So the machine is fine now. I have the old gicar which I would like to have fixed incase I need to replace the replacement down. I managed to yank out the board {image} If someone has experience with this sort of repair or knows someone who does - I am all ears

{image} {image} It took 5 minutes to take off the panels 1 minute to mark and picture the wires 1 minute to disconnect the old gicar 1 minute to reconnect the new. I run it to temp, made wonderful coffee, turned it off,let it cool and spent 20 minutes putting the panels back. A long 2.5

yeah, I could not get further without a login. I usually tag wires and take photos for reference. It helped me a lot when I was servicing my trusty la pavoni. {image}

@JRising , may I ask where you got this diagram. I am waiting for the gicar to arrive, haven't opened again since the time I took the photo inside. But I will have the busted gicar and I would not mind checking if it could be repaired and kept as a back if the replacement one fails in 4

good question. probably the pump that fills the boiler off the reservoir

I used to have the machine on a timer in the first year, it was effectively off from 10pm to 6am... I guess it is something. It gets used in the evenings quite often, so I figured I keep it on. I did not like the heat up heat down cycles, that metal contraction/expansion might also add to wear and

{image} Sigh... that is a $200 part. Would a dedicated surge protector have saved it? I have the whole house on a surge protector... for what it's worth

I was afraid it might be thr gicar board... I will open it up and update

Service restored but the machine still fails to start. Here is a video describing the error.{video}What do you think?

Hi all. The ice storm knocked out power for a couple of days now. Before power went out, it was flickering a few times. Usually the machine is on 24/7, has been for over 3 years. I have the house now on a gasoline generator. When I flip on the switch , the green light is on. The orange