Descale needed · Sage / Breville Bambino Plus
Sage / Breville Bambino Plus: 1 CUP and STEAM, then 2 CUP, flash alternately for 15 seconds
The machine needs descaling. Pressing any of these buttons cancels the alert and returns it to ready mode.
- Which light
- Several lights or symbols at once
- Colour
- Colour not named by the maker
- Steady or flashing
- Lights taking turns
What Sage / Breville says to do
- Empty the drip tray; fill the tank to the DESCALE line and add the descaling agent.
- Put a 2 L container under the portafilter and steam wand, turn the machine off with 1 CUP + STEAM and let it cool completely.
- With the machine off, hold 1 CUP and STEAM for 5 seconds to enter descale mode, then press 1 CUP or STEAM to start; the two buttons flash alternately throughout.
- When the solution is used up, refill to MAX, empty the container and press 1 CUP or STEAM to resume. When it finishes, 1 CUP and STEAM flash alternately and the machine goes to standby.
From the Bambino Plus — Instruction Book: Functions, Care & Cleaning, Descaling and Troubleshooting. This is the Bambino Plus’s pattern; another Sage / Breville machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Sage / Breville Bambino Plus lights
Descale needed on other machines
The same need shows up as a different light on each machine — which is why a light cannot be read without the machine.
Sources
Every line on this page comes from Sage / Breville’s own documents, read on the date shown. Nothing is taken from third-party manual sites.
- Breville: the Bambino Plus — Instruction Book: Functions, Care & Cleaning, Descaling and Troubleshooting — Bambino Plus BES500, US and Canada instruction book (sold as Sage SES500 in the UK and Europe). assets.breville.com Checked 2026-09-29.