Hi all!
I'm about 2yrs into the coffee journey, and thought it would be fun to get an old school espresso machine because I have a thing for vintage appliances. Just found a Somac Splendida. Mechanically it's like the Isomac Giada, but without the pressure gauge. The machine was...

Synchronika Brew Boiler Rust issues

In November, my Ring water detector alerted me that there was a leak on my Synchronika. I opened it up and found a very small leak from some rusted areas around the seams of the brew boiler. This is the second time I have had a Brew Boiler...

Took my Crossland CC1 out of storage after a couple of years. It appears something is clogged? The pump runs but it's not pulling water from the resevior and no water comes out of the grouphead. What do you think? Where should I look?

I thought I would share as this one was new to me in all the machines I have worked on so far.

After rebuilding yet another CMA machine, I went to pull my first shots so as to taste my results. Because the machine has volumetric dosing, I started the extraction by pushing the...

Hello i have rocket appartamento, and the beginning it doesn't heat at all, i took it to place to fix it, then it works perfectly. Yesterday i was running my shot the pressure was around 1.5 after i done with the shot was at 1.0, i opened the steam to do the milk it just moved...

I purchased this pricey Quickmill milk steamer a few months ago and it's been working fine until recently. It used to make great Dry steam that would make the milk super smooth/microfilm. Now the milk is more thin/watery.

Now for some reason, it will sputter out a stream of...

I picked up a broken dual boiler for free and was planning to see if I could fix it. I plugged it in and turned it on and the power tripped pretty quickly after. I opened it up and looked around for evidence of a leak but couldn't find anything. After this I left it alone for 2...

Hello,

I own a VBM HX Jr (manuf. 2012) that is about 10-years old. Over the years things have not worked but I have been pretty successful in figuring why and fixing it, but I am stumped and need some help.

Symptoms - Machine powers on, and will pump water through group head...

Hi,
I've been using a Delonghi EC680 for some time and recently went into the espresso rabit-hole. That's when I decided that it's time for a new hobby. As a first 'real' machine I've put my hands on Lelit Anita PL042TEMD which arrived today. I followed the instructions and did...

Sick of listening to the loud vibe pump in my Zaffiro. Ordered the quick mill pulsor and will look into insulation, but what about replacing the pump itself? Is there any point in replacing if it works- ie would a new/different pump be quieter?