Yeah, I pulled all that out. It all looked very clean, although I did clean it of course while it was out; I do that quite regularly. I think you're right that it was just some residual water; it seems to be running clean now. On a performance-related note, I'd forgotten what a steamer these

So I flushed the machine several times, but in the end I took off the pressure gauge anyway. But I'm not happy with the water coming from the group--it has a slight yellowish tinge to it. It's not clean. I also pulled out the piston and cleaned the chamber, as well as the dispersion screen, gasket, ...

Green water...interesting. Wasn't expecting that. Citric acid never turned my pancakes green

It's soaking now. I used a tablespoon of citric acid. I'm cycling the heat to get things started, and I may heat it up about an hour in or so to keep things hot. After two hours I'll empty and flush everything and report back. Thanks for all the advice guys

Thanks guys. I'll try the citric acid and see how that works first. What solution do you suggest? I have some, but I only have 4oz left. Thanks

Hi All, I've just unboxed my MCAL and I don't like the inside of my sight glass--it needs a good cleaning. Does anyone know the best way to do this? Alternatively, can I just fill the machine with a citric acid solution and let it sit, followed by some good flushing? There's nothing wrong with the m...

Mogogear, I am searching all those specific sites. eBay is frustrating in that a click for a worldwide search doesn't really do much worldwide searching. It would be nice to be able to search in different languages at the same time. Or, for that matter, it would be nice if there was an actually-work...

I'd say he lucked out. Nice looking machine; looks like it'd be a lot of fun to rebuild

Specifics... Here goes: 1 or 2 group is fine. It's for home use. I only want gas to avoid the high wattage elements; it won't be a problem to pump water to the boiler. It should burn propane and will hopefully land on the nicer side of $2,000. I'm happy to rebuild, but it

As the subject says... I'm gearing up to go off-grid (solar) and am looking for a gas-powered lever machine. Astoria makes one (the AL 1), but there don't appear to be many others. Do any of you know of one? Thanks, --Derek