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My last machine had lots of scale build up due to neglect, and ran into alot of issues after descaling. I bought an ECM Synchronika (yay me!) recently and want to start off right. I had been reading posts on water and must admit that...

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I'm reopening a discussion of an old thread, basically I have a Faema E61 Legend which I want to use at home and I'm looking for cartridge softener. I have seen that both Brita and BWT ( The only 2 company that I know for...

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I was hoping one of the water gurus on HB could help me figure out how to best treat the water at my new apartment. The current plan is to use distilled water with the Whole Latte Love water recipe, but storage is tight and I...

I've seen lots of posts on water quality and recipes, including the mention of the BWT Bestmin for remineralization of RO water. However, I've not seen anybody really comment on how well the Bestmin works. I'm considering it for use in...

Hello,
I have a VFA Expres Elite 2 groups.

Does any VFA Expres machine owners or other espresso professional machine owners try to transit from water line supply to water tank supply?
Thank you by advance
Emmanuel

Guys... I have been reading posts In this forum for two days and I am still at a complete loss of what to do for my water. :oops:

I just got my dream machine and it is recommended not to descale... so I want to adhere to that or at least...

Best article on water I've read in a bit. They preferred low carbonate, and slightly preferred calcium to magnesium hardness. Most surprisingly, they liked distilled water a lot!

Is there any solution that is agreed upon to use after a RO system? Why is this water thing so hard to agree upon? I have trouble finding any advice for a real solution to get me hooked up. I get that everyone's water is different, but...

I was thinking about buying this:

But seems like La Marzocco has a test kit too, but I can't find it in stock anywhere. I got a LeBleu water cooler and apparently LeBleu doesn't have any minerals, so I'm worried it might be too soft for...

I installed the Mavea c-50 last January to take care of the very hard (24 grains) water I have feeding my (then) new espresso machine. I have the bypass set to zero because I was very worried about scaling and I use a very small amount of...