Descaling Joule?

I'm wondering if descaling the Joule is necessary. When I descale my espresso machine I reserve the water/solution after and run my Anova in it for about an hour. Is this recommended for the Joule?

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fisher23

Yes, it is in the app under support. 50/50 water and white vinegar, put in small container like a quart canning jar, set Joule for 140°F. When Joule gets up to temperature you're done.

Luke_Banchy_283581

Can we use a standard descaling powder instead? Vinegar is typically not recommended for descaling coffee equipment because it can damage the heating component. I wonder if there are similar heating elements with joule.

Brandon_Byrd_40557

Joule is not coffee equipment.

Luke_Banchy_283581

Joule has a heating element.

Brandon_Byrd_40557

I wasn't trying to be hostile. Acid solutions have always been the primary recommended cleaning method for immersion circulators, though some manufacturers suggest using CLR (or using either CLR or an acid solution). I've never heard that vinegar could damage the heating element in coffee machines; the manufacturer that I use (Technivorm) doesn't recommend vinegar, but that's because they regard it as relatively ineffective compared to specialized products (and because it takes a few cycles to flush vinegar from the maker itself). Both Breville and Mr. Coffee suggest using vinegar to descale (at least some of) their machines.In any event, I tend to just follow the manufacturer recommendations when choosing what cleaning product to use. If ChefSteps (and Polyscience) suggest using a vinegar solution, I'd stick with a vinegar solution.

fisher23

Hi Luke, I do know that this was their recommendation when I had scaling issues during my beta use and this is what they recommend. My assumption is that this is what they felt would be available to most users. We can ask, @Ellen_212162 could you please get a response to this question for us?

szeder_185682

You can add a splash of vinegar to the water bath during cooking to prevent scale not only on Joule but on the container as well.

https://www.chefsteps.com/forum/posts/using-joule-with-hard-water

David_64317

I agree, I'd prefer to know if the method of using coffee descaler is better than vinegar (while more expensive and not as readily available).

Pat_507436

I descaled using the 50/50 white vinegar mix in an attempt to solve this issue but my joule is still making uneven circulation sounds like it's momentarily powering down. Anyone have any suggestions?