Hello everyone, I'm hoping you can help me because I'm almost at my wits end with my espresso machine. Some backstory, I bought a used Izzo Alex HX machine that was built in 2010 from the original owner. It needed some work which I knew when I bought it, and after I got it...

Finished machine

Hi all,

These are a few pictures of the restoration of a faema due i bought for 100 euros at a greek restaurant. The machine was in pretty good shape but i decided to strip down and completely overhaul. I insulated the boiler to reduce energy...

First I would like to say thanks for everyone who has posted on this amazing site. There's no way I would have been able to enjoy my machine this long without it.

Here's my question. My beloved Nuova Simonelli Elli circa 1978 now shoots lightning sparks out of the bottom of the...

Still beating my head against the two group Riviera. Got most of it sorted, but still have persistent leaking once it starts to come up to pressure. What is odd is that the leaking usually stops once it's up to pressure.

So far I've disassembled both groups about eight times....

I have had a Crossland CC1 for maybe 4 years. For the last 6 months-ish, the steam is just not doing its job. Previously, I could actually create some foam; now, it takes forever to heat the milk, the wand spits water while it steams, it randomly gets weaker and stronger, and...

Any one using a machine to shake out fines? I was thinking about making a fine mesh insert for a polisher i have to repurpose it and using #120 ss mesh screen. Waste of time?

After almost 3 years of flawless performance, my Quickmill 67 EVO had a brew pressure problem this morning.

Under the resistance of coffee or the blind back flush basket, the pressure would not go above 4 bar.

The pump is functioning properly. I open the flow control and get...

I'd like to descale my Quick Mill Alexia Evo, a single-boiler E61 machine with a TEA coated boiler. A previous thread from 2017 with the same title as this one suggested dismantling the machine, which I prefer to avoid. It also made no specific suggestions for a descaling...

My Izzo Vivi pump (Ulka Type EX5) seems to buzz fine, up until mid-brewing, and then it seems to silence/mute down to maybe 20% sound, while still providing some pressure, though I'm guessing not exactly full pressure. It seems to influence the flow.

I just bought a new grinder...