I love the ceramic coating on Carter's mugs (I have 2). I wash them after each use with baking soda. No smell, no stains. As far as Aiden, no interest

1.1Bar constant in the boiler sounds fine. 96 on the head thermometer sounds fine, if it jumps 1 degree when the brew valve opens, that's the HX water flashing to steam with the pressure release, you'll want to let the flush run until there are no steam bubbles on the showerface, shut the brew valve, then lock in the

That's totally normal. The Cremina and Pavoni groups both have a pressurized water on the top of the pistons that assist with pressing down. With coffee in the portafilter, the pressure from the group on the bottom of the piston is higher than the pressure up top, so you will need to apply pressure to lower the piston

Thanks. Tried just a monks head... didn't really turn out well. {link}

Hello there, im new to this amazing forum and cant find an answer anywhere so im hoping someone in here could maybe help me out. So the thing is, i am the happy owner of an ECM Controvento from around 2015. Lately the machines PID have been acting weird. Every time the machine has been turned off it "forgets" the

Thanks for the praise for the equipment, they were owned by a great man, who clearly loved his coffee. Second attempt was made this morning, a stronger resulting coffee since I had some idea of what to expect based on the first attempt. The lever still wants to force itself down without any assistance from me, no need

There's a bit of a learning curve, but you have gear that's capable of world class espresso, fresh beans and grind finer until you achieve a 25 second extraction. There should be considerable resistance on the lever but not so much that you need body weight behind it. Joel

I'm walking the expo floor on Saturday

i have an espresso machine which has the the label on the back, "espresso by Arden". i've been to the Arden coffee site and asked about it there but got no response. The machine is damaged and in need of repair and i'd like to possible get some parts, if it's even repairable.. the machines appears to have been dropped

That is a true horror of an expansion valve. You could put a more standard one in, but you would have to change the plumbing a little. A longer but of silicone tube. Plus routing the high pressure tube to the threaded and of the expansion valve. Using this or a similar expansion valve. {link}