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by MemPast
March 11th, 2024, 11:44 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 6
Views: 450

Office espresso machine options, budget $1500

Since you have 10 users, I think you need to add plumb-in option. Otherwise you are looking at shots stopped in the middle while brewing. Double boiler would be your best bet, since HX will be hard for many people. The machine that comes to mind, while a bit over your budget is: la spaziale vivaldi I
by MemPast
March 3rd, 2024, 12:37 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 3
Views: 226

Unknown espresso machine

I do not know what machine you have, but I think the groupheads might be a La Cimbali's: "La Cimbali M30 Class"
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by MemPast
February 27th, 2024, 3:43 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 10
Views: 423

La San Marco 100 single group - thoughts and opinions

You have nice grinders. Cimbali has 58mm portafilter. I think it is better suited for home use, and pretty sturdy. The following suggestion might be in your price range, but a bit higher than the ones in your list: it is the "Olympia Maximatic - Second Look". The newer ones has 54mm baskets
by MemPast
February 26th, 2024, 1:25 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 10
Views: 423

La San Marco 100 single group - thoughts and opinions

It looks like you are in Honduras. In that case, definitely go for something with local support. There is some difficulty with HX, but people learned workflows to get nice shots. Personally, I would go with double boiler over HX, or with single boiler (if you do not steam milk like me). I have a Vib...
by MemPast
February 25th, 2024, 1:49 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 10
Views: 423

La San Marco 100 single group - thoughts and opinions

Welcome to HB. I do not have any experience with La San Marcos. It is worth asking about the smaller basket width and its effect on flavor profile. I personally prefer smaller baskets on my la pavoni and zerowat (49mm and less). With traditional medium-dark roasts, they produce thick crema with a ve...
by MemPast
January 26th, 2024, 12:29 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 3
Views: 60

Promac SU S / Rancilio S26

If water is not leaving the tank, you have a bad pump, a bad solenoid, or a clog in the pipes or fittings (anywhere along the water path.) Start diagnosis at the pump, and see if it dispense water. Do you have vibratory pump or rotary pump? If vibratory, it would cost around 40 to replace
by MemPast
January 25th, 2024, 9:56 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 3
Views: 60

Promac SU S / Rancilio S26

I do believe the Rancilio s26 is identical. You can look into s26 threads to get insights on your machine. Most of the parts are generic, so you should have no problem finding parts from several espresso parts shops. I think you are losing pressure somewhere in the path of water to group. Things to ...
by MemPast
December 29th, 2023, 12:46 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 338
Views: 39926

Odyssey Argos owner experience

I received my Argos today. It requires finer grind than my QM Alexia. Still experimenting with the temp and grind variations. I can say that all the shots I had today were good, and I did not make a single non-drinkable shot except the very first one. Compared to my Pavonis, the coffee
by MemPast
November 1st, 2023, 1:03 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 3
Views: 307

Value or quality of this Bunn grinder

It is huge in person. It is loud. But definitely good for pour over and such. If you are going to use this BUNN for pour over/drip/french press, then it will be nice. The burrs likely need replacement, and that cost ~200 usd. You could use Ditting burrs for pourover or SSP burrs, but will cost more....
by MemPast
September 26th, 2023, 12:50 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 6
Views: 136

Quickmill Alexia (single boiler) pump won't stop

Thanks, all. The lever switch is the culprit. It was stuck close. When I opened the machine up, I hit the toggle pump switch at the top of the machine beside the power switch. I forgot to turn back off. Then when I replaced the lever switch with another, the pump was on regardless, and I