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I am trying to set-up the PID offset on my Lelit Bianca and have trouble determining the flash-boiling point.
I have followed the method described in and Getting accurate temperature displays on PIDed double boilers . My local boiling point is very close to 100 °C.

Starting...

I've had my Mara S-T for a couple of years now, since 1st-Line was practically giving them away. :D When the MaraX came out, I considered selling the S-T and getting it, but then came to my senses.
But, what I did do yesterday was swap out the Mara's ULKA pump for the MaraX's...

Just got the kit for my sync.

Does the new spring go under the new twist valve or below in the solenoid housing? The instructions show below.

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I return after more year to ask something in this excellent and exceptional forum.
I don't have very clear the variable offset in PID settings ( my machine Izzo duetto 2) .
I know what is offset, but a simple question: if the environment is too low for 20C ( standard...

Hi All, I'm suddenly noticed that the water coming out of the boiler has a milky hue, I'm always use pure and bottled water and the water tank is absolutely clean. I ran it several times, but the water still remained unchanged white. There is also a white sediment on the bottom....

I have a few days of use on the Eagle One Prima and wanted to share my thoughts and answer the many questions I am getting in one place.

Initial thoughts are:

It has some drawbacks.
1: you have to drill your own hole in the drip tray to set up the drain (stainless drilling is...

I've just bought a 2011 Dalla Corte Mini, which only came with a single basket.

Normally I do shots of 15-16 grams, and would like a basket for the DC that is suited for that.

I've found an older thread on the topic Owner experience with Dalla Corte Mini where one user notes...

I work and live out of the country and I'm returning home to visit family/business for about 3 months starting March. Some of that time will be spent living with my parents so my parents bought a cheap espresso machine because they thought I would be able to use it while I was...

I was cleaning my steam wand tip recently and there's a white pipe in the Teflon body of the wand from where the steam comes. I didn't check this when taking the tip out but does the tip of the pipe need to go as deep as possible in the steam wand before locking it in? I did...

Hi,
I read ad much as I can, I need to upgrade my old rocket machine( 12 years old single boiler).
Does the R9 measure real volume or is time base, as I can see it display cc on the screen.
The r9 has more feature, I like that you can do timer for on/off twice daily, but it's...