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Carimali Uno P 1988 restoration
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by FinSimon » Aug 27, 2017, 4:23 pm

Hi there!

I have bought a Carimali Uno P from 1988 (?) second hand. I original stood in a Cafe but the guy that i bought i from said that he has used it for the last 10 years, until May 2017 when he moved and could not get it plumbed in...
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Brasilia Classic Mini not working

by kiwi101 » Sep 19, 2017, 11:39 pm

Hi I have just got a Brasilia Mini Classic which is not working but I got it for next to nothing so thought it would be worth a shot to get going.

It has 2 issues

burnt out element(probably caused by Issue 2)

The controller seems to be...

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Rocket brain box melted connections

by Headala » Yesterday, 4:06 pm

Hi, guys, turned on my several year old Rocket Cellini Premium Plus this afternoon to find a burning plastic smell. I quickly verified the pump worked, then turned it off, took off the top and side covers, and found the source. I turned it...

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VFA Expres heating element MELTED?
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by man2112 » Yesterday, 1:13 pm

Hey all,

Not sure what happened here. I had water on and in the tank when the boiler was on before. I just removed the heating element while I was removing the boiler to fix my drain plug issue.

I looked up what specs I can find for the...
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Classic Coffee Gaggia Rework
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by ricca509 » Sep 18, 2017, 9:55 am

Hey everyone,
I recently acquired a Classic Coffee Gaggia on ebay for £50.
I am planning on restoring this machine, so I thought I'd share my experience.

This is the machine as it looked like when I first took it home:...
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Profitec Pro 700: Fluctuating/dropping brew pressure and weird noise
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by koenoe » Aug 10, 2017, 9:02 am

I'm the proud owner of a Profitec Pro 700 for a bit longer than a year now. I started using the machine connected to the water reservoir, but after a few months I've connected it to water connection. Never had any problems with it. Except...
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Boiler won't come up to pressure... (update w/ videos)

by Jmroach » Sep 17, 2017, 1:45 pm

Hi all,

Thanks in advance for your time!

I have a Profitec Pro 500 and it's been running well for a few years. This problem has emerged on Saturday:

1) I noticed that the brew pressure was running very high when cleaning the grouphead...

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La Marzocco GS3 w/Strada mod query

by Hiro » Yesterday, 2:27 pm

Lately I've been trying out pressure profiling after reading some positive posts of how brew pressure affects extraction. However, on my machine, I'm finding it very hard to control/vary the brew pressure because the paddle travel distance...

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Boiler drain nut broke off, what to do?
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by man2112 » Sep 12, 2017, 5:37 pm

Hey all,

I've been working on restoring this VFA Expres Elite 2gp the past few weeks, and I ran in to an issue. During reassembly, the boiler drain plug had sheared off as I was tightening it in to the boiler. No big deal, I ordered a...
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Verifying an espresso machine repair and other questions

by SiempreTuParceroMike » Sep 19, 2017, 11:23 pm

Hello, All-

So, tomorrow I'm going to begin repairing my machine (Bezzera Unica PID) which has had problems with getting too hot or not hot enough/at all. :? After producing subpar shots and receiving "A1" and "A2"...

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