Hello everyone, I'm hoping you can help me because I'm almost at my wits end with my espresso machine. Some backstory, I bought a used Izzo Alex HX machine that was built in 2010 from the original owner. It needed some work which I knew when I bought it, and after I got it...

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I have now decided to retrofit the new SMA valve. However, I don't want to screw it directly into the boiler because I don't want to accidentally damage the female thread of the boiler. That's why I disassembled the old valve and used the first tube to fix the new SMA valve...

Any one using a machine to shake out fines? I was thinking about making a fine mesh insert for a polisher i have to repurpose it and using #120 ss mesh screen. Waste of time?

After almost 3 years of flawless performance, my Quickmill 67 EVO had a brew pressure problem this morning.

Under the resistance of coffee or the blind back flush basket, the pressure would not go above 4 bar.

The pump is functioning properly. I open the flow control and get...

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yesterday we replaced the grouphead mushroom on our Expobar Brewtus IV (because the old one was too old and slightly chipped) as well as a few other parts in the grouphead.
After assembling everything together again, the preinfusion failed to work properly: it lets too...

My teenaged daughter / 3d printing consultant made this slim drip tray for my Gaggia Classic Pro, which usefully increases the clearance under the portafilter so that taller cups and scales can fit beneath. There are several different plans online for this that are free...

It is a question out of pure curiosity. the bottom of the espresso filter basket is a screen. is there a mesh definition for it?

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These are a few pictures of the restoration of a faema due i bought for 100 euros at a greek restaurant. The machine was in pretty good shape but i decided to strip down and completely overhaul. I insulated the boiler to reduce energy...

First I would like to say thanks for everyone who has posted on this amazing site. There's no way I would have been able to enjoy my machine this long without it.

Here's my question. My beloved Nuova Simonelli Elli circa 1978 now shoots lightning sparks out of the bottom of the...

Still beating my head against the two group Riviera. Got most of it sorted, but still have persistent leaking once it starts to come up to pressure. What is odd is that the leaking usually stops once it's up to pressure.

So far I've disassembled both groups about eight times....