by Jurgen » Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:35 pm
Hi Mankini
I use nothing else than Brita-filtered water with my Vibiemme and before with the Gaggia CC.
We also use Brita-filtered water for the kettle and the scaling the water leaves on the kettle is absolutely minimal compared to what it would be like without running it through the filter. Therefore I suppose it wouldn't leave any critical scaling on the espresso machine either.
In my opinion, Brita-Water is perfectly fine. However, a periodic descaling every 6/12 months (depending on usage) can't harm, I guess.
BTW: Brita-filtered water not only prevents scaling, it also tastes much better as the majority of chlorine is also kept in the filter.
Rgds,
Jurgen
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