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.

Cheers

    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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          Not sure on the drip tray

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

          Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

            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

                Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

                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.

                • LMSC replied to this.

                  LMSC Thanks for the input. I kind of had a gut feeling i’d do it every 6 months.

                    6 days later

                    My friend Zoli just sent me this, pretty expensive for a basket but I have owned various Sheldon products for my Decent, and they are always high quality

                    6 days later

                    Hey all, wasn’t sure where to put this, but I recently ordered the S Works magnetic funnel in my never ending quest to find a good magnetic funnel for my Evo Leva. I ordered the 54mm version but it didn’t quite fit unfortunately, and after speaking to Sheldon, he said he will be willing to custom make this funnel in the size to fit the IMS/stock baskets for the Evo Leva/Vostok/LSM etc. He wants to gauge interest in this though before custom making a few, so he has added it to the listing linked below, for people to sign up for stock notification email, to show him rough idea of interest.

                    I have tried a lot of funnels for my Evo Leva, and the Bravo one is great and comes the closest but is not magnetic and it sits inside the basket. I think Sheldon’s will come closest to the Decent funnel I had been using before for 58mm that did everything very well

                    Sheldon’s instructions are pasted below for showing your interest, I also attached some pics of the incorrect size one I ordered

                    ’Yeah, just need to put in the email address here when selecting the 55mm size. It will only be for the tall size and in black and silver. All the other options are for the 58mm size.

                    https://sworksdesign.com/Seamless-Magnetic-Funnel-p432524031'



                      pipedreams86 have tried a lot of funnels for my Evo Leva, and the Bravo one is great and comes the closest but is not magnetic and it sits inside the basket.

                      Is it really a problem the Bravo funnel sits inside the basket, given it’s only a few millimetres deep? Never seem one, in the flesh, but it doesn’t look very deep at all. Also worth noting that, the tamped coffee on those LSM baskets sit a lot deeper than in their 58mm E61 counterparts, so the portion which sits inside the basket has no impact in the tamped coffee at all.

                      Even on a 58mm basket I doubt a few mm matters inside the basket. I have one which sits inside and one which sits outside. There’s no difference in the process or final results, in my experience at least.

                          MediumRoastSteam The ring doesn’t bother me, I haven’t seen a difference for me in extraction but I know other people had an issue with it. For me it’s the not having magnets. Not sure if I’m just clumsy but when I’m grinding and preparing the portafilter the funnels without magnets tend to jump around and let grounds out etc. So the main thing I want is the magnetic funnel and to be taller for when I do a larger dose like 20g