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Brand new here. Just had a machine fall apart on me because I didn't pay attention to water. Heartbroken. I just didn't know. Now I've been reading for a week and I'm, frankly, overwhelmed.
Simply put, I've been looking at the Express Water Model 6...
I was inspecting the boiler of my Olympia Cremina this afternoon after dealing with a false pressure issue with the boiler cap. To my astonishment I noticed a whitish coating on the heating elements and boiler walls. The coating on the boiler went half way up and was flaking...
Hi folks, awaiting the arrival of an ECM Technika V, and thinking about water....
I will not be plumbing in, will be using the water tank. I'd love to keep things as simple as possible. Hoping, based on the below water report from my city, I could get recommendations as to...
TL:DR. I have GH at 200ppm via API test kit and KH at 17ppm again via API test kit. What is most likely anion in my water? Chloride? Should I be filtering Chlorine? It's city water and we do on occasion get a strong chlorine smell, but not at the moment when I just tested....
Looking for advice on if it's essential to replace RO filters on an annual basis. I have a Pentair BWS-100 with 3 separate cartridges in SoCal with TDS set to 50 - has remained consistent at that level and works great after a year. Wondering if it's safe to replace after 18...
Hi All,
I recently upgraded my old E61 machine to a one-group Slayer. I want to protect my investment but also improve on the taste of my espresso. For over a decade, my old Quickmill Vetrano has worked well with what was recommended by Chris' Coffee to me (two 10 in cartridges,...
UPDATE: false alarm - I've managed to find bottled water with a stated PH value and the measuring device showed a whole degree lower value than it should have, in other words, it's not well calibrated. We are also on the lowest filtering value for BWT, so it'd be really...
My water guy warned me of this. My head is on a tail spin. Don't research He knows of the SCA spec water for proper extraction. Trying to get into acceptable range.
His recommendation since I have a water softnener and RO unit was...