Izzo Alex Duetto II brew pressure??

#1: Post by **Londonplug** » August 3rd, 2012, 6:54 am

Does anybody know what pressure should be showing in the gauge on these machines during the brew process i have been having problems getting a good shot out of this machine recently { last night was the worse it tasted of salt}
I did i put it down to difficulty in getting the grind dialed in properly and i was waiting until i got a good scale so i could weigh the amounts of coffee so i could at least know i was starting with the right amount, But what i have noticed is whilst the pour is going through the pressure gauge is reading about one and a quarter Bars is this Normal ?? as i thought the extraction should be point nine bars? are these gauges accurate and if so do i need to reduce the pressure

I must admit i have never looked at the gauge whilst using the machine so do not know if the gauge has always shown the same
Many thanks

#2: Post by **TomC** » August 3rd, 2012, 2:28 pm

I believe it's set at 9-9.5 by default from CCS. Their tech support is quite helpful with issues like these.

#3: Post by **Bob_McBob** » August 3rd, 2012, 2:39 pm

You are looking at the steam boiler pressure gauge. The pump pressure gauge should probably read somewhere in the 9-10 bar range. Actual brew pressure is a little lower.