So following on from this mod, I priced up powder coat black panels but landed there £250 ish

So took a risk, spoke to my tech rep and went a head

Sanded with 180grit then red scotchbrite

Cleaned and masked then put into the booth

Product of choice syrox/Dupont and upol raptor, used 10% gloss addictive and 10% thinners

Wash primer flashed for 15mins

Then the 2 coats of raptor with a 10min flash in between

Not going to bake these, flashed at 30 for ten then can cure over weekend, gloss levels will drop a tad as it cures

Then I can build it up Monday

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Cuprajake now that’s interesting! how about heat retention? does it make a difference?
should do a video compare with a generic youtube title to get more hits…‘noisy espresso machine how to fix’

      boshk how about heat retention? does it make a difference?

      I would imagine it makes very little difference, because the Evo has ventilation slots across the bottom of the machine and ventilated cover on the top of the machine. This means that there is a continual airflow from bottom to top to take excess heat away.

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        I was trying to tone down the pump tbf

        But it gives the panels a thud rather than a tink

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          Hello,

          Hope all is well. I feel i have been away for a long time now but i was enjoying more of the offline life and enjoying simple old fashioned coffee convos…

          I came across an issue and would love to hear some thoughts …

          So, after my machine heated up steam started to come out and i thought the opv is working but it never stopped. I took the top off and noticed the t-joint is leaking and thus the water kept filling but than I turned the steam boiler off and I started to hear some dripping noise in the back of the machine with some water under it and i suspect a leak that is causing the system to fail to reach equilibrium. Please share your thoughts i will look over them tomorrow ( because if I started now I know i will never sleep.

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            Berryterry So, after my machine heated up steam started to come out and i thought the opv is working but it never stopped. I took the top off and noticed the t-joint is leaking and thus the water kept filling but than I turned the steam boiler off and I started to hear some dripping noise in the back of the machine with some water under it and i suspect a leak that is causing the system to fail to reach equilibrium.

            I can’t see a leak, when you say it’s leaking at the T fitting, do you mean here?

            The problem is…

            1. Steam started to come out, could be a leaking joint
            2. Steam started to come out, could be a leaky vacuum breaker
            3. OPV (Expansion Valve) is nothing to do with the problem, it has a different function.
            4. The water kept filling, this is an odd one, a small leak wouldn’t make the pump keep running? If it did the boiler would become completely full. Are you sure the pump continually runs? If it does: The pump could be airlocked, feed tube kinked, or some other problem (in other words, you might have 2 problems)
            5. The leak could be from the fitting, it could be from condensed steam, If the leak was causing the pump to keep running, you would have a large pool of water on the counter (and probably the floor).

            More specific information is required….so we can help you.

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                Berryterry - to create a video, use YouTube and set the video privacy settings to be unlisted. Then paste the link here.

                  Not sure on the drip tray

                  I’d love to strip the machine and do the front panel, but that’s loads of work

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                    That is the style I have chosen for my Vostok.
                    I’ll get the timber sides but hopefully can remove them for a cleaner look when I want it.

                    Cuprajake
                    That looks great! I really like the chrome front and three sides black like you have. I think the contrast is really spectacular. Once again nice work.

                      Cuprajake

                      To be honest, I’m not fond the side aspect of the EVO with the line of the side panel and the drip tray.
                      It has always appeared to “sag” to my eye.
                      The contrast of the black side and SS drip tray breaks up that relationship and looks really good.

                        The door on the Evo has always been a bugbear of mine, I really hate the door,

                        I’d much prefer a top fill.

                        I presume the newer machines with the new rail have a better side,

                        The new rail goes the full length of the machine

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                        Just get the rail kit. It stabelizes the machine and aligns the tray better. And greatly reduces the flex.

                        Do we have any guidance on the service intervals for greasing the piston? I read through the faq and i just saw there were 2 methods mentioned for performing the service but I didn’t see a recommendation like ‘ this should be done every x months or n shots’. I wanted to be proactive on the service so I figured i’d ask here for others experience with it.

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