So my Silvia (who has a fine lineage BTW, apparently she used to be Coffeekid's) finally got the PID treatment. You can see all the gory details here. I didn't have the heart to do a Pepe style install.
While I had the case open, I took the time to replace the steam valve seat as well, and that was a really good idea. If you are having to crank your steam valve down to close it... it might be time for a new bit of rubber in there. No pics of that, sorry.
She also got descaled (no scale as usual) and backflushed yesterday. It's almost like having a brand new machine!
Thanks to espressoparts.com for the great pricing and quick service on the PID and SSR.
For my next mods, I want to make a shot timer that starts automatically when you hit the brew switch, as well as plumbing her in, and the pressure mod of course...
