Do you need that gauge there?

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I don’t at all but as it’s there it is bothering me ever so slightly being out !

I know what the issue is which is the main thing so might get rid or learn to live with it. I don’t think I’ll be replacing it

Was that stock? I thought they had a grub screw in there?

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Was that stock? I thought they had a grub screw in there?

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    prezes - time for the grub screw to go back in then…

    Problem with redundancy of instruments (which one do you trust, and are they calibrated) or essentially “useless” ones. For instance, yes, you have the pressure measured on the group… but you don’t need it, nor can you influence it. If you had a flow control valve (like the Bianca) then I understand the need of the pressure gauge.

    6 days later
    • Hi Dave,

    My machines been rock solid for the past 5-6 years however it has just started buzzing when I pull the lever down… coffee still comes out but definitely doesn’t sound right..

    Any idea what it is and where to get replacement part if needed.

    Can’t seem to attach a video can I email it to you for your review?

    Cheers Doug

    Regards

    DavecUK hey Dave found another thread where you said it was HX solenoid, (turned HX off and it stopped) my machines plumbed in so little tough to see exactly where it’s coming from.

    Do you have a pic of said solenoid and how is best way of cleaning it??

    Cheers

    Doug

      dougyea Do you have a pic of said solenoid and how is best way of cleaning it??

      Take it apart and look for a bit of “something” under the seat….it can be a tiny speck you can hardly see.

        DavecUK

        Hey Dave, here is a short video.

        Ok I will have a look soon.

        I have school holidays with guests in the house will it be ok to leave for a couple weeks until house is back to normal?

        Thanks

          dougyea Yup one thing, check weather preheat is on or off, if preheat is on, switch it off and see if the noise stops.

          If preheat is off then you know that it’s not the preheat solenoid but the auto fill solenoid.

          7 days later

          It’s been a year since I owned the Vesuvius. Very happy with it and no upgraditus calling!

          Anything in particular would be advisable to do at this point on top of my regular cam greasing, backflushing etc ? Group seal has been replaced with silicone so lots of life left there.

          Thanks in advance

          Greetings from SoCal, Happy Resurrection Day!

          Question: Is it redundant if I biancafy or add a manual flow control on my V?

          With mine when I do that routine I have steam boiler on, switch off when up to pressure then flush water out the hot water wand into a jug until the pressure is too low for any more. I like to purge the water in other words as it isn’t used as much as the brew boiler. Switch on for auto refill then repeat a couple more times.

          When V is off to cool before cam greasing I take out the water tank for a 20 minute Milton clean. At the same time I have a tall espresso cup under the the steam wand and tip ie. They are sitting in diluted puly milk, when the V is fired up again I purge the wand and wipe it of course.

          I also inspect underneath for water or stains and have the top off for the cleaning routine to visually inspect if anything is obviously amiss whilst it’s in operation, a tip from DaveC years ago.

          the above tips are for any machine of course.

            PaulL thanks. I do the same sort of thing with cleaning the reservoir weekly.

            I was wondering more in annual Service/maintenance side. Greasing etc

            18 days later

            Greetings from California! When I turned on my V machine, the GFCI outlet was trigger and it turn off my machine. I opened the machine and there was a leak from from the brew boiler tube. I investigated where the water was coming from. It was spurting water from the PTFE hose when I turn on the switch. I need some advise on what to do:

            1. Should I just tighten the nut?
            2. Should I replace the PTFE tube, where and what size PTFE tube should I buy?

            Here is the picture where the water was spurting out. Thank you.

            This should be an easy fix, you can try tightening the nut but if the some reason something has happened to the end of the tube that might not work. If tightening them up does not work undo the nut and at the end of the tube cut it absolutely Square using a Stanley knife, you only need to cut off about two to three millimeters of the end of the tube. Push the tube back onto the fitting and retighten the nut.

              DavecUK Thank you Dave! The tube is starting to get brittle. What size is the PTFE tube?