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Postby Hoenen on Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:40 pm

It looks like the Rancilio Silvia steam wand would fit the machine, which might be an idea for the future as I can not remove the (3 hole) steamtip on this one, although I like the shape a lot, will have to see how good it steams when I have it fixed.
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Postby espressotime on Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:33 am

That's an Evermess machine from Zaltbommel.
They sell or sold it.I don't think they're into levers anymore.Give them a call and ask for Collin.
He's a pretty decent chap and maybe they'll have some spare parts lying around.
Be aware of shipment-costs though.They are out of this world.
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Postby Hoenen on Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:56 am

Thanks espressotime, guess I should've also posted this on our Dutch forum :roll:

Nice signature by the way.
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Postby Hoenen on Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:56 am

I ordered the group dispersion screen and some seals from zacconi workshop, but now I'm wondering if I'm not missing something.

http://www.zacconi.net/it/componenti_baby.pdf

I ordered part 59 as the dispersion screen, thinking part 60 is the filter basket.

But when I saw this picture of a pavoni group set, I'm now thinking that part 59 could be the holder for the dispersion screen as shown here.

On my machine, the middle part is in fact the piston that moves up and down.

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Does the Zacconi require a holder for the dispersion screen? And did I order it by accident (and still need to order the dispersion screen?)
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Postby mikekarr on Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:02 pm

I think it's just held in by the portafilter gasket.
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Postby Hoenen on Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:27 pm

Received the parts! I guess Zacconi Workshop sent the items before I paid them :roll:
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Costs:
Dispersion screen (part 59)......EUR 6,70
Portafilter Gasket (part 55?).....EUR 2,90
Group-to-Boiler, seal (part 50)..EUR 3,20
Piston seals (2x) (part 57).......EUR 2,90+2,90

Payment via PayPal, Zacconi Workshop (Tomaso) is very quick, clear in their emails, nice to order from!

By the way, I asked espressomaschinendoctor.de whether they had the dispersion screen, they didnt, but now I see it posted. espressomaschinendoctor.de is quite a bit more expensive though. (i.e. Portafilter Gasket -O-ring- 2,90 EUR vs 6.50 EUR).

I'm in the middle of moving to another appartment, so not sure if I'll have the time now to fix it, coming month maybe. I'll keep you posted and continue posting photo's and updates for future readers and questions.
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Postby mikekarr on Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:09 pm

Oh yeah, the screen just presses on.
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Postby rattaps on Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:13 pm

Nice machine, looks alot like mine, dont order a portafilter Gasket from orphen espresso, its too small, so i had to use it anyways because after 5 emails i gave up on them, i hope they read this post
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Postby Hoenen on Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:34 am

Pressed the screen on to at least have a test (dont have the time yet to apply the new seals). The lever moves smooth and the group doesnt leak (group-to-boiler does), so maybe those seals are still OK.

However, it seems that the group sprays out water on 1 side a lot harder than on the other sides of the screen, see youtube:



You can see a normal flow to the left, and an intense shower on the right.

What this does to all the coffee I've tried:



A big hole is created where the water sprays, I guess its safe to say this totally messes up extraction (and that the bad coffee isnt totally my fault :roll: ).

What can create this? A too narrow exit because of limestone or coffee buildup? -there was coffee in the boiler, so it went through the group-
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Postby koendileoni on Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:34 am

hi,

ik zie je post nu pas, ik begrijp dat je wat problemen had met je zacconi. hoe is het nu, nog vragen? misschien kan ik je helpen.

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