Urnex Dezcal descaler
A powdered citric descaler for boilers and heating elements. Urnex is the descaler brand named in the older US La Pavoni manual.
Listed for: Espresso machine boilers and heating elements
Good for
- Descaling a La Pavoni a few times a year
- Owners in hard water areas
Watch out for
- Mix to the instructions; rinse thoroughly before brewing again
Details from the listing
- Format
- Powder, 900 g bottle
- Dose
- 1 oz of powder per 32 oz of water
- Use on
- Espresso machines, drip brewers, kettles and more
How often
The older US manuals say to descale 2 to 3 times a year for the Europiccola and 4 to 5 times a year for the Professional, depending on use. Hard water needs more. Our descaling guide has the steps.
Machines it suits
Best first lever
Europiccola
The smallest La Pavoni lever. One small boiler for brewing and steaming, no gauge, and the most direct way into a manual lever.
- Boiler capacity
- 0.8 L per La Pavoni. US sources list 20 oz (manual) or 27 oz (importer).
- Basket size
- About 51mm (Millennium, made after 2000). Older machines use about 49mm.
- Pressure gauge
- None listed on the standard model (sight glass only). The Special Edition EPC-8SB adds one.
More shots per fill
Professional
The Europiccola's lever and group on a boiler twice the size, with a pressure gauge. The better daily lever for milk drinks or two people.
- Boiler capacity
- 1.6 L per La Pavoni. US sources list 38 oz (manual, Amazon) or 54 oz (importer).
- Basket size
- About 51mm (Millennium, made after 2000). Older machines use about 49mm.
- Pressure gauge
- Yes, on the boiler. The US manual says it should top out at 0.7 to 0.8 bar and never pass 1 bar.
Sources
Amazon US product listings; Older US La Pavoni manuals.