ve had mine for about eight solid years because I take care of it ! I need my double espresso in the morning.
Very good and complete video. I have a question: My clean light came on and I did a cleaning job but my light is still on. Does it mean I have to descale also? What is the difference as far as the Clean/descale light?
thanks a lot, helpful for my new baby
Great vdo, really helpful.I had this machine nearly 2 months now still learning but your vdo really help cause step by step. Keep doing this🙏👍👍👍
So glad to hear that. Thank you
Once again this gent delivers. Thanks for helping the cause.
Thank you JC 🙂
Still come back to this video everytime I clean my machine
Thank you
The fish get very excited when you fast forward!
Thank you for taking the time to make this amazing video and sharing the love.
You are welcome
Good learning. After running the cleaning cycle, two lights on the left side (single and doublle grind) blink alternatively for quite some time. During this blinking the machine does not grind the coffee. Please explain.
Thanks very much. You make a very informative video. You seem like you’d be a great person to know in real life. Best wishes going forward.
Thank you for your kind words. 🙂👍
Thank you, sir. For explanation. I will try now.
U the best.
Thank you
Thanks alot for your explanation cause of which I was able to clean my machine.
Glad to hear that 👍
Thanks for this video, Is it normal that my pressure never exceeds half even with the small cup and rubber?
Thank you for a very informative and easy to follow video. Many blessings unto you!
Thanks a lot
U have a very simply nice way of explaining,subbed
Thank you 👍
Great video, just have one question.. when starting the clean cycle all the residue water comes spewing out the bottom and side of the puck handle instead of going through upper plumbing and out drain tube. Any ideas on what problem is? Thx
That's normal. Your cleaning disk has a hole in the middle. Right? Some version doesn't have a hole and it blocks all water. Both will bring water up and into the tray to clean. All good.
Great video, 3 years later with almost 97,000 views, Breville should be paying you for your customer service. 😂😊
Easy to follow instructions. Thank you so much
Great explanation and very succinct. My machine startled me yesterday as I was making coffee the steam wand pressure dropped and I noticed a foul burning smell coming from the group head which had the unbrewed coffee holder in place. I stopped steaming and removed the coffee holder which came away explosively with a POP and spread the coffee grounds everywhere. I couldn’t find anything about this except a few people on a forum who experienced it and said a descale seemed to fix the problem. Do you have experience of this?
I haven't experienced this issue. If you dial to steam (all the way), it shouldn't generate any pressure on the Grouphead. I suspect the steam wand unit may be failing. Anyway do a Descale and Clean cycle to rule out the calcium buildup as the culprit
@@AjusCafe if it is failing then it doesn’t say much for the brand as it’s only two years old.
I guess you’ve never bought a bad apple before. You must have extremely good luck. It doesn’t matter who made a product, there’s ALWAYS a chance something could go wrong with it. After 2 years, maybe you got a defective part or maybe it was user error not properly cleaning/descaling. When you purchase an item that’s expensive like this, you might want to consider getting an extended warranty.
The Breville brand is amazing and seriously is the absolute best espresso machine for the money. Maybe you should contact Breville instead of RUclipsrs for more info. I’m sure they’d be happy to help 🤷♂️
Excellent video, information presented clearly and precisely. Thank you
Thank you for the feedback
Excellent. Very easy to understand. Thank you
Thank you
Very helpful! Easy to follow thank you
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Thank you very much .
The best way explained and very clear.
Bless you
Thanks for the feedback
Thank you for the thorough explanation. Would you be able to tell me why the clean/descale light is still on even though I followed all the steps to clean the machine? I can’t figure this out. Does it mean the machine requires rescaling? (I have never descaled it).
Is the light flashing OR solid ON?
@@AjusCafe solid
@@mytran499 If it's solid ON then you need to DESCALE. Follow this video to fix that ruclips.net/video/YOWbYh9Hssc/видео.html
Really helpful - thank you - look forward to more of your work!
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Your videos are so clear and precise. I appreciate that. I have had my machine since September and clean it every Friday, except no tablet and I use the provided brush and canned air to dislodge and blow out the grinder of all residue. I use purified water in the machine so the descale light has never come on. But I followed this video and used the provided tablet today. My question is it necessary to use the tablet if the descale light doesn’t come on or is using the tablet just a good preventative every 3 months or so?
Thank you.
