Is a Latte a Latte to ask for?

Struggling with my espresso machine, a good one (Krups) for over a year now.  Finally decided to clean it with the cleaner that they use at Barnies, the Florida precursor to Starbucks.  My daughter worked for them her senior year in high school and through college, she sneaked me a bit home in a plastic cup.  It worked!  Now I too can have my homemade cup of java latte any time I want!  Someone put my tamp through the dishwasher so now I have to get out the aluminum cleaner!  Anyone know what works best?