HOW TO UN CLOG Filter Basket of an ESPRESSO Machine?

Though I am not familiar with expresso machines, I'm thinking they can't be all too much different than other coffee makers. I have different varieties of coffee makers with the mesh filter baskets too. And yes, they get clogged after a time. What I do is take 1 cup of vinegar and put it in, and fill the rest up with regular water. Then I run it through the cycle. I'll let it sit for a while with it still hot, so that it can sort of soak. The heat, steam, and vinegar help loosen what's clogging it. (In my house, it gets clogged with calcium deposits because I have well water.) After it's cooled back down again, then I run plain water through it 2 more times. If the basket filter is removeable, just put it in a bowl and cover it with the vinegar and water. Although that way just cleans the basket, I like doing it the other way so that the channels where the water passes are cleaned and clear too.

Vinegar's great for this. It's non-toxic, cheap, and works unbelieveably well. I even put the vinegar water in a ziplock bag and zip it around my shower head to get the calcium out of there too. Good luck Boyetski!