Descale is different cycle compared to Clean cycle. And tablet is used for Clean cycle or Backflush.
Assuming you are referring to Clean cycle, then Yes you need to Clean using tablet in Portafilter every 3 months atleast, in order to avoid coffee stain buildup. Even if the light blinks or not, you need to run clean cycle. Same applies to Descale cycle as well, where u use Descale power in the water tank.
@@AjusCafe I run the clean cycle every Friday plus thoroughly clean the grinder, filter head and froth wand. But I’ve never gotten the descale message I guess since I use filtered water always. But as you suggested, I’ll continue using the descale tablet every 3 months. Thanks again.
Good Job Aju! Thanks
Thank you
Great video! Thank you❤
Best video. Thank you for all the explaining
Thank you Sara
Bro your video is the best video for breville bes870. Really appreciate it. Thumbs up. I will matching more. 🔥💪🏽☕️
So glad to hear that 👍
@@AjusCafe keep it up 😁💪🏽
Thanks AJu!! your tips are brilliant.
Thank you. Appreciate your feedback
Thanks for vidéo you explain very good شكرا
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WHAT DID YOU FEED THAT FISCH THY ARE INCREDBLE FAST
Very helpful video! Thank You!
Gratis video❤ thank you
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Very clear explanation👍
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Thanks for the video, that was really helpful
Glad to hear that
Water is coming out of protafilter when using the single dual wall (lost the single wall in move). Any addictive?
Thank you. Great explanation 👏
Thank you
Very helpful! Thank you
Thank you very much for the helpful video
You are welcome
Hello, great videos. My problem is that I can't put machine in descale mode.
Here is my video that explains why and how to check - ruclips.net/video/vlMhRVU0pJM/видео.html
@@AjusCafe You are the man! my is 870 first generation=manually descale
@@dido196464 that's right! You could do manual descaling. It'll be similar to this descaling process ruclips.net/video/6PsMe4mNZ_s/видео.html
Very thorough, thank you Sir!
You are welcome
Please show grinder cleaning.
Very helpful 😊
thanks so much for the video! my filter size is flashing and i cant pick the filter and my grinder isnt working... is this something to do with cleaning the grinder?
Once you remove the hopper,, there is a little cut just above the burrs facing towards you. That switch is not engaging. That's why the filter size is flashing. You can use something like a toothpick and press i to the little cut and see if it engages. Maybe just vaccum the top area and see if a broken bean is stuck.
thanks so much for your reply! im gonna do this on the weekend hope this will solve everything especially with the grinder!!
Hi Aju, very useful tips and good explanations on your videos. Thanks for it. My question is, does it matter to use powder or solution (liquid) for descaling? Any difference for the result? BTW, my machine is BES870 too. Thanks in advance..
Both Solution or Powder should work, if its meant for Espresso machine descaling
Got it, thanks so much..
@@gokhangok18 And here is a video
Descale using Solution - ruclips.net/video/3fNAnMUQAl8/видео.html
Descale using Powder -
ruclips.net/video/YOWbYh9Hssc/видео.html
@@AjusCafe thanks for the links. I think I'll go with white vinegar as it's also written in Breville manual. Hope works well:)
@@gokhangok18 i wouldn't recommend vinegar though Breville mentioned that in 1st version of BBE. Later Breville itself mentioned NOT to use vinegar as it can damage silicon seals etc. So 2nd version onward you won't see vinegar in their manual. But nothing wrong in using it once in a while
Good thorough explanation but clean me light still on and not flashing
If its solid ON and not blinking, then you need to do Descale cycle. Assuming your machine is version 2. ruclips.net/video/YOWbYh9Hssc/видео.html
Thank you!!!!!
Great info, did you take the filter out? I do and run liquid descaled through water tank.
I always remove water filter when i do Descale. But no need to remove in Clean Cycle
Nice explanation! Thanks
Thanks for the feedback
When I run the clean cycle, my pressure gage doesn’t change! Is this a problem???
Great Video buddy. One silly question, if I used liquid to descale the machine. Do I still need to use tablet to clean the machine?
Sorry depends on which liquid? What liquid are you planning to use?
Breville Eco Liquid Descaler. Thanks
@@lalaland8881 Answer is NO. No Descale products should be used for Clean cycle. Either use Breville tablet OR Cafiza powder which is the highly recommended. In Clean Cycle you are cleaning only the coffee oils, old grinds stuck in backflush plumbing etc only. Descale is different and Descale cycle is for cleaning boiler and other components in your coffee machine.
