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The omega looks a very good hand grinder,
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MattH Welcome to the forum, I know of the TZ watch forum…you will find much of what applies to watches, also applies to coffee 😁
Hi, came here from .. another UK based coffee forum. I rekindled my love for coffee about 2 years ago when I bought an espresso machine, a MaraX, sadly it’s also the reason I am here now because it has some issues :( Otherwise it has been brilliant and gotten my fiancee more interested in coffee as well. I used to live in the UK for about 8 years but moved back to Sweden earlier this year.
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I have been lurking on the dark side for many years never introduced myself there, so thought I would here. Discovered this forum yesterday.
Coffee journey started many years ago (~20) when I wanted to get a coffee machine. Went to JL saw some basic consumer machines, was nearly going to get one. Then my wife advised I should do some research. Was thinking about it, went out the shop and came back later, and the machine I wanted had gone. Thankfully.
I did my research and got a Gaggia classic and grinder - it came from italy. This served me well for around 10 years, until i started filling it with tap water and it finally packed up. Gave me an excuse to upgrade. Got a Alex Duetta Mark 3 which I am still happily using.
I also do my own roasting and doing a really lousy job of selling some roasted coffee online as a side hustle.
Glad i found this forum!
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Hello everyone! Happy New Year! My name is David from Southern California.
I just bought a second hand Vesuvius with S/N B00055, pretty old made in 10/2014. It is running ok but I also trying to find out where to buy the parts. I am thinking of refurbishing the lever.
- Operating Cam, it pretty worn out but usable.
- Cam lever gaskets
As well to get the magnet for the gear pump.
Thank you!
Kape17 Welcome, David!
Parts for the Vesuvius - I’d contact ACS directly, and ask if there is some appointed distributor for the US, or if they can help directly. sales@mevsrl.net
CoyoteOldMan Thank you! Really appreciate your advise.
Kape17 Welcome to the forum. Lever spindle gaskets, (there are 2) are a standard part available from any Espresso parts supplier. Cam itself shouldn’t be worn, what makes you think it is?
The fluidotech gear pump magnet is again a standard part you can order, cheaper than getting it shipped from Italy. Your parts supplier may not even be charged for it for a pump of that vintage, as it was during the time when fluid o tech realised they had problems with some of the pump magnets in that year (incorrectly potted).
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Kape17 I('m pretty sure that’s fine, the cam is cut to prevent the lever dropping because the PI chamber in the group is disabled.
DavecUK This is interesting, i have a friend of mine with the same problem but he can’t find the magnetic rotor anywhere and a new pump it’s cost a lot.
The problem is that he live in Thailand too but if there are some vendors that can sale only the rotor maybe i can pass the contact. Thanks.
giampiero The vendors of parts need to contact Fluid O Tech, the pump manufacturer for the part.
Thanks, for the opportunity to share my thoughts with others of a like kind. I was one of the lucky children my mother found it Okay to allow me to enjoy coffee when I was a young as 8 years.. Maybe she thought I would be a better schoolboy if I was initially stimulated with some caffeine. That was 65 years ago..And I have brewed, roasted and enjoying the coffee fruit.
I haven’t been careful, The amount of coffee equipment I purchased over the years and disposed of … in the effort to achieve the perfect cup…I’m ashamed now. Yet, it seems there is lately an enormous amount of new equipment is offered each year. What shall we do ? All these new toys.
It’s good to see that individuals are returning back to some simple pour-over and it’s simplicity. To achieve a terrific brew.
I hope I will be a good custodian from now on…
Kape17 I don’t, but trust me they will know exactly what you want. If you really can’t find the part number, I can do some digging, I have one, but I am not sure it has the original box, just not sure where it is off hand. Otherwise you can ask ACS directly and they will tell you.
Hello, I have another question to fix another issue with my vintage Vesuvius.
My brew lever drops *just* enough after the low pressure 1st stage as it enters into the next, higher pressure phase. The lever drop is very small, just enough to disengage the button. If I babysit the lever by holding it up gently during the transition to the higher pressure phase it stays there. Thank you, David
Kape17 Could be a worn cam I guess…or an early one where the cut was not so good…I don’t know. Also check this document out, the FAQ.
https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/blog/873-vesuvius-evo-leva-faq-and-manual