What did postman bring today ?

Getting this up three flights of stairs was fun. 😫

Yup, It appears to have completed the journey with no ill treatment - no boot prints and no damage. It’s now flushed, and working. I’ve only had one shot so far using one of the pre-programmed profiles and it was surprisingly ok for a first attempt, considering the grind was a guess and I hadn’t even checked what the profile was before I pulled it! From memory it was a 10 sec PI, ramp to 10 bar then a few steps of decreasing pressure. Will probably be Friday before I get some proper time to experiment. I’ve got a lot to learn. So far I have learned how to switch off the service boiler and switch from Italiano to Inglese. Not necessarily in that order.

DavecUK

Definitely looks better and the temperature is consistent now.

You were correct about the offset @16 it was still flashing off to steam at brew temp 93, trying 12 now.

@ 6′ -1′' it is a long way down , I shall stick with the long legs but I am looking for some chrome tube of the correct diameter to replace them. Had to adjust the expansion valve tonight, beginning to weep when brewing

9 bar.

Elcarajillo be careful though, with coffee the flow rate is well down compared to flushing through and empty group. This gives the E61 more time to cool the water. What flashes when it rushes out fast, is usually at a lower temp when bought out slowly and moderated by the group….which is always around 80 ish degrees near the PF!

A replacement bottle for my wife’s lava lamp that I bought her 14 years ago. Still going strong, but the purple had eventually faded to clear.

-Mac A replacement bottle for my wife’s lava lamp that I bought her 14 years ago. Still going strong, but the purple had eventually faded to clear.

I love lava lamps; still have one on my desk!

DavecUK

If it’s an original Mathmos, you can get them from their website. They’re quite specific and hard to replace from other makes.

Not very original I know, but I just received some IMS accessories for my Evo Leva (two competition baskets, a shower screen, and a cherry handle to go with the 54.4mm base)

Not a very good pic…old phone! Like the robot though, very well put together.

DavecUK Yes it did😄

Gagaryn Getting this up three flights of stairs was fun. 😫

I can imagine.

The wife and I just nearly killed ourselves trying to get a 55″ LG OLED C1 TV up the stairs and set up. The worst bit? Attaching the stand.

The instructions are one of those ultra-irritating diagrammatic Ikea-type sheets. It shows laying the screen face down on a small table to attach the stand. That’s fine…. if you have one. It’s nearly impossible if you don’t, largely because the top two-thirds of the screen is very thin, about 3/16ths, I’d guess, and glaass and you’re warned NOT to use it so pick it up. It might crack. The bottom third has the electronics package attached, and you have to handle it by that bit.

So it’s big, heavy. very awkward to hold, badly balanced (until you get the rather heavy stand on it), fragile and certainly not cheap. Great fun.

What’s a TV got to do with coffee stuff? Well, I needed a large screen to watch coffee roasting videos on Youtube. 🤪

That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.

First component for the Gene Cafe dimmer mod arrived today.

Thank you @DavecUK for yet another project inspiration and guidance, and to @MediumRoastSteam for refuelling and providing encouragement and support. 🙏

This V3 Rancilio Silvia arrived a few weeks ago. I’m slowly working through the various issues before reassembling it. Boiler now complete and ready to fit, boiler adapted to take replaceable element, drill and tap M4 hole for PT100 thermocouple, OPV adjusted, new seals etc.

CafeCalando Fascinating to see all the internals laid out like that. As one of our less technical brethren I am in awe of those with the knowledge and confidence to reduce a machine down to its components.

I’m even more in awe of those who can put it back together again… 😉