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by blondica73
Yesterday, 8:18 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 42
Views: 1034

Roaster Automation - Drum Roaster

Did some more tinkering and bought the Clippard SCPV-1-3 valve and the driver. I modified the existing Arduino code and got it to work. I'll post some pictures and roasts once I dial it in. I hooked up the assembly today and noticed that the max propane flow was reduced from 4.5 kpa to 3.5 kpa when ...
by blondica73
Yesterday, 8:48 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 5
Views: 187

La Marzocco Linea Mini solenoid issue

I ended up opening the machine, taking apart the inlet solenoid, and cleaning it. It appears that the solenoid did not close all the way and the steam boiler was overfilling. I'm back to normal Linea Mini steam
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by blondica73
April 21st, 2024, 7:26 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 5
Views: 187

La Marzocco Linea Mini solenoid issue

I'm looking into replacing the inlet solenoid, I think it is L053/110.01. I can't find it anywhere and I wonder if there's a Parker solenoid that could be substituted
by blondica73
April 20th, 2024, 6:52 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 5
Views: 187

La Marzocco Linea Mini solenoid issue

Funny and sad, I've had mine for 5 years and a couple of weeks ago it started to spit a little water when steaming. I cleaned the autofill probe twice, cleaned the intake solenoid and still having the issues. I will probably need to replace the intake solenoid as I believe it does not close properly...
by blondica73
April 19th, 2024, 7:30 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 4
Views: 170

La Marzocco Linea Mini brew boiler overheats the water

This morning the boiler did not heat up. I restarted the machine and it heat up ok. However, I suspect the software update since I did not have any issues before that
by blondica73
April 16th, 2024, 7:27 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 4
Views: 170

La Marzocco Linea Mini brew boiler overheats the water

I removed the auto-fill probe and worked for a day. Then back watery steam. Any advice?
by blondica73
April 12th, 2024, 12:02 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 4
Views: 170

La Marzocco Linea Mini brew boiler overheats the water

I've also had steaming issues since the last update. The steam is very wet, or it does not come up to pressure. I've had my machine for over 5 years and did not experience these issues. I believe the new software has a bug
by blondica73
March 29th, 2024, 6:57 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 0
Views: 61

La Marzocco Linea Mini steam issues

I've had a Linea Mini for about 5 years and haven't had any major issues with it. However, yesterday morning I noticed that the steam is not as dry as it used to be and it spits out more water than before. My wife also noticed that when the steam boiler is louder when heating up. Any ideas what
by blondica73
March 27th, 2024, 2:45 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 3
Views: 82

Rancilio Silvia - Restauration attempt

any remedy for broken boiler screw heads?
by blondica73
March 27th, 2024, 1:43 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 3
Views: 82

Rancilio Silvia - Restauration attempt

I purchased an old and still functional Rancilio Silvia and wanted to replace the badly rusted steel frame. I purchased a stainless steel frame and proceeded to dismantle the old machine; wow, the rust is unbelievable. But that's a different story. In the process, I wanted to remove the boiler screw...