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My Alexia is about 10 yrs. old and has developed heating problems. Often when I turn it on in the morning everything seems fine - the PID powers up but the middle light indicating power to the heating element is off and the machine isn't heating. Sometimes cycling the power...
So I did the BDB leaky steam wand fix where I took the seals in the ball valve and flipped them over. After I was done and putting everything back together I turned it on and the steam light does not turn on, no beeping either and then the steam boiler sounds like...
My Breville Dual Boiler BES920XL developed a leak recently, and today I opened it up and found that one of the o-rings at the steam boiler needed to be replaced. I did it successfully, and there was no water seeping out of it anymore.
After finding out that my wife prefers espresso to my regular chemex style I was able to snag a broken Silvia off CL for $50. It is a V1 and had a shorted (exposed element) boiler, and leaking steam wand. I have a V4 boiler...
I live in south-central Nebraska (not exactly the espresso machine Mecca of the World) and so I was surprised to see TWO espresso machines available for a total of $300 yesterday. The one that is functional is a 1995 CMA (Laurentis) SME / 2N. Both steam...
Thank you for creating such a wonderful community! Been reading for years and finally have tackled a project I have had on the back burner for a while partially due to COVID and partially due to the resources within this site.
So I've just joined this forum to find more information on issues I encounter while repairing coffee machines. I live on a small South Pacific Island and by default have become the go person to repair and diagnose issue with coffee machines. I don't have an engineering...
Hello everyone! I searched around and couldn't find answers on this, so looking for tips:
I have a 2010 La Spaz Mini Vivaldi II that has been serving us well since we purchased it. I've replaced the vibe pump in it in the past without issues, but found that the brew boiler...
First post ever here, after some advice.
I have had the Silvia since 2006 and it has been very loyal over the years.
The grinder is a Mignon with two month old blades, weigh my freshly roasted beans with every shot and surf temp.
This last year I sort of neglected it regarding...
