Hi Folks! My Astra PRO acts very finicky at times when I try to pull a shot and I can't quite figure it out. When I flip the brew switch, the ULKA (EAX5) pump will emit a humming noise rather than the noise you'd expect to hear when properly pumping (and no water comes out at...

I bought this machine second hand from a dealer, and not long after I heard a pop and water flowed out from the bottom. I returned it for repair, and the guy said that a bottom hose had blown and he said he fixed it.

Six months later, I heard another pop, and water appeared...

Hi every body
when i raise the lever. the pump start humming but for several seconds no water coming out then the sound is changing and water coming out
some times the flow is very poor.
This happen also without any coffee in the basket.
i checked several times when it happens,...

I wrote this because I wanted to find users who had the same experience as me.
Please forgive my poor English.
I recently bought a silvia pro x

1.
I opened the box and took out the spx, there was a screw inside the drain tray
It wasn't a new screw.
It was a screw with traces...

I was just doing some work on a new-to-me machine and was reminded how much soft jaws that actually grip but don't scratch chrome or distort bolt threads just make things easier.

These are a Knipex 10 pliers wrench with added semi-hard plastic jaw protectors. The wrench...

I have a Breville Barista Express (BES870XL) which just turned a year old this month. I've tried to keep up on the maintenance throughout the year by using the backflush tablets and descaling powder when the machine indicates maintenance is needed. I completed a descale this...

The hot water spout discharges brown water, it can range from light brown to dark brown depending on what I believe is length of time between flushes. This only happens on the hot water, not the grouphead or steam wand on a Heat Exchange unit.

For backstory, I've flushed the...

Hey All!

This is my first post here, unfortunately at a terrible time for my espresso machine :(

I picked up a used Silvia V1 recently. All was going pretty well and managed to have my 1-2 lattes per day for the 1st two weeks with the machine. Then suddenly one day post...

Hello all, my name is Gabriel. So I decided to try and open up a coffee shop. I am still trying to figure out the ins and outs of the business while learning to make espresso's. I still haven't found a location YET, but I did manage to get a hold of a M32 Bistro Single Group,...

Hello and thanks in advance for any help

I just bought a new LM Linea Mini and cannot get the machine to work. Machine arrived yesterday. There was no apparent damage to the box or any of the contents.

Situation:
- Turn it on and red light flashed with blue light solid; last...