It's not what you think. Tex, you were right about there being some gunk in the group, and I also failed to descale the HX when I first got the machine. So I...
Welcome to the "I Busted My Pump (but it was already broken) Club"! Rest easy. JC Beverage did an amazing job at rebuilding the pump. They did, in fact,...
Thanks for the heads up on the fittings. I will be sure to take them off before I ship the pump, hopefully tomorrow. How long did it take for your pump to...
... ~~~What i did was to attach a hand written tag to my pump. I left the fittings on and didn't bother to remove them. On the note I attached I asked that...
Quick update on my progress... All of the cleaning has been completed, TSP soak followed by Citric Acid bath. Base and side panels have been sandblasted and...
... Sounds like you've just about got that puppy ready to hunt! ... I don't use hi-limit tstats any more. When I PID a machine I use the Alarm function to...
... The jet stack is going to cause me to put this puppy out of its misery... :-) So I got what I thought was the last piece, the 'tall' 8mm hex holder for...
... The spring is there to keep the gicluer seated against the post. If it's too short I *might* consider stretching it to fit. But then, I've got trash cans...
Trying to tune the pump pressure on my ES-1A and I can't keep seem to get a decent seal between the group head and the portafilter. When I bought the machine...
Was the 'new' gasket flexible & pliable? I just put a new one on my machine last week, and the difference between the new & old one was amazing. I also have...
Seemed flexible and pliable. They are much heavier duty than the ones from my other machine. So question 2.... The portafilter... Again, this is the first...
... Yeah, you're hooked! ;-) And the best is yet to come - just wait 'til you pull that first God shot, where all the stars are aligned just right, and the...
Tim, Hopefully you did clean all gasket and screen contact surfaces under the group head. A simple toothbrush with cleanser will do the job on the underside of...
Tim - My ES-1A (used... eBay, naturally) came with 4 portafilters. Two were the right ones (Bunn/Futurmat) and the other 2 were not. There's a picture in my...
Got the base painted "Navy Blue with Metal Flake" Frame and Bottom tray "Arctic BLue" http://tinyurl.com/cjs2kg Started to assemble the boiler lastnight. Glad...
I posted a picture of it to my photo album. It is similar to the one you marked as 'does not fit' in where the ears are located so maybe it the wrong PF for...
... ~~~Okay Tim, no biggie, you need to purchase the correct PF. There was a thread on here not long ago where one of the group members bought a new PF from...
I've got a handsome old SAMA that is hankering for someone to use it. I bought it two years ago when I was in a frenzy of espresso machine acquisitiveness....
Did anyone rebuild their water inlet valve or have you left well enough alone? I did the "run the citric acid solution through" routine but that is all. If...
Mine is still a work in progress so I have not direct plumbed it yet. The water inlet hose hangs in a large pitcher of water. What I've found is that when I...
I had my machine with me when I was stationed in Italy and bought a large squareish water jug that I set on top of the machine so I would have a visual...
I know the 'lever' version of the ES-1A specifically states that you can use the machine in a cart configuration with the inlet hose placed in a jug of water...
... I've never used the NS MDX grinder, but based upon my evaluation of other grinders, I doubt you'll find a better mid-range flat burr grinder regardless of...
Hi Gang, I'm selling my 10 month old PID'd Gaggia Classic. Robert Harmon (Tex) installed the PID and it's a dual PID controlling both the brew and steam...
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