Thursday, November 26, 2015

How to Clean the Steam Wand and Shower Screen of Breville Bes870XL

Giving care towards your new Breville BES870XL is highly important. Indeed, this product has high quality but without good care, your espresso machine will not be durable anymore. Worse, you may have to repair it before the warranty period is over. Since it is your own fault for not giving this Bes870XL care, you cannot claim it. The easiest way to do this is by cleaning the parts of the machine, and two of them are the shower steam wand and shower screen. To see how it is done, let's see this following procedure.
Steam Wand Breville BES870XL

How to Clean the Steam Wand of Breville Bes870XL

Once you finish using this machine, make sure you clean up the steam wand. The process to clean the steam wand of your Breville Barista Express 870XL is by wiping the wand in the exterior side with the use of a damp cloth. This will get rid of the milk residue entirely from the stainless steel. After it is already wiped, its tip needs to be pointed upon the drip tray. Then, set the STEAM/HOT WATER dial by turning it to STEAM for around ten seconds. Stick to the long period for maximum result.

If you find that the steam does not come out, it is likely that one of the holes are clogged. When you are in this situation, your Breville Bes870XL has to be turned off first and let it cool for a moment. Then, you can take the pin end of cleaning tool. Use the pin to gently poke the respective tip holes of steam wand.

Afterwards, turn it on again and wait for a moment so it reaches brewing temperature. Again, you have to set the dial to STEAM for around ten seconds. Make sure the holes are not blocked. If they are blocked, utilize the opening to get rid of the steam wand tip.

The last process of cleaning the steam wand of your Breville Bes870XL is by soaking the top with hot water for around ten minutes. Get the pin to replace the tip you find on the steam wand. After it is all done, you need to run the steam for ten seconds again.
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How to Clean the Shower Screen

Shower screen is also important part to clean up. Make sure you prepare a damp cloth right after you finish using this Breville Barista Express to get rid of the particles of ground coffee. Sometimes, these particles may be difficult to get rid of and instead of going away, they even build up on the shower screen of Breville Bes870XL again. You can utilize the Allen Key to cancel the screw in the center of shower screen.

Don't use dishwasher to clean it up. Instead, you have to soak the shower screen with hot water for around twenty minutes. You can utilize dishwashing liquid in mild level to wash it clean. Rinse and dry again thoroughly and get it backed to the group head.


Those are the procedures to clean the steam hand and shower screen of Breville Bes870XL. Ensure that you follow those instructions carefully for optimum result.