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I have a nuova simonelli espresso machine that has been in storage for 30 plus years. i would like to know what model i have if someone could let me know that would be awesome. Cleaned it up loaded in water and voila it made a perfect espresso.
Greetings, well, after 18 years of my use the pressure stat on my machine is in need of some care or replacement. I posted a thread when I originally restored the machine but it is no longer possible to add to that thread. Faema Urania L'autovellotermica rebuild
I'll write more as I get used to the new machine but initial impression is even better than hoped! This has been an almost 2 year wait (August '21). Fit and finish are top notch. Very well thought out. Pleasantly surprised as I was...
In a bid to better understand the workings of the Londinium's thermosyphon system, I have rigged up 3 1-wire sensors, one to the TS hot pipe (top pipe), one to the cold return pipe (bottom pipe) and the other to the side of the group head roughly around where i believe id...
Hi,
I'm a pump kinda guy who's been noodling on lever designs since I saw the Hedrick Argos video.
I'm just wondering whether there's any lever machines out there which put the lever/spring device upstream of the brew boiler or even cold water reservoir? Every design I've seen...
I just installed a boiler gauge on my '78 gen2 EP (no pressurestat nor thermostat) with switches I and II.
When I turn on the machine at aII, pressure never goes beyond 0.9 (safety valve hisses like crazy - as it should), and when I flip it back to I, it stays around 0.75...
The big boi just got here today! I didn't find many pics of the Vostok 1 group when I preordered. I hope these pics will help you with your buying decisions.
I have just bought an old Prestina and I am curious about which spring is inside it. The seller didnt know which one it is. Are there any way I can see which one it is just by looking at it? I am not experienced with spring levers so I cant decide by just pulling it.
