Keep your machine performing at its best with xBloom Active Descaling Powder!
This food-grade descaling powder effectively removes limescale and mineral buildup from boilers and hot water systems, ensuring more consistent heating and flow, and cleaner-tasting brews.
How to Use
- Place a container (at least 1L) under the outlet.
- Fill the water tank to the maximum level, then add one 25g pack of descaling powder and mix well.
- Start the descaling process.
- Let the solution sit for 30 minutes, then allow the cycle to complete.
- Empty the water tank and refill it with clean water.
- Run two rinse cycles to fully flush the system.
- Your machine is now descaled and ready for brewing.
💡 Tip: We recommend descaling every 3 months or 300 brews, whichever comes first. Descale more frequently if you live in a hard-water area or use your machine heavily.
⚠️ Caution
- Store in a cool, dry place away from heat and light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Avoid contact with eyes and skin.
- Do not use on natural stone surfaces.
- Do not mix with other cleaning products.
FAQs
- What is xBloom Active Descaling Powder?xBloom Active Descaling Powder is a food-grade coffee machine descaler made to help remove limescale and mineral buildup from boilers, hot water systems, and internal water paths. It is designed for regular coffee machine maintenance, helping your machine heat, flow, and brew as intended.Each package includes 4 single-use bags, with 25g per bag and 100g total.
- What does coffee machine descaling mean?Descaling is the process of removing limescale, also called mineral scale, from the parts of a coffee machine that come into contact with heated water. This includes boilers, heating elements, hot water systems, tubes, and internal water paths.Limescale comes from minerals naturally found in water, especially calcium and magnesium. When water is heated, those minerals can leave deposits behind inside the machine.
- Why do I need to descale my coffee machine?Over time, limescale buildup can affect how your coffee machine performs. It may slow water flow, make heating less consistent, reduce brewing temperature stability, and put extra strain on internal parts. In coffee brewing, stable water temperature and smooth water flow are both important for good extraction.Regular descaling helps keep your coffee maker, espresso machine, or hot water system working properly.
- What are xBloom Active Descaling Powder’s main ingredients?xBloom Active Descaling Powder is made with food-grade citric acid and sodium citrate. Citric acid is commonly used in coffee maker descaling products because it helps dissolve limescale and mineral deposits. Sodium citrate helps support the formula and its descaling performance.
- Is this a citric acid descaler?Yes. xBloom Active Descaling Powder is a citric acid descaler formulated for coffee machine maintenance. It helps dissolve mineral buildup inside hot water systems, boilers, and internal water paths.
- Is descaling the same as cleaning a coffee machine?No. Descaling and cleaning are related, but they solve different problems.Descaling removes limescale and mineral buildup from the machine’s water system. Cleaning removes coffee oils, residue, and old coffee particles from areas like grinders, brew chambers, portafilters, or carafes.For best maintenance, your machine may need both: descaling for the water path and cleaning for coffee-contact areas.
- Can I use xBloom Active Descaling Powder with espresso machines?xBloom Active Descaling Powder can be suitable for many coffee makers and espresso machines with boilers or hot water systems. Always check your machine’s manual first and follow the manufacturer’s descaling instructions, especially for espresso machines with specific descaling cycles or material requirements.
- Can I use this descaling powder with non-xBloom coffee machines?Yes, it is not exclusive to xBloom machines. It can be used for many coffee machines, coffee makers, and hot water systems that are compatible with powder descalers. Before use, always confirm that your specific machine allows citric acid-based descaling products.
- How often should I descale my coffee machine?Descaling frequency depends mainly on two things: how hard your water is and how often you brew. If you use hard water or brew daily, limescale can build up faster.As a general habit, descale when your machine prompts you, when your water flow becomes slower, when heating seems less consistent, or according to your machine’s recommended maintenance schedule.
- How do I know when my coffee machine needs descaling?Common signs include slower water flow, longer brew time, weaker steam performance, inconsistent heating, unusual machine noise, or a descaling alert from the machine. In hard water areas, buildup can happen faster even if the machine still looks clean from the outside.
- Can descaling improve coffee taste?Yes, indirectly. Descaling helps the machine maintain proper water flow and heating performance, both of which affect extraction. If limescale buildup causes lower brewing temperature or uneven water delivery, coffee can taste flatter, weaker, or less balanced.
- Should I use vinegar instead of coffee machine descaling powder?We do not recommend using vinegar unless your machine’s manual specifically allows it. Vinegar can leave behind a strong smell or aftertaste and may be harder to rinse fully from coffee equipment. A coffee machine descaling powder is made specifically for removing limescale from coffee makers and hot water systems.
- Can descaling powder remove coffee oils?No, not as its main job. xBloom Active Descaling Powder is designed to remove limescale and mineral buildup from water-contact areas. Coffee oils and coffee residue usually require a coffee machine cleaner, grinder cleaning tablets, or other cleaning products designed for coffee-contact parts.
- Is xBloom Active Descaling Powder food-grade?Yes. xBloom Active Descaling Powder is made with food-grade citric acid and sodium citrate. It is designed for coffee machine descaling, but it should not be ingested. Always rinse the machine thoroughly after descaling according to the instructions.