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by blondica73
9 minutes ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 0
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Linea Mini steam issues

I've had a Linea Mini for about 5 years and haven't had any major issues with it. However, yesterday morning I noticed that the steam is not as dry as it used to be and it spits out more water than before. My wife also noticed that when the steam boiler is loader when heating up. Any ideas what
by LittleCoffee
30 minutes ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 0
Views: 9

E61 overpressure during backflushing

I have a well maintained Izzo Duetto IV which is 2 years old and has a flow control kit. I backflush 5x back to back once a week and the same but with detergent once every 3-4 months. Everything works fine - no pressure problems during brewing, excess tray dripping etc. V. happy with machine. I
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by luvmy40
39 minutes ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 8
Views: 223

Breville Dual Boiler - Hissing + Maintenance

Order those o-rings and set a PM schedule to replace them at least every two years. I replace mine on an annual basis
by fabian
51 minutes ago
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 0
Views: 4

Breville Barista Express - Machine stopped working after water leak

I'll appreciate your help! I just replaced today the stock OPV with the Vibiemme one according to this guide - {link} I messed something up and when I first connected the 4mm tube, I didn't pull out the metal thing, so it sprayed water when I first turned it on. I fixed it and when I connected the
by luvmy40
1 hour ago
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 4
Views: 138

Have owned a La Pavoni Professional for over a year... need decent grinder.

"[FS] Goat Story Arco Combo Electric & Hand Grinder" Here, in the Buy/Sell forum is the best of both worlds. A very capable and consistent hand grinder with an electric dock. Just a bit over your budget, but not by much. I've been using the ARCO hand grinder in my travel kit(I travel a lot!) since it came
by OpenSource
1 hour ago
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 444
Views: 61155

The Meticulous Home Espresso Machine (Kickstarter)

So far I have decided to stay with my humble, simple and noisy bezzera unica! I have got my integrated PID driven boiler and a flow profile extraction. I doubt if the pressure accuracy of the the meticulous will make a notable difference in my so far flat extractions that I use lately Plus I can have an easy
by Paolo
2 hours ago
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 20
Views: 958

Yellow water when emptying La Pavoni Europiccola boiler

Hi Bobsy Do you have an update on the discoloured water cause/source? Cheers, Paolo
by Giampiero
2 hours ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 3
Views: 175

SAB 2gr Jolly Auto touchpad issue

Try to verify if all the flowmeters wires are connected properly. In this diagram SLIV is the boiler water level probe, which you have, probably you don't have the SLIVmin, ( minimum level probe) but for you is enough to check how SLIV and the flowmeters are connected. By the way the jumper i previously mentioned is in the right
by vit
3 hours ago
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 10
Views: 298

(Ab)using the Europiccola to pull coffee instead of espresso

I tried that once on vacation, but wasn't much better than storing outside the fridge (for espresso at least). It was medium roast; I suppose it would be better with light roast, but that is aging slower at room temperature as well. And it was summer, so a lot of condensation I suppose
by Schming
3 hours ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 3
Views: 175

SAB 2gr Jolly Auto touchpad issue

Giampero, thanks for the reply. Do you have any more information about this? I'm not sure what I'm looking at when I'm trying to figure out an issue that involves a board. Here is an image of the board where the flowmeters and level probe are wired into the board. Does this help answer anything? {image}