yes i replaced the C clip a few months ago, I got it from espressocare. I can't find anything stuck in the siphon tube. I'll order a new tube from Stefano, and see if that solves my problem

About 25 years ago the doctor told me to quit caffeine cold turkey and at that time I was drinking no less than 4 cups a day, usually more. I went an entire year without caffeine and I didn't notice one single thing different so I went back on the caffeine. I drink considerably less now, and have an espresso

I'm really interested in Aiden. But I have question. How many times can you make puls? I love to have 10 pulse for dark roast coffee. Thanks!

Too bad those are covered up by metal enclosure. At that price point, it should be glass enclosure

I've used Behmor for years before upgrading to ET/BT sensor roaster that allows Artisan hookup. I'll never go back to none Artisan roasting. It's that much more fun. Aliexpress has many roasters around $1K with USB connection

Thanks Craig, forgot about the paywall

Thanks once again Jake! I took some time to digest your response. I think all is making sense! I found another thread more centered around PID and HX's stability, and have been partaking over there - thanks Jeff. I suppose, further to my message about adding a PID will make things stable, and it not

Agree with @jtbenson You should at least consider a Decent. It has a relatively small footprint, very quick warm up time and capable of being as simple as push a button for great espresso or as complicated as controlling every variable of extraction. The Decent would be a "downgrade" only in size and style of machine

No. Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and not related to coffee, caffeine, cholesterol or anything else the medical industry knows can cause this. They simply do not know what caused my issue. BTW, it wasn't COVID either. But they applied a standard cocktail of medications, improved my diet slightly and got me to exercise regularly (not that I was