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I've recently noted that there is a hiss of steam coming through my grouphead. It started when the boiler hit its highest temp, but is now present continuously. It stops when I start pulling the lever so I suspect it is in need of new piston gaskets (I've used it daily...
Bit of a weird question, but as a potential Cremina owner early next year, this is really the only decision I have left :) I see a lot of photos of older Creminas in black, but it's really hard to find current production models in the dark grey (maybe it's like Ferraris,...
When the machine just starts to heat up, the safety valve starts to hiss and releases all the pressure as it builds up. Percussive maintenance with a wooden spoon fixes it. However, this behavior has become the norm.
It all started all of a sudden a couple of weeks...
Just reporting that I managed to dislodge, then fail to reinstall, then completely lose the itty bitty circlip that holds the anti-vac valve together. No luck with a few searches for the circlip only, so have ordered a whole new assembly *sigh*. Hopefully the mail is favourable...
