Recent posts - Page 45

by LittleCoffee
April 14th, 2024, 6:28 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 4
Views: 100

Replace Izzo Alex Duetto II expansion valve

Good question - to which I don't know the answer. But if you have two options, one which has the part number right and looks right and another where you're not sure, don't you really have only one option?
by Theosoler
April 14th, 2024, 5:55 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 34
Views: 511

Troubleshooting la Peppina double basket fit

Hello again! Back after some testing first I wanted to share for posterity: I got this camera lens hood {link} I got it in 43mm and it works perfectly pretty much out ouf the box for funnelling into th PF; I did add a rubber band on the exterior collar to prevent it wriggling at all;
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by tek
April 14th, 2024, 4:33 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 1
Views: 32

Bezzera Hobby no water out of brewing group

Hi guys, I have an old Bezzera Hobby which I bought used and now served me well for over 2 years. {video}Today the machine started to not put out any water after the brewing group. The machine started with dripping water and steam out of the brewing group several weeks before. I read online that it might could be
by vit
April 14th, 2024, 4:27 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 57
Views: 1207

Problem with my Flair 58 plus

It's indeed hard to say from his videos taken from that angle. Plunger obviously isn't engaged correctly on my screenshot from his video, but link anchoring point seems to be close to the middle of the cylinder, where it should be with plunger vertical and correctly engaged, so slight difference in geometry of his machine seems to be contributing to
by Steffche
April 14th, 2024, 4:16 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 1371
Views: 190810

Breville Dual Boiler Mods and Maintenance

I checked and double checked all hoses leading into the pump, including the outlet holder assembly, y connector. All were tight. I'm still seeing air bubbles in the hose coming out front the top of the OPV. Given its a brand new pump, I'm at a loss. I tested the solenoid and it's working fine. Given that the
by mathof
April 14th, 2024, 4:10 am
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 3444
Views: 308746

The craziest %#*$ing thing I've seen all day...

Mea culpa! I was very tired yesterday at the Festival. I apologise for mistakenly introducing Harley-Davidson into the discussion. Here are Nurri's own words which I copied into my calendar:
by malling
April 14th, 2024, 4:01 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 22
Views: 770

How often do you clean your grinder, and do they get very dirty?

Every time I change to a new coffee
by Giampiero
April 14th, 2024, 3:52 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 13
Views: 185

Espresso by Arden- need parts

SV Italia or SAB, depend the year of the machine
by Llevar
April 14th, 2024, 3:49 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 4
Views: 100

Replace Izzo Alex Duetto II expansion valve

Thanks for your responses. One thing that's not entirely clear for me is whether all of these valves are pretty much interchangeable. In my original valve there's the piece at the bottom that attaches to the two boilers, and then there's the piece that screws into the side with a pipe running into the drip tray and to the pressure
by Primacog
April 14th, 2024, 3:22 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 484

Actual knockboxes

The drawer type that fits under the grinder would be the most unobtrusive for spousal acceptance and take up no extra space to boot. Like this one... {link}