Seems like a rash of ailing Bric's! This one was weird. Went to pull a pre-shot cooling flush, hissing water started to flow like normal then I heard a pop and water flow stopped. Out of the group that is, continued inside the machine. When I heard the pop almost immediately closed the lever turning off the pump but of course line pressure continued forcing water out until it hit my "water leak sensor" which tripped the water line closed. Turns out the fitting on the pump water out had simply "sheared" off! Not under shot pressure just flushing.

This is the second water fitting to go in 2 years 11 months. Last summer a tee fitting spontaneously developed a crack and started leaking severely. (Hence added the water leak sensor, good idea any direct plumbed machine to avoid floods.) Failures I expect, but two simple water line fittings? Terry nor anyone else at ESPN have ever seen this line of fittings.

Fortunately happened a day I took off from the Cafe AND in time to make the 5 hour 224 mile round trip to ESPN. Bric' back up.

If anyone asked I'd no longer recommend the Bricoletta line. Water fittings should not spontaneously crack or break off under normal use in such a relatively short period of less than 3 years. One I thought bad luck, two bad quality control and cheap fittings IMO.

This does not bode well, I'm about 10 months behind you. I'm on my way to Espresso Primo this morning for my repair and I will add that to my checklist for them. Thank you for the heads up.

Should we be sacrificing a goat or something my Bric' brothers?
-John

For the record while I'm a bit ticked at the water fitting issue and highly considering going through my Bric's guts and replacing all fittings at some point in the future, shot quality wise zero complaints. Just quaffed a doppio pulled on the Bric' every bit on par I can pull on my Linea at the Cafe. And that's using a Mazzer Major at the Cafe and a lowly Rocky at home. (Rocky with newish burr set (set #7) currently less than 4 months old, roughtly 20-25# useage. Major burrs changed about same time but with more like 400# plus through them and due to be changed again soon.)

miKe mcKoffee wrote:Seems like a rash of ailing Bric's! This one was weird. Went to pull a pre-shot cooling flush, hissing water started to flow like normal then I heard a pop and water flow stopped. Out of the group that is, continued inside the machine. When I heard the pop almost immediately closed the lever turning off the pump but of course line pressure continued forcing water out until it hit my "water leak sensor" which tripped the water line closed. Turns out the fitting on the pump water out had simply "sheared" off! Not under shot pressure just flushing.

This is the second water fitting to go in 2 years 11 months. Last summer a tee fitting spontaneously developed a crack and started leaking severely. (Hence added the water leak sensor, good idea any direct plumbed machine to avoid floods.) Failures I expect, but two simple water line fittings? Terry nor anyone else at ESPN have ever seen this line of fittings.

Fortunately happened a day I took off from the Cafe AND in time to make the 5 hour 224 mile round trip to ESPN. Bric' back up.

If anyone asked I'd no longer recommend the Bricoletta line. Water fittings should not spontaneously crack or break off under normal use in such a relatively short period of less than 3 years. One I thought bad luck, two bad quality control and cheap fittings IMO.

failure of machines everywhere!! they are revolting..

since its direct plumbed, maybe line pressure is too high?

wheres the leak sensor, on the machine bottom? what did you connect to? machine power? pump power? good idea..

mike mcKoffee wrote:If anyone asked I'd no longer recommend the Bricoletta line.

When I first discovered this site, and was looking to upgrade from my Gaggia, I was impressed with Mike's praise for the Bricoletta, and the design was beautiful . . . the deal-breaker for me was the 20 amp requirement . . . never will I re-wire my house, are you kidding??? yeah, that's as ridiculous as plumbing it in to the water supply! (After all, for 20 years, I filled my Gaggia!)

Today, I have an plumbed-in Elektra that requires its own 20 amp circuit . . .

Newbies! Be afraid . . . be very afraid . . . .