La Spaziale Mini Vivaldi II timer help

#1: Post by **blondica73** » October 4th, 2017, 6:52 pm

I was looking into adding a timer to my espresso machine so that the machine turns on by itself and warms up before I wake up. I have the La Spaziale Mini Vivaldi II and I don't want to pay for the overpriced, ugly looking timer they offer. Are there other alternatives?

#2: Post by **michael** » October 5th, 2017, 11:39 am

I have the overpriced timer

try the Vivaldi forum; there's a post around somewhere that tells you how to do it; you can't use an off the shelf light timer

#3: Post by **lancealot** » October 5th, 2017, 11:51 am

I have seen a few solutions posted on the Vivaldi forum. Good luck. The timer situation, the 53mm portafilter and to a much lesser degree, the comic sans are the reasons I opted for the BDB over the Vivaldi machine. It's a bummer because I think I'd much rather have the Vivaldi.

October 6th, 2017, 9:37 am

michael wrote:I have the overpriced timer

try the Vivaldi forum; there's a post around somewhere that tells you how to do it; you can't use an off the shelf light timer

I tried registering for the S1Cafe forum, however, I don't seem to be able to due to not sorting the puzzle at the bottom of the registration page. I found a cool solution there, but I have a couple of questions for one of the guys there and cannot sign up.

#5: Post by **michael** » October 6th, 2017, 4:39 pm

Try getting to Chas at the forum; seems to know everything about these machines

October 6th, 2017, 5:20 pm

I guess I keep missing the following question: "What are the things required to make a good latte?" because I cannot register, keeps telling me that I missed the question.

October 6th, 2017, 6:43 pm

October 6th, 2017, 6:55 pm

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Yeah, it worked. Thank you.

#9: Post by **Jwilly** » October 7th, 2017, 12:38 am

I hooked up a Wemo Maker to handle Vivaldi morning timer duties as well as allowing me to turn it on/off via my phone from anywhere. The s1cafe forums can guide you on which wires to connect it to on the front panel. It took a couple hours.

One surprise was that the Wemo actually fits inside the Vivaldi just above the circuit board and is powered by tieing into the 110V line inside, so you can't even see it. Total cost was about $55. You could also do the same thing with a rasberry pi for even less $ if you have time to code.

November 18th, 2017, 9:27 pm

Care to share your wemo setup? Pictures/wiring details would be much appreciated. Looking for a similar solution.