how do you remove the knob at the left that turns on the machine. I have yet to figure out how to take mine off

My two cents: Its only practical to leave powerful machines 24/7. Smaller machines it doesnt matter. I leave my 3 group cimbali on all the time and bill is the same if I do cold starts as compared to 24/7. Reasons: 1. it takes about a good hour to get a large machine up and running. 2. Only

i'm trying to stabilize the boiler when it reaches a setpoint. The pressure stat has a higher dead band I personally don't like this. As well I want to be able to play with the temp to see if I prefer it at lower pressure vs higher pressure within the boiler. I mounted it near the top portion of the

This is not a thread to say PID hx's are pointless. Ive PIDd many smaller home machines but usually I put them outside of the boiler. This time for my Cimbali m32 dosatron I am able to put the probe within the boiler. The question is... Do I make the probe contact the water. Or above the water

I'm actually working on my 3 group m32 dosatron right now. Very similar machines I can tell you that I recognize the same components. Last pic is the one way valve. The gicar you should open up and soak dont soak the terminal half. How I descaled my boiler I suspended it under a ladder by

I picked up a 3 group la cimbali m32 dosatron 2 days ago and was wondering should I take everything apart and do a descale with citric acid. I took it apart the shell just now and it seems as if the machine is not that old. The boiler has a luster shiny silver finish (no tarnish and such). The

Yea I saw this auction a few days ago. My local/favorite roaster (Social coffee and tea Co.) was tweeting all day about this stuff. I'm gonna try to get some once it comes in. Last year they charged 40-50 dollars. They didn't get the highest rated lot though. It honestly depends on the lot they purc...

When I started espresso: lava tamper convex 58mm When I could afford a better one: RB 58mm Now I use: VST tamper (yes its really expensive totally worth it as it is way more comfortable than my RB ...perfect fit for VST baskets)

You can always go with the used grinder approach on ebay if you want guaranteed fantastic quality. The only concern is that it will be used so you will need to refurbish the grinder, and you will have to have to compete in bid wars (which can be frustrating when you lose). I got a super jolly for 200

The new krups GX610050 is a lot better than the breville in terms of grind quality plus its only 100 dollars. A thread was created on either coffeegeek or homebarista I can't remember which. It is way more suitable for espresso than the breville as a bunch of guys tested and had good results for esp...