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I have a 2 month old Quick Mill QM67. It's the newest model with the dual manometer. I've noticed some intermittent overheating of its steam boiler. This only seems to happen after using the steam or hot water wands. I've never noticed it during initial warm up.

I have the...

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If you are interested, I would like to get your opinion, while I was playing around with the pump, the method I will explain below came to my mind.

The rough working principle of the solenoid pump is that the piston inside the pump is flooding with water, I realized a method...

I recently came into possession of a very nice Zacconi Rivera Baby Lusso made of brass and stainless. The previous owner I purchased it from stated that it needed a new heating element and power cord, I planned on using a generic 14ga power cord but I'm having issues finding a...

My La Pavoni Europiccola (Millennium) is having an issue where about 5 min after being turned on, the safety valve opens and spews out steam. I need some help diagnosing what the most likely cause is.

Things I've tried/replaced so far:

I know that the reset switch on the...

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New to the forum and in desperate need of help! I have a trusty old cimbali junior d which has served me well over the years.
The problem is that the boiler overflow valve started spewing water when I turned it on one morning. I think that the boiler is constantly filling...

I plan to replace the valves and cam in my Alex Duetto's grouphead. Does anyone know the size of the valves? Also, does anyone know what exact cam style it takes?

Thanks,
Brian

I have a 1958 Microcimbali which needs some restoration. The person who left it to me was a mentor who meant a Great Deal to me and I hope to get it working again. I know he took very good care of the things he had. As I understand he always drained it after using. And...

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I'm having an issue with my beloved 1983 Baby Gaggia, no water will come out of the group head whenever I screw the shower screen but water will come out just fine without the shower screen?! Have a look in the attached video to see it in real time. And yes, the...

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I got a call from my customer regarding to Overheat Temperature of his BDB 920 XL.
Finding and Solution:
- There are leaking from Steam Boiler : O-ring Replaced and tested: the temperature started and ended in 93 degree. After stand by, the temperature heat up...

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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...