Hello,
I have decided to convert my Rancilio Silvia espresso machine to a rotary pump. My plan is to use a stepper motor so that I can control the speed. Does anyone know what motor I should use to power the pump? Would this motor be sufficient ( ? I have no idea how strong it...

Hi there, I've owned my Nuova Simonelli appia 1 group for about a year without any issues.

After turning the machine off last night, now it does not want to power on.

When I plug in the machine the blue standby light turns on and starts flashing.
When I try to power the...

Hey everyone,
Today I removed some cups on top of my BDB and saw these black water stain like marks. I've tried several things to get them off, but haven't maneged thus far. Does anybody know or have a suggestion how to remove these stains?

Thanks in advance...

Hey guys,

Picked up an older Jura Impressa Z5 that trips the GFI when the pump is about to come on.
It's happening either when I press the hot water or the espresso button, so my guess is that the pump is shorting it.
Any advice on how to troubleshoot this and test the pump to...

This will be a separate topic for my President that I fixed up in 2020. It has brazes failing on the boiler that is leeching hard deposits, which is what informed me to take a closer look inside. This is an early project (my second one ever), and there are additional things I...

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this forum, as well to the world of espresso machines. I can unscrew bolts and unplug pipes, but I'm no expert.

We have this Pasquini Livia 90 S, which has served our parents for many years. It has been stored for the last 15 years in the basement...

I just purchased Fellow's new Stagg Pro Kettle. It's a nice looking item, and seems to work well so far, but one thing I'm having a lot of trouble with is the lid. After the kettle is heated, it's extremely hard to get the lid off, bordering on impossible unless you use a whole...

Hello All,

I have a 2015 Profitec 700 which is plumbed in and has upgraded PID. This morning the green power light came on as usual, but the orange light and PID are not powering up. The outlet is fine, I also checked the machine with a full water reservoir just in case, but...

Edit: Just turning this into a rebuild blog at this point as I keep finding more to do!

Hi, I have had my S1V1 for about five years (bought used). It recently started acting up where, if I started it cold, it would leak water from the boiler area until it heated up, then it...

Hi All!

Newcomer but longtime lurker here.

I just bought a brand new ECM Mechanika VI Slim about 10 days ago. This is my first time with an E61 machine so I was still getting used to the gauges (previous machine was a Nuova Simonelli Oscar 2). I guess I was so used to using a...