DavecUK Correct me please if I’m wrong. I do not have the machine so I can not take a look inside. About how the HX works: there is the solenoid on the right side of the machine, the one I changed. This valve is letting the water to pass through the hx but there is no valve in the other end of the steam boiler? Am I right? In this case the hx would be always full of water? Then it can expand when heated and push in some place the brew circuit causing the issue? If this was the case I’m quite confident in this is what happens in these machines.
It seems to have an easy fix then, just hope this was the cause.