Saeco Odea Giro- Descaling

[vancity2010]

I have the Saeco Odea Giro super automatic espresso machine. It gets quite pricey to constantly buy the saeco descaling solution at $9.99 a bottle, so I was wondering if there are alternatives?

I have seen many products online for descaling espresso machines and claim that they work for automatic machines also. Can anyone give feedback on what a good not really expensive descaling tablet would be and what types of substances should I avoid using in my machine?

 

[wargun02]

Hi,

I was searching the forum for other alternative ways to descale my Saeco machine as well. I have read some some web sites that one of the cost effective way to descale the machine is to mix white vinegar with water at the ratio of 50:50 as the descaling solution. I have been doing that with my machine for almost a year because I'm having great difficulty in buying the proper official Saeco descaling solution from where I live.

However, I doubt my method is the right way as it was already highlighted in the instruction manual that we should by no means use any form of vinegar to do this...

 

[vancity2010]

Although I no longer have this machine; I found some de scaling stuff at bed bath and beyond. It's in a little box and cost like $7... It worked well