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Is San Marco a good make?

Postby Fabien lamour on Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:46 pm

Just bought a used one group San Marco (110v) in seemingly excellent condition . I'm just
wondering, how good are these machines? The seller told me
they are among the better makes. Any input would be appreciated.
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Postby David R. on Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:48 pm

They are certainly a venerable make. Caffe Trieste used to have San Marcos in their North Beach shop, and their coffee was very good.
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Postby Fabien lamour on Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:16 pm

Glad to hear it. I paid alot of money for it,
I'd hate to think I was cheated.Any idea where , on the
totem pole of espresso machines, it ranks?
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Postby uscfroadie on Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:21 pm

Fabien lamour wrote:Glad to hear it. I paid alot of money for it,
I'd hate to think I was cheated.Any idea where , on the
totem pole of espresso machines, it ranks?


Hard to tell. We only have the make, not a model, year, condition, etc.

If you are happy with what you paid for it, who cares what anyone else thinks?
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Postby Fabien lamour on Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:16 pm

It's not that I'm looking for people's approval , I just want to know how good a machine I have. The model
is 85-16 m practical. Whether ir not I'm happy
with it remains to be seen, because I have yet to set it
up. It looks to be well built , but I'm not the most
technical of people.As for the condition, it looks almost new.
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Postby David R. on Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:41 am

Commercial espresso machines do not line up like a totem pole. If your San Marco is in good condition internally it should be a solid performer. I believe that your model has a lever control for the steam; if so this is the main difference between your machine and other major commercial HX machines. (I like the lever control.)
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Postby pizzaman383 on Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:23 am

Here is a link you might find informational:
http://www.michaelo.com/ExplodedPartsDiagrams.htm
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Postby Fabien lamour on Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:21 pm

Thanks pizzaman, I already have that link.
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Postby Bluecold on Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:38 am

Doug from Orphanespresso likes their build quality and thought that went into designing the San Marco Model 80.
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Postby Fabien lamour on Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:31 pm

Very impressive , such attention to detail . I hope my no. 85
was also built to such exacting standards. Sadly, nowadays many companies simply coast on their reputation , and pay less attention to maintaining high standards of workmanship.
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