Hi, I have an Astoria 2 group AEP.2 and its been working perfectly for the past year.

In the past two weeks or so the element has been cutting out, seemingly for no reason. There is always sufficient water in the tank. To get it work again I have switched it off at the wall...

Hi everyone! I'm new here but no stranger to the forum life. So nice to see the mania extends to coffee! As is to be expected, a problem precipitated my first post here. I have a Rancilio Silvia, a later model based on the braided stainless line from the pump to the boiler....

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I just replaced the seals on a La Faimac Simple Machine. I was having issues of leakage when using finer grounds, the new seals mean that i can now use it with fine espresso grinds without issues. When using a closed basket the dial reads 7 bars of pressure, is this an...

Has anybody ever seen this type of shut off valve from an older type of the Zodiac group?
I can't figure out how this works.

I have a Breville 980XL (second one I've owned, so know their quirks). I've replaced the o-rings without problem, and have replaced the primary 3-way solenoid attached to the grouphead in the past when it starts buzzing. I started to have water leaking down the vertical...

Hi, I have a president 1gr, arrived with stolen back panel. Fck!. I need some help to find another or how can I make one or sticker. Thank you very much

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I know that similar questions have been asked, but I haven't seen a definitive answer yet.

I have an ECM Giotto from 2000. Like all Giottos, it has a 1.8L horizontally mounted boiler. I recently discovered that I had wet, sputtering steam, so by searching the...

I've been lurking for a while but decided to join and hopefully get some feedback. I took on a cleanup job for fun and hopefully good shots eventually, for an older Laranzato single/auto machine which I understand is the same as a Promac Club ME-1. It has a very large boiler and...

Hi Everyone - I have Evoluzione 2 that's about 6-7 years old. Starting about 3 month ago, the machine started to stutter when turning on - After switching on the machine, the light will turn green for 2-3 seconds, and then turns off for another couple of seconds. This pattern...

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I have an old Rocket Premium Plus Giotto HX machine. I have a thermometer on the group head and only one pressure gauge in the boiler.
I see several issues with it currently and would love to repair it myself with your help:

1. After sitting idle for hours the water...