A few days ago, I decided to change the pressure on my oscar, I'm fairly familiar with the procedure as I've set it at least twice. For whatever reason, when I adjust the pressure in the positive direction it just turns and turns, and even 10 turns doesn't increase steam...

Just received my new Strega.
Instruction for First machine start up or after a prolonged inactivity (about 7 days) says
1) Turn on
2) Wait for 12 hrs
3) and 4) draining and then repeat steps from 2 to 4 - i.e. wait again for another 12 hrs.
I wonder what is the reason for such...

Had a plumber install a regulator for my system - he had no idea what he was doing. He used an outdoor regulator that vents.

Just got a Chris Coffee one, want to install it this weekend, they are closed - no instructions with the unit.

Question:
1. Looking at the gauge face,...

I participated on an online auction for the first time ever. It was for a restaurant that went out of business. I jumped on bidding on a Rancilio Epoca machine hoping to get a screaming deal. Well my emotions took over and I won at a price that may have been too high. Anyway its...

I've posed this question as an aside in someone else' thread a long while back, but wanted to see what the population here thinks.

My theory is that a super heated portafilter and its basket insert is at a temperature FAR above what a quality grinder such as a K30 Cario, K-10,...

Anyone knows how to get to the programming mode to set the offset temperature?

I tried pressing the up and down arrow before switching on simultaneously.
It goes into prS or was it pr5

It reads as 1.03 on startup and the letters are in red. :cry:

I've been using my Appia almost every morning for 6+ months and there has been no variation in pump pressure. it has always shown 9-9.5 bar on the gauge even when flushing, backflushing or brewing.

Suddenly this morning I had finished pulling two shots and was doing a quick...

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if there was any adapters for machines without an exposed e61 groupheads.

I have a BFC Classica and there doesnt seem to be much room in there. I dont believe ill be able to fit Erics adaptor in there.

I was searching around and came across a few...

Hello,
My wife recently bought a new Capresso EC50 from the store. We took it out of the box, put water in the reservoir, and started it up, and out come a load of cloudy black water. I ran about 15 reservoirs full of water through it, and it mostly cleared up, but it still...

Hi,
I'm new to this forum, however I have been reading a lot of posts for some time, its just that I never got round to making an account. So here I am!
I would say that I'm a newbie in the world of coffee, however I am more than willing to learn.
Here's my question...
I...