I’ve noticed over the past 2 to 3 weeks that the pump for my Elizabeth V3 turns on and runs for approximately 5 seconds every 2 to 3 minutes. After the pump kicks off, there is water added to my drip tray but I have not noticed any leaks coming from the machine. I have isolated the problem to the Steam Boiler as it does not occur if I turn off my Steam Boiler. I also noticed that when purging the steam wand prior to frothing that there is a significant amount more water in the wand prior to getting steam, so my thought would be that the compression valve on the Steam Knob is leaking by.
How would I confirm that this valve is the cause of the leak? Is there anything else I am missing that could be the cause of this? I have not yet taken the top off since I am a little intimidated on messing the machine up further by accident.
I’ve had the machine for about 9 months and have used Lelit’s water softener always and have used Distilled Water + Third Wave Water’s Espresso Profile packets as my water source.