Got the springs and learnt a few things along the way...

1. I am a moron.
2. ALWAYS test the machine before pulling it apart - I knew this but couldn't wait for a sparky to hook it up so ripped into it regardless. If I had done this, I would have known it worked before my magic touch.

As soon as the new springs arrived and I pulled the bottom part off the grouphead, I realised I had the bottom two springs around the wrong way. It was only because I could see the new springs at the same time I realised that the lowest of the 3 springs was not in fact the thickest. Must have got them muddled up during cleaning

So, for anyone else ever taking it apart, lightest coil springs at the top moving towards heaviest at the bottom.

Guess that also means I didn't really need new seals after all. Nonetheless, everything is nice and new now and working well.

Will give the RH HX another descale as it was compromise during the last one due to the restriction in the thermosyphon loop, but other than that, its ready to go back together.

D'oh.

Chris never mind that, we all want to know what on earth "Dreami Buzz" is?


The machine look great by the way.

Paul_Pratt wrote:Chris never mind that, we all want to know what on earth "Dreami Buzz" is?

Ah yes, the baby bassinet, time to sell that in fact...

It all cleaned up nicely, I had drained the boiler before I tried to take a photo of the back with the lights on which was a bit silly since then the pump started, so I missed out on that one.



As I mentioned earlier I just descaled it in place, along with a few pipes. Could be shinier on the outside, but everything internally should be pretty nice. Also the boiler is welded so there is no end plate to remove for access.

This photo shows the internal layout pretty well, especially the thermosyphon loops.



Cheers, Chris

Hi Chris,

Looks like a really great find. What is impressive and quite surprising, to me at least, is the faithfulness to the original. Even the legs and the screws used on the glass and front panel (those black plastic things) are identical. It even looks like the steam wands are fixed, just like the original. The VBM replica wands swivel - I think your Speedy has those.



Just for fun here is my 2 group. Very similar - the obvious differences are the boiler, the sight glass tube, the HX adjustment valves and the pump inside. My 2 group had a mercury pstat inside but in the photo I have a Sirai.

I think it is really refreshing to see the company Faema/Cimbali really try and get it as authentic as they could. I mean it is highly unlikely any of the original tooling is still around so presumably they had to start from scratch, it's a miracle the beancounters didn't interfere.

Very nice machine!

Paul