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by gmeamtn
March 6th, 2013, 1:30 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 0
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Low temperature brewing | reneka viva 1

good afternoon. when our reneka viva 1 is warmed up, the temperature of the water delivered to the brew head is only 170F. granted, i'm only measuring with my steaming thermometer, though it's consistent. i've adjusted the sirai pressurestat to the point the screw is actually loose. any thoughts on ...
by gmeamtn
December 28th, 2011, 5:26 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 5
Views: 3615

Problems setting up used Reneka Viva I

good news! i spoke with gary at boyd's coffee and he was a HUGE help. turns out the inlet side of the flowmeter was plugged. 20 minutes of work later, i have h2o at the grouphead. still no h20 at the hot water tap, but baby steps i guess. so, not unequivocal success, however we're moving in the righ...
by gmeamtn
December 28th, 2011, 3:13 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 5
Views: 3615

Problems setting up used Reneka Viva I

allon, thanks for your response! i've just removed the output line and tested. this is what i observed: when the output line is removed, water [residential house H2O pressure] continues to flow. when the pump is engaged, pressure increases, though not the 3-4x i'd expect. bypass? i've looked at the ...
by gmeamtn
December 28th, 2011, 10:49 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 5
Views: 3615

Problems setting up used Reneka Viva I

i spent more time with the Reneka yesterday. i drained the boiler 2x - first time there was some very milky water, though no large solids; second time it drained clear. i pulled several of the Cu lines, and they were clear. again, the pump runs, though no water is delivered to either the group head ...
by gmeamtn
December 27th, 2011, 12:10 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 5
Views: 3615

Problems setting up used Reneka Viva I

first time poster - searched for similarly relevant issues, though i'm still having problems. i recently purchased a Reneka Viva I machine - my first commercial machine. the machine was used very little, and it has been shelved for the past 3 years. arriving at home, i've plumbed in the machine usin...