I have used distilled water on a Gaggia Coffee for years without issue. I have opened the aluminum boiler many times to clean it and it looked as good as new. It had no scale and no pitting. The Bambino Plus has a float sensor in the tank and can use any water. My wife uses the Bambino everyday

I have a 2 year old bambino plus and have not had any problems with the unit. I use distilled water and bring it up to 40ppm with baking soda. The thermocouple lines are tiny and looks like it could clog quickly with scale if your water is slightly hard. I also descale when it lets me know. I would

You always use an electric drill with the correct sized bit to drive JX-PRO. I sometimes use that when I don't want to hand crank

You can use a frothing wand or a plunging french press on cold milk . Just pour the frothed milk on ice

Here is a video showing what looks like a bracket attachment with magnets that hold the arms up. I'm not sure if it is for sale. {video}

I love this setup. What case are you using?

{image} Weird acronym that I didn't think was an acronym

Hi, is there an eta of the next shipment of coffee? Thanks

I wish you the best of luck in opening a shop. There is a really good podcast that cover a lot of this called "keys to the shop". {link}

Does Aram have a patent on that design? Portapresso came up with that style of the screw mechanism a decade before Aram. They also incorporated the pressurized canister to work with their machines