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Hey all, I opened my Gaggia Baby Twin to re align the steam valve and cam, it works well now however I can't seem to put the adhesive heating element back in all the way inside that's at the top below the cover.
Does anyone know what this heating element is for and will it...
I recently got my hands on a La Cimbali M20C/1. I have a fair bit of experience operating espresso machines, but not much restoring them. I think I have figured out all the levers and switches, but there are two wires coming from the bottom of the machine.
One is 110v...
This is a factory unmodified Dual Boiler.
Preinfusion is set for 7 seconds and at 60% pressure.
This has been happening since a little more than a month.
I start the extraction, there is a little flow of water like if a valve opens but with no real pressure and the...
In November, my Ring water detector alerted me that there was a leak on my Synchronika. I opened it up and found a very small leak from some rusted areas around the seams of the brew boiler. This is the second time I have had a Brew Boiler...
My 2017 Profitec Pro 700 has been perfect until this start up issue. I just changed both relays thinking that was the problem. Well this morning I made this video . When I turn the machine on the green light comes on but the orange sputters and goes off. Pid is also dark. Then I...
My CC1 is leaking at the steam valve. Pantechnicon Design sells the steam valve rebuild kit:
Has anyone done this repair? Can you point me to any documentation/tutorial on how to do this? I've taken the steam valve apart, and have some idea of how these parts fit together,...
About a year ago, with much help from this forum, I rebuilt my 20 year old LaScalla butterfly. It's been working flawlessly up until today. This morning when I turned it on, I could smell the dreaded burning electrical smell (AKA letting the smoke out). Looking in through the...
Following the advice of some forum members, rather upgrading I added the Coffee Sensor flow control kit to my Zaffiro to occupy myself. I also have the quick mill pulsor en route to help quiet things down.
Installation was easy, but my old mushroom valve had some pretty...