Vesuvius Pressure Profiling Machine - General Discussion

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.

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

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.

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.

Kape17 I think it’s 8mm OD and 6mm ID, but double check the OD in case it’s (6mm and 4mm). You need to get good quality PTFE tube for high temp and pressure. I am surprised it’s getting brittle, never heard of that happening before?

DavecUK It really sounds strange, PTFE should easily handle temperatures up to 350 deg C, let alone 105 from the brew boiler.

PTFE, however, can be used continuously at temperatures up to 260°C

DavecUK I have not checked it, sticking to the principle if ain’t broken don’t fix it. It is strange for PTFE to turn brittle.
I suspect it would also matter whether the machine has been on 24/7 routine, or like me used via smart plug for an hour a day.