Really useful video. Thanks mate
You are welcome
Thanks for the video but I have one question when I doing the tablet ,the pressure didn’t go this high ,it only go to the middle. Is that something that I can fix?
Does your blind disk have a hole in the middle and water slowly dripping though the Portafilter? Because some model of BBE has hole ans what you see half pressure is normal.
Aju, regardless which basket I use, the rubber cleaning disk the water drains straight though the portafilter defeating the back pressure clean. Thoughts?
Some cleaning disk has a whole, but there is enough pressure to clean backflush anyway. Either use cling wrap on your cleaning disk and use OR use it with pressurized basket. Its all normal.
One question,
Have you removed the black plastic ho comes with the bottom of the portafilter when its new??
Great videos
Best regards
Peter Sweden
Yes. Less plastic is better
@@AjusCafe Thank you.
Btw I have a Sage Barrista Express
@@peterbergkvist229 its the same 🙂
Thank you so much ❤
You are welcome
Hi sir , how long do i need to clean my BBE with tablet ? I make espresso everyday of 1 or 2 servings, by the way i love your videos 😍🎉
Once in 3 months on normal use. You don't have to wait for the lights to be ON. Thanks for watching my videos 🙂
Great video!!!
Thank you
Does anyone experience a leak from their machine on the side when the tray is (almost) full?
My descale light never goes solid on. Is it because I descale more often than it’s needed? How often should I descale it? Thanks
You must be using first generation Barista Express, which shows only clean me light. In your case you should do Descale cycle manually. Do it every 3 months or every 6 months if you are using filtered water. Here is a sample manual descale on another machine ruclips.net/video/6PsMe4mNZ_s/видео.htmlsi=mGdGC5q3ZlNeSFfK
Thank you 😊
You are welcome
Why the light is solid and after cleaning not dis appearing light still on after doing cleaning process pls advise thank you
If the light is ON (without blinking) that means its time to Descale. Do a Descale cycle. See
ruclips.net/video/YOWbYh9Hssc/видео.html
I currently don’t have the cleaning tablets but can i do without it for now?
You can, but it won't clean property, especially coffee oil build up.
Very clear thanks
You are welcome
Wow great
Thank you
How do you purge after warming milk with steamer
Just Switch On the steam mode again for fee seconds to purge, after wiping the wand.
Excellent,.
Thank you
Good video! Thanks
You are welcome
How did you know you needed to do cleaning or descaling? Have you done descaling recently?
Light would blink if Cleaning is needed. Light will be solid ON when Descaling is needed. You can do both even if the machine doesn't prompt. I'd say once in 3 months atleast. Yes i do regularly and it is now due.
@@AjusCafe thank you !!! Good to know the difference! 😌
I saw the descale button flashing so I descaled instead of cleaned.
Should I clean now too? Or does descaling do both?
Descale won't do both. You should run a Clean cycle too
Merci❤
I notice that the cleaning cycle button is flashing fast…in our case it is flashing at the same frequency…help me to understand this pl
Flashing means it need Backflush OR cleaning cycle with tablet in Portafilter. If the light is solid ON, it means it need Descaling where you put Descale powder in the water tank and run that cycle
Should you open and manually clean the group head assembly when you finish the cleaning cycle?
Not necessary, but its always good to clean group head mesh filter if you can, as there could be lot of deposits hiding there too.
Very good video !!
Thank you
When i do the cleaning setup it spews water all over the place. Ive done the clean before without it spewing. Any suggestions?
Exactly same problem with ours, did you resolve out to fix this?
@andrewburfield6729 no I haven't 😢 my machine is dirty af lmao
I’ve done all that over 8 times using both the tablets and Breville descales powder and the Clean/Descale light continues blinking once the process is finished and machine backs on. Any idea what could be the issue? I also ran the steamer to make sure the pipe would be clean too since I mixed the powder in the water. Thanks!
After unplugging the power cord and back on, doing twice the CLEAN cycle with tablet making sure you enter Auto clean cycle using the buttons.if the light is not gone after 2 cycles of clean, and if its still blinking, then it could be a sensor fault. You need to contact Breville support
@@AjusCafe Thanks!!