Popular Vesuvius V10 Profiles

Ratty2000

Hi there - long time lurker first time poster. I picked up a V10 in July - crazy FB marketplace purchase for me. It was a non runner but the signs were all that the pump had failed - took a deep breath and ordered a new one from ACS in Italy - for a local (Chester based) repair shop to put it in and do a test and it worked!

Really loving the Vesuvius - but would like to try and fill the 5 profile slots on the machine with popular profiles - I use a Mignon Specialita grinder, jug filtered water and tend to make lattes most of the time.

The machine had been in storage for a couple of years, had only 63 coffees on the counter display when I got it back from the shop!

I have gradually put together profiles, but I really don;t know what I’m doing - would gratefully accept any profiles anyone has that work - I use a light/med roasted bean and they tend to be 6 weeks old by the time they go through the machine (Crosby Coffee - Iron Man blend)

Do these profiles look roughly accurate?

Ratty

DavecUK

Ratty2000 It’s good that you got it repaired….I hoped you kept the old pump, because it could well have just been the pump magnet, fairly cheap and easy to replace.…What were the symptoms?

Ratty2000

Hi there Dave, yes on switch on the machine acted normally for ~ 30 seconds then I used to get this red screen of death every time. I do realise that heaping all the blame on the pump was a huge gamble - but in this case it paid off.

And I did keep the old FG304 pump - they’re so expensive I was expecting a gold housing.

Andy

DavecUK

Sure, it could still be magnet related. The signs are won’t make full pressure, then gradually decreases over time, until it won’t make any pressure…then you get that message.

The Cruzet drive unit in those pumps is usually pretty reliable and the only moving part within the drive section is the magnet. The other moving part is the magnetically coupled gear drive. It could have been the gear drive that broke down of course, especially if some grit got past the in tank filter.