How do you descale your JURA E8 coffee machine?
On this page, you can read how to descale your JURA E8 step-by-step. The display will show a notification when it's time to descale. If you descale the machine, you extend the lifespan of the coffee machine. If you use the JURA Claris Smart water filter and if you replace it in time, you only have to descale your JURA once ever 2 years.
Get started with descaling
Follow the instructions in the video to descale your JURA E8 in 40 minutes. You can use the descaling program which you can easily select via the display. We'll go through a few steps with you:
- Step 1: prepare the descaling
- Step 2: start the descaling
- Step 3: rinse the machine
Requirements:
- JURA Descaling Tablets (3 units)
- Measuring cup of at least 500ml
- Container of at least 500ml x2
Do you use a water filter? Remove it from the water tank when you descale. Place it back after descaling, or replace it with a new one.
How often should you descale?
3x3 descaling tablets
| Suitable for JURA coffee machines
| To descale 3 times
When you use the JURA Claris Smart water filter and if you replace it in time, you don't have to descale often. The JURA E8 will notify you when you have to descale it. That's once every 2 years. We recommend to use the JURA descaling tablets. This cleaning agent is specially made for your coffee machine, so you can be sure it doesn't damage the water pipes.
Step 1: prepare the descaling
- The display will show a 'descale' notifications when it's time to descale the coffee machine.
- Press the button with the 5 water droplets, next to the 'P' in the bottom left.
- The display will indicate the descaling takes 40 minutes. Press 'start'.
- The display will tell you only to use JURA maintenance products. Press 'continue'.
- Empty the drip tray and coffee grounds container and place both parts back.
- Remove the water tank from the machine and empty the water tank in the sink.
Step 2: descale the machine
- Fill a measuring cup with 500ml water and add 3 descaling tablets.
- Let the tablets dissolve over a few minutes.
- Pour the water with the descaling agent in the water tank and place the water tank back into the coffee machine.
- Place a container of at least 500ml under the coffee outlet and another container under the hot water outlet.
- Press 'continue'.
- The machine now starts the descaling cycle.
- As soon as the descaling is done, the display will show 'empty water container'.
Step 3: rinse the machine
- Remove both containers and empty them.
- Remove the drip tray and coffee grounds container, empty them both, and place them back in the machine.
- Remove the water tank from the machine.
- Rinse it well and fill it with fresh water up to the 'max' level. Place the filled water tank back into the machine.
- Place both containers back underneath the coffee outlet and hot water outlet.
- Choose 'next' on the display.
- The machine now rinses with water.
- When the rinse is done, the display shows 'empty water container'.
- Remove both containers and empty them.
- Remove the drip tray and coffee grounds container, empty them both, and place them back in the machine.
- You have successfully descaled your JURA E8.
Get all the maintenance products you need
- Maintain your machine for half a year.
- Extends the lifespan and prevents defects.
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- Maintain your machine for 1 year.
- Extends the lifespan and prevents defects.
- More affordable then 2 maintenance packs of half a year.
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Article by:
Charlotte
Coffee Machine Expert.
