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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...
As you can see, it's missing a button. The underlying function apparently works okay, it's purely a cosmetic issue at present. The grinder is for sale for $255 in this state. Does anyone know if it's repairable? is it worth buying and repairing for home use? Looking at spare...
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) -...
Hi! Got my first espresso machine two weeks ago and just ran into some troubles with the steam wand.
The other day i was making myself some cappuchino and was unable to froth my milk due to bad steam pressure. Shut the machine down and let it cool off, noticed the two holes in...
Hi everyone, I recently bought my first proper espresso machine (Ascaso Dream PID) and was really excited about it. Since then I've started running into issues and I don't know if they're device or user-related.
I set up the machine to heat up to 93°C. When I turn the machine...
I'm having some issues with my Alex Duetto e61 DB. I'm not sure what the part name is to best describe the issue...It's the tube that drains excess water into the drip tray *not* on the group head.
Anyway, there is constantly low hissing rumble and steam or a slow drip of hot...
I read that some people wire up a dimmer switch to the ULKA pump in order to achieve flow control. That's cool - assuming it works, but I'm thinking - why open up the machine? Why not just plug the entire espresso machine into an outlet box which has a dimmer in it? So yes,...
I went down the rabbit hole of replacing the thermal fuse on my Breville Oracle BES980XL steam boiler. The problem started when I descaled for the first time. When I tried draining the steam boiler during the normal descale process, it seemed like nothing would come out. I...
Hello, I own a Rancilio Silvia with a meBarista PID. Yesterday it suddenly stopped making crema, it makes a very black, thin coffee that is more bitter / sour than usual and again, it has absolutely no crema.
I use the same coffee and parameters all the time so something...
