A plumbed machine with hard water will need some filtration, and that filter will take up space. I have a whole house softener that still leaves me with enough hardness to scale, so I actually go the distilled water route (adding potassium bicarbonate). I've thought about plumbing, but getting an in the cupboard BWT system or

Excellent! Sounds like a good plan!

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That grinder is basically unchanged since I first started here, 12 years ago. Other that some customer service issues back then, I don't think I've ever seen anything but positive comments about the VS. I considered buying one as my first grinder but the customer service issues scared me, I still regret not buying a VS in place of the

Started my journey with a new to me Gaggia Classic and a $10 garage sale Baratza Encore. Did a kitchen remodel where I was able to carve out a "coffee nook" and here we are now

Not that there's a vote going on, but my vote is leave as is

As long as it's at the $250/year level, I guess it's OK!

Thanks kris772, that is pretty much the approach I follow: I buy from the local roaster, beans go to the freezer and straight from there to the grinder. Depending on the roast level I buy, they will go to the DeLonghi machine as an espresso or if too light...I will brew them as v60 as I cannot get the

Welcome to HB Rob. I second this advice. Chris' Coffee has always been second to none for me. My advice would be to also purchase the whiteTeflon gasket for these elements, GC35 or PL0980GR from Chris'Coffee. {link} The other recommendations I have would be to purchase on Amazon a Sunex 246D ½-in drive 1-7/16-in DEEP

Were you having a problem operating the machine?