The frame had a fair amount of rust though still able to hold the unit together.
Most or maybe all of this repair would not be needed if proper descale procedure or filtered water was used.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Did I ever warn you about scale?
An ECM Giotto came in with a pretty serious scale issue. The result was several leaks in various fittings, shorted out solenoid coil & needed replacement of the vacuum valve and safety valve. The E61 was also obstructed by calcium build up (see the valve body soaking in solution).
Saturday, January 9, 2010
first week Jan 2010
Yikes!
A slew of small home espresso machines have come in.
Problems are... boiler in francis francis X5; switch on Pavoni Piza; steam valve on another Piza; switch on Pavoni europicola; 3 gasket sets on europicolas; electrical short on Livia 90; frozen group on an Ascaso dream...
Most interestingly a warranty Silvia came in with a rare cracked group base:
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