Written by Ruben
Edited on
13 October 2025
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14:48
How do you descale your Siemens EQ500?
You can descale and clean your Siemens EQ.500 every 3 months. This way, you prevent errors and defects due to pipes that get clogged with limescale and coffee residue. In this article, we'll explain how to descale and clean the machine.
Get started with descaling
In this video, we explain step by step how to descale your Siemens EQ.500. We'll go through the following steps with you:
- Step 1: prepare the descaling
- Step 2: descale the machine
Necessities:
- Siemens descaling tablets (1 tablet per cleaning cycle)
- Siemens cleaning tablets (1 tablet per cleaning cycle)
- 1L container
How often should you descale?
You clean your coffee machine once very 3 months. The machine will notify you when it's time. It's important that you really perform this maintenance. That way, your pipes don't get blocked, and you extend the lifespan of your machine.
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Step 1: prepare the descaling
1: activate the 'Calc'n Clean' program via the menu 2: empty and clean the drip tray and place it back 3: dissolve a descale tablet in 0.5L of water 4: pour the water in the water tank when the tablet is dissolved 5: place a 1L container under the coffee nozzle
Step 2: descale the machine
1: press 'Ok' to start the program 2: the program takes about 20 minutes 3: rinse the water tank and fill it with fresh water to the 'Max' level 4: empty the drip tray and place it back 5: place a cleaning tablet in the drawer for ground coffee 6: place a 1L container under the coffee nozzle 7: empty the drip tray and place it back 8: you're done with descaling
Get all the maintenance products you need
- Siemens Maintenance Pack 6 Months
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From
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- Siemens Maintenance Pack 1 Year
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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