I cannot take a video, however it seems to be coming from the boiler itself

Thank-you Jim. I was able to confirm the PID was installed correctly. Not a click more than a low sounding thunk or pop. It really sounds like it is coming from right inside the boiler and only occurs when steaming

Not sure if this is an issue, however thought it would be worth posting a question for those familiar with Espresso machine issues. Have a Quick Mill Alexia and have noticed sometimes I hear a thunk or pop which seems to be coming from the boiler only when steaming. No issues any other time and only...

I have often wondered this too. I have been dosing to 18-19 g for a while now and pleased with the results: Black Cat Espresso 18.5g +/- 94C Quick Mill Alexia & Mini Mazzer E

I agree with this comment. I have had pucks stick to the group head on my Quick Mill Alexia. I set my grind a wee bit coarser and increased the dose. Finding I am dosing around 18-19g for a double. In addition to resolving the sticky puck issue I found the taste of the shots much

This worked ! I was not thinking about that, but by shaking things like I was it was settling the coffee in the basket prior to tamping. Then when I did the 30# tamp the dose would not compress as much. Not sure why I did not see that one myself !

Thank-you gentlemen. That takes care of that one. I do not see too much, just a bit each time, nothing a 3 second flush does not remove. This is a new machine for me and wanted to see if it was normal

Coffee is smooching into the screen and I can't seal the portafilter against the group head !!

It sounds like a small bit of coffee will always go onto the screen and that is normal. I do exactly what was suggested above and run water out the group to clean the screen. Just wanted to confirm as always see a bit of debris on the screen. The puck is usually in one piece, even

We have been making pretty good shots, however tweaking to improve as we go. Currently struggling with two dosing items and could use some advice. I tried to search them out, however could not find an answer. * We always seem to have a small amount of coffee debris left on the dispersion screen (E61...