ACS Vesuvius Evo Leva

boshk

Damn, the handle slipped from my hand… lucky I didn’t break my face BUT the pump is always on and the water is coming out from under the machine, looks like on the right side.

Ideas?

Cuprajake

Open the top lid.

Un plug the machine and see if you can see anything obvious

Did you have the pf locked in?

Cuprajake

Open the top lid.

Un plug the machine and see if you can see anything obvious

Did you have the pf locked in?

boshk

Cuprajake thanks Cup, will do that tonight. I was rushing to make a coffee. PF was in, started to pull handle down and it slipped….

Cuprajake

If the pump is running it’s because the pressure stat will be sensing a loss in pressure,

DavecUK

boshk It’s why I always use 2 hands, one over the other.

Check that the little lever that pushes the pin down behind the main group lever is not actually pressing on that pin. It would not allow pressure to be maintained in the brew system. You don’t mention whether the water is coming from the group or not, which it would be if the pump is running, due to the lever depressing that little pin at the back of the group?

boshk

Well that sucks. I think the force of the handle snapped a pipe.

DavecUK

boshk Luckily it’s an easy fix once you can reach both ends of the pipe. You will need to email ACS and ask for a replacement pipe. Very unusual fracture?

Fortunately I think there is an access panel under there.

Cuprajake

coffeetime.freeflarum.com/blog/1490-vesuvius-evo-behind-panel-steam-valve-internal-leak-fix

shows you how to get into the area.

Cuprajake

coffeetime.freeflarum.com/blog/1490-vesuvius-evo-behind-panel-steam-valve-internal-leak-fix

LMSC

We all use two hands for safety. That snapping of the pipe is strange; and, I think it should not be anything to do with the handle.

Cuprajake

LMSC needs better pics, hopefully its not one of those naples specific joints lol 😅😅

DavecUK

LMSC That snapping of the pipe is strange; and, I think it should not be anything to do with the handle.

Of course it is…It’s not coincidence, just unusual. I’ve seen the levers fly up a few times, but first time I’ve seen this.

LMSC

DavecUK Of course it is

The pipe and the entire brass fittings shouldn’t stress at all, should they? I am intrigued what does pulling the lever has got to do with those fracture ?

That pipe fitting is also unusual. I do not know and wonder why does it require so many joins. Was it to address the permanent glue problem Jake and I faced in the case of the elbows? Please look at our model. It’s a simple connection, although I suspect our models may suffer the same fate of the elbow! 😁

@Cuprajake Yeah! Those T’s and Elbows can be another Custom Italian makes. 😅

boshk Sorry to hear this mate. Please contact ACS. You might need parts from them. Dave might know if they are not commonly found outside Italy. When was the last time you opened the top and examined the internals.

boshk

Damn, the pipe has snapped? I was hoping it’s the fitting…. Undo and buy a replacement from ACS.

I will look up your under panel… I removed the side panel and slowly pivoted electronic area out…hard to get my hands in…. No idea how I’m going to change it though.

Hoping ACS will sell me the parts required

Amberale

That’s fookin’ weird.
Was it a huge release event?
Richter scale 6+?

boshk

Amberale I only got to 30degree…basically handle pointing at my face…..then it slipped out of my hand….depressing :(

Amberale

That pipe shouldn’t be under that sort of sideways stress anyway.

DavecUK

Amberale That pipe shouldn’t be under that sort of sideways stress anyway.

It’s actually on the water distributor mounting plate and ’ve never seen one break like that so I’m not sure it’s a design issue. I’d rather wait and see what Paolo thinks. For sure many of those pipes could be changed for PTFE, but then people would say, oh that’s cheap looking.

Plus the copper ACS use is way higher quality than the normal stuff, as it’s the same as they use for the refrigeration compressors..Refrigeration copper.

https://blog.thepipingmart.com/metals/differences-between-refrigeration-copper-and-plumbing-copper/

DavecUK

This is the access panel.

LMSC

DavecUK This is the access panel.

It is likely to be a difficult access. He may need to follow the same procedure as Jake and I followed. The access is relatively easier than the steam arm elbow.

boshk

LMSC I removed the panel only once……when I first started the machine to check for leaks during Transportation, once it was all good, closed it up and never looked again.

Only thing I do check to underside in case of ‘slow leaks’ but everything was fine until the handle slipped out of my hand.

SO damn lucky my face wasnt in the way

TWO HANDS on it from now on, if I can fix it.

Might even wrap some non-slip rubber around the handle

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