How do you descale your Senseo?

Written by Charlotte

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13 October 2025

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How do you descale your Senseo?

You should descale your Senseo once every 3 months. That way, you prevent your Senseo from having problems and errors. Your Senseo also lasts longer when you descale it on a regular basis, and the taste of your coffee stays good. That's because limescale has a negative effect on the taste of your coffee.

When do you descale your Senseo?

Does your Senseo device have a lime light? Then it lights up as soon as the appliance needs to be descaled. This happens approximately after putting 400 cups of coffee. Does your Senseo device have no indicator light? Then you descale the device once every 3 months. If you experience the following problems with your Senseo, it is also advisable to descale it.

  • The lime lamp is on.
  • The coffee is lukewarm.
  • The Senseo puts half a cup of coffee.
  • The coffee has no foam layer.
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Descaling a Senseo

How do you descale your Senseo?

The way of descaling differs per type of Senseo machine. In all cases, you need a pack of Senseo descaler and a container of 1.5L that you place under the outlet of your Senseo machine. View the exact steps that you should go through to descale your Senseo.

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