Well, yes... it has... but I don't understand why...

I am doing a frame off restoration of an old Astoria 2 group machine and it has the normal dual pressure gauge. I am reassembling the machine, and ran it a bit to check for leaks and test the electronics. And I noticed that...

First post here. I've had a scan round previous posts but can't find an answer.

If any of the terms I use are a bit wrong/confusing, apologies. Pretty new to all this.

Bianca has been great until now. I don't change my beans, and make tiny changes to grind size batch to...

Van mijn heel oude Gaggia - 1960 /1970 - heb ik de boiler verwijderd en schoongemaakt. De afdichting van het deksel was een ring van asbest. Die is in stukken gebroken en niet meer te gebruiken. Wil ik ook niet. Mijn vraag is welk dichtingsmateriaal ik hiervoor het beste kan...

I had been looking at my local ads for a while waiting to pounce on a decent resto project. There are probably better machines out there, but this one is well documented on this site. And anything should be a workflow upgrade over my current Flair with an old DeLonghi EC680 for...

I have La Nuova Era Cuadra that haven't been used of several years.
When I turned it on again the boiler is heating the water
The problem starts when it seems that the boiler is full but the pump is continuously working and the machine never get silence.
I tried to find the...

My 5 year old mini started failing to deliver water recently. Checked and solenoid cleaned by a service business.
Unfortunately the problem continued. It turns out if the machine has been on for more than an hour or more - on throwing the switch no click and no water. If I turn...

I have a Bezzera matrix mn.
The espresso boiler is working fine. On the other hand, the steam boiler heats up to a certain temperature (not constant) and then explodes and fills the machine with water and steam, causing a short circuit in my entire apartment. It first happened...

I recently purchased a 1998 La Cimbali Junior D/1 that is a direct connect machine with a ULKA vibration pump. Overall the machine is in great shape and hasn't seen much use. It has a small, complicated storage system apparently to block 'house' pressure from reaching the ULKA...

Hello forum,

Im trying to get some help regarding my PA 101, which im guessing is the one on the Izzo Alex Duetto 3.

Now ive opened up, where u set the pump pressure. Now everyone is talking about a o-ring which wasn't there when i opened.

Im talking about 20B, 20 or 18....

I'm an amateur but from my limited experience and research, I HIGHLY Recommend Insulating with the best all round insulation Polyester, AND for FREE!:

We just insulated our 1999 circa Marzocco Linea Espresso Machine with 2 boiler tanks.
If it was a 10 years newer model it...