I recently purchased a used LMLM. Truly (at least in my opinion) a beautiful machine and I have really enjoyed the simple classic design and function. I did start to wonder what else it was capable of and went down the rabbit hole of MOD options. I considered (and purchased) the...

It's for an Iberital l'Anna one group. Also I've got a ton of lime scale. Any advice on cleaning it out? I might have to see if I can open up the other side of the boiler so I can get in there.

I'm trying to figure out which side is the top on the new heating element. The blue...

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...

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...

I am about to pull the trigger on getting Rick Bond's EMP mod for my Linea Mini. Could you share your experiences and opinions for those who have the mod?

I checked brew pressure on my 2004 Rancilio S24 by ULKA pump OPV overflow/bypass
27cc/30 sec = 54cc/min which correlates to 12-15 bar median/avg ~13.5 by their chart.
I have seen Silvia adjustments, but was wondering if anyone had tips on how this one is tweaked?
Looks like I...

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...

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,...