The machine I was using before the ViaVenezia came my way was a Krups Novo. It's not bad at all. With an unpressurized basket, careful puck prep and fresh ground beans, it actually makes pretty good espresso. Its advantage is that, being 20+ years old, the pump no longer pushes...

Hi All, I have Quickmill Anita, and now looking to upgrade to La Marzocco Linea Mini, LM Micra or QM Vetrano

My requirements that I like are:

Dependability and reliability.

Ease of fixing myself and parts availability. There is no one near me to do that and I really don't...

I'm not aware of a thread that showcases member setups so thought I would start one. Here is my baby (mazzer mini, autotamp, vibiemme domobar super + e61 thermometer):

Now I just need to add skills and might be getting somewhere. Newest editions are the E61 thermometer...

Please can anyone throw some light on a fault that has developed on my Rocket R58?

When I pull a shot the pressure rises to approx 9 bar and the shot pours as usual but when I move the brew head lever to the fully down position, water is ejected from the bottom of the e61 as...

Just received the machine, plug it in, 5mins after I found out that was leaking water, unscrew 4 bolts and found this:

Other angle :

Tried to tight it up, but I cant, I also cant unscrew it.

Any help?

Hello,
my BDB won't heat up properly. It is only the brew boiler though. The collar and the steam boiler heat up properly. The steam boiler reaches 135° C depending on the configuration. The collar heats up to 87° C or so. The brew boiler stays at 45 ° C. Only when I let hot...

I picked up a broken dual boiler for free and was planning to see if I could fix it. I plugged it in and turned it on and the power tripped pretty quickly after. I opened it up and looked around for evidence of a leak but couldn't find anything. After this I left it alone for 2...

After I saw the video clip on barista hustle's upcoming autocomb, I went looking for alternatives that are already available that mechanise the wdt process and make it more consistently the same from shot to shot. I came across the following...

Has anyone used this...