re: Espresso machine

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Ya'll have me nervous about using tap water and scale build up. I've been using Baton Rouge tap water which tastes great but I fight scale in my pool and don't want the same in my espresso machine. I thought about filters but what should I get? Can I filter some tap water to fill my reservoir?

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I’m not going to act like I’m all knowing, but scale is usually from calcium and magnesium and are generally good for you. Scale is usually easily removed by acid like this crazy thing called vinegar. If you run vinegar through your machine occasionally or wait until it’s needed as in your water flow is slower, it breaks the scale down.

It’s a lot easier to run vinegar through your machine than it is to purchase special water imo. The only issue with vinegar is it takes quite a few runs through to rinse it out.