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Looking for any help with this - started doing this about a week ago - have cleaned out steam wand (external bits) and made sure tight. Following some other advice, I also removed and cleaned the level probes from inside the steam boiler (in case a boiler over-filling issue) -...

I recently acquired a pre owned, and very well maintained Livia 90. It's fully functional and will pull a shot reasonably well.

That said, when I turn it on, it will get to pressure at about 12 bars (1/4 of the way into the green zone ). However, after this, it will slowly...

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I need help figuring out where the clot lies: the thermosiphon of my Bezzera Mitica is still not working after descaling (the group remains lukewarm even after an hour of preheating). I explored a little bit the innards of the machine... here is where I am at:

I had...

Before I dive in and spend good money on a new rotary vane pump for my E61 I just wanted to gather a consensus that my diagnosis is correct.
The check valve (non-return valve) that comes between my pump and the thermosyphon loop is making a lot of noise.
I replaced it but it...

My Isomac Millennium (have owned it for 17 years) continues to heat and build pressure even when the unit is switched off! The only way to stop it is to unplug it. The pump still doesn't operate unless the unit is switched on, but the heating element is on no matter what,...

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I bought a second hand VBM Junior dual boiler. The machine was heavily neglected, so I revised the E61 group and took the thing apart to clean and descale.
I renewed the teflon tubing and the pressostat.
Now, the brewing part is working ok, building 8 bar with a blind...

Ugh - I think I've messed up bad!

I got a used and abused BDB 920XL cheap. It worked, but pressure readings were all over the place, so I ordered a replacement pump and brass OPV, followed instructions (in a youtube video linked quite often here) - and everything worked...

I'm wonder how to get this chrome removed easily. Any ideas? I let it sit in acetone for 5 hours today and it didn't do much. Any advice?

Is anyone able to get the latest firmware? The manual explicitly states how to update, but you can't actually download it anywhere.

Any tips?

I'm in the middle of renovating an older ECM Technika IV. I have a leak at the top of the steam wand assembly I'm trying to fix, but the design has me stumped!

For this model, the main lower nut (28) tightens against a lock nut (7) on the threaded valve body (6). In between...