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by pallen
April 7th, 2018, 10:41 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 20
Views: 2571

Plumbing an espresso machine without drain

I'm not familiar with that machine, but on my Expobar there were new fittings and a solenoid valve I added where the water line comes in. The fitting going to the solenoid kept leaning on mine. I had to put Teflon tape on it and tighten it down pretty tight to get it to stop. I also had leaks where
by pallen
April 5th, 2018, 5:01 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 20
Views: 2571

Plumbing an espresso machine without drain

Exactly. Most of the leaks I've dealt with plumbing in my machine were inside the machine and nowhere near the drain
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by pallen
March 25th, 2018, 11:15 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 195
Views: 22621

Review of beta Decent Espresso DE1PRO+

I love the idea they are going after here, but for me, I feel like it would data paralysis. So many variables, different beans, etc. However, my hope would be that the community would eventually settle around a few profiles that most people agree make the best espresso with most beans. Perhaps it co...
by pallen
March 25th, 2018, 11:01 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 8031
Views: 1322205

Post a pic of your home espresso setup...

Nice. beautiful machines!
by pallen
January 10th, 2018, 9:53 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 16
Views: 7750

Eric E61 Thermometer Flushing on Rocket Appartamento Temperature Questions

This is also consistent with what I get on my Expobar Lever. I've found that I need to flush roughly 6oz of water for the long initial cooling flush
by pallen
December 29th, 2017, 1:17 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 2
Views: 150

Expobar - Pump runs on power on

Ha - its gets the cats moving too here! Good. I wont worry then. Must be a result of it shutting off hot and then turning on when its cold. I took the case off again today to tweak the boiler temp and didn't see any evidence of leaking. I let it heat up and watched it for
by pallen
December 27th, 2017, 12:53 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 7
Views: 496

Spitting Valve

Isn't a little spitting from this valve normal as the machine heats up? Mine has a new valve and will spit for a few seconds until you hear it finally close as the machine gets up to temp. There's a version of this valve floating around somewhere that has a tube you can connect to drain the water fr...
by pallen
December 27th, 2017, 12:48 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 2
Views: 150

Expobar - Pump runs on power on

I have my Expobar Office Lever on a timer so it comes on before I wake up (theoretically). Lately, I've noticed that every time it comes on, the pump runs for a few seconds. I understand it does this to fill the boiler if the sensor detects water is needed. I don't remember if it used to do this every
by pallen
December 15th, 2017, 6:21 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 6
Views: 717

E61 To go?

Yeah, looks like a trade show demo kind of thing. I do like the idea of as minimal footprint as possible - especially for a plumbed in machine. There's a lot of empty space inside my Expobar
by pallen
December 15th, 2017, 11:49 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 6
Views: 717

E61 To go?

Looks like an amazing machine. WAY out of my price range. But who wants a suitcase E61?