Hi all. I'm going to descale my faema legend (5 or 6 litre boiler) and forgotten what the quantity of citrus acid to water would be. I've done it years ago but completely forgot what my measurements were. Any help please. Thanks.
Dennis

Hello all,

I'm very new here, a few weeks ago I bought a very used machine from a bar for like the equivalent of $50.

The seller stated that it is working, I have not even tried to test it yet, because it was really filthy I wanted to clean it.

As I carried it our from the...

Hi folks!
Did anyone find source where to purchase the black rubber mushroom check valve for ULKA pumps?
You can find these on fleebay as part of repair kit, but prices are ridiculous, you may as well get new pump.
Thanks

Hello HB
Have been lurking this forum a lot while searching to get my first espresso machine. Now I have finally got the Faema Eurostar Ambassador, I am making my first post to share and document my journey to rebuild and most likely mod the machine (most likely PID, pressure...

Hello everyone on this great forum!
I have a Siemens EQ.6 plus s100.
When I plug it into the power outlet, it starts to get hot right away. (Without me turning it on) after about 1 minute, it starts to steam slightly and after 2-3 minutes it is overheated.
If I turn the...

Hi guys,

So I've taking apart my Rocket Cellini because of a faulty pressure stat (hopefully - I'm still waiting for it to arrive).
So I thought about deep clean it..
The boiler is scale free so does the heating element but I still see a tiny bits of scale and I thought that...

I sadly just snapped the pin that the water reservoir check valve for my beautiful Pasquini Livia 90 sits on. I'm no engineer but I try to fix what I can. I think I can fake my way the repair (I was able to replace the compression fitting and tubing that feeds the pump before),...

Hi All,

So our Lucca a53 mini v2 failed after ~ 4 months of use ( 2 cappuccinos / day). We were unable to find any cause with our troubleshooting and had to ship it back. Not cheap.

They found that the vibratory pump failed and there was a clog in the grouphead solenoid. The...

I'm rebuilding the e61 group head on a grimac la uno, after removing all the scale I noticed some of the chrome plating in the mushroom and on the inside of the group is flaking. This parts are constantly in touch with the water and not visible from the outside so I'm wondering...

Reactivating an old thread here from 2019 to ask a question about combining the Ulka 43w brass pump and the Vibimme brass OPV with the Quick Mill Pulsor.

I know on the previous thread Lance suggested that it wouldn't work because of the spacing under the triac housing. My...