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Yukonista
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#181: Post by Yukonista »

Had a small leak show up on my brand new Pro 700 (same internals). It was the fitting (inverted flare?) fastening the steam line to the steam valve on the back side of the front panel. Only showed up when powered up (of course). Got a quarter turn out of it.
It is worth checking all the fittings on a new machine. Shipping can really loosen things up.

Edouard
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#182: Post by Edouard »

Thanks BZB
It's great to hear !
I feel like a 22g basket gives more head room in order to create less of a mess :)
I'm thinking of geting a Ceado 37s or k60 with it
What grinder do you have ? Any experience with these two ?
Thanks again

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Edouard
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#183: Post by Edouard »

Yukonista wrote:Had a small leak show up on my brand new Pro 700 (same internals). It was the fitting (inverted flare?) fastening the steam line to the steam valve on the back side of the front panel. Only showed up when powered up (of course). Got a quarter turn out of it.
It is worth checking all the fittings on a new machine. Shipping can really loosen things up.
Sad to hear
Sure will take your advise on it
Thanks

r7
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#184: Post by r7 »

Edouard wrote:I'm thinking of geting a Ceado 37s or k60 with it
You may want to decide if you plan to single dose vs using a hopper as that will influence your grinder options.

Edouard
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#185: Post by Edouard replying to r7 »

Hey
I might want to single dose since i will be in a home environment making up to 6 coffee a day
Tell me more what are you thinking about ?

r7
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#186: Post by r7 »

I'm no expert, but some grinders are suited only for single dosing (like the Kafatek Monolith), other commercial grinders like the legendary Mahlkonig K30 are great with a hopper full of beans, but probably not well suited for single dosing, especially if you are changing coffees frequently. Commerical grade grinders will vary also in how much ground coffee they retain when you switch between beans. Others, like the Sette 270 can do either well, have low retention, but it is not a heavy duty commercial grade machine.

bzb
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#187: Post by bzb »

Edouard wrote: I'm thinking of geting a Ceado 37s or k60 with it
What grinder do you have ? Any experience with these two ?
I've been using the Ceado e37s for about a year now, and have no complaints. Not much clumping, it grinds consistently and isn't as raucously loud as some others. Swapping beans can be a PITA, but it's certainly doable. I bought the smaller hopper, and it works great for me. The grind adjustment is continuous (not stepped), and gets a lot of play around here, as I'm not very good at dialing in a dose - I waste a lotta coffee that way LOL . . . I don't think you can go wrong with the Ceado.

I've got no experience with the K60, sorry. Someone else will pipe up before too long.

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mike guy
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#188: Post by mike guy »

If you like to change coffees throughout the day or make a decaf here and there I can't really recommend single dosing enough. I won't go back to a hopper. Being able to store different coffees in the freezer and make what I'm feeling like, or keep bright single origins for me and comfort flavors for my wife is a game changer.

A good grinder that is made for this workflow will make you less interested in your equipment and more interested in the coffee beans again. I find the traits that are most important to this process is being able to adjust with consistency. With my older grinders, I could write down the grind setting and come back to it and it still needed a minor tweak here or there to dial back in. With a monolith conical I can write down a setting, come back to that coffee weeks later straight from the freezer and it's perfectly dialed in as I had it before.

bzb
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#189: Post by bzb »

Hey, mike guy -

Did you ever put your Synchronika onto a timer with app access? I'm using the device you referred me to, and it works fine most of the time, but there have been a few times when I've been up early, and the machine wouldn't turn on for a few hours yet. Turns out, an app to turn it on & off would be a nice luxury :)

bzb

JayBeck
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#190: Post by JayBeck replying to bzb »

https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Enabled-Am ... ET1P5FDT7R

Thank me later. You can do anything you'd ever want from a timer standpoint with this switch and the app (auto off, turn on at different times throughout the week, turn on via the app when you know you are on your way home for a random drink, etc).