Espresso machine maintenance guides
Step-by-step guides from the maintenance data behind the Espremo app — the same instructions, materials lists and honest warnings, free to read. Start with the full maintenance schedule by machine type.
Cleaning
- How to backflush an espresso machine (water only)
- How to backflush an espresso machine with detergent
- How to clean an espresso shower screen
- How to clean espresso grinder burrs
Lubrication
Replacement parts
- How to replace an espresso group gasket
- How to replace an espresso shower screen
- How to replace your espresso machine's water filter
- How to replace lever espresso machine seals
- How to replace a portafilter gasket
- When to replace espresso grinder burrs
Deep cleaning
Calibration
Service
Deep dives
- How often should you descale? Intervals by water hardness
- Dual boiler espresso machine maintenance: the full schedule
- What neglected espresso machine maintenance actually costs
- Espresso grinder burr replacement: intervals and warning signs
- Slow espresso shot: is it the machine or the grind?
- Espresso machines with automatic cleaning: what they handle and what you still do
- Espresso machine after storage: sediment, flushing and a safe restart
- How to test your water hardness (and what the numbers mean for espresso)
- Buying a used espresso machine: the maintenance checklist
- Espresso shot running too fast: grind, beans or worn burrs?
- How to store an espresso machine (for weeks, months or a move)
- Espresso tastes bitter or rancid: the maintenance causes
- Espresso tastes soapy or chemical after cleaning: residue and how to clear it
- Espresso tastes metallic, flat or stale: the water-side causes
Never miss this task again
Espremo is a free iPhone app that builds a maintenance schedule for your exact machine — covering 108 models — and taps you on the shoulder when something is due.
Download on the App Store