Coffee machine

[Scott-ish]

2 things - 1 - you need fresh coffee - not more than 14 days post roast. Stale coffee contributes to fast draw times.

2 - you can probably recalibrate that grinde by stripping the top and resetting the burrs closer together - takes longer to explain than to do - think there are explanations on home-barista.com on how to set the zero point on small grinders - they are all fundametally the same internally.

I’ll try this, thanks!

[scuzzy]

Anyone keen on buying my second-hand Saeco Poemia for R650? I want to save up for something special

 

https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-coffee-makers/durbanville/saeco-espresso-machine/1003627849480911368727809

I sent you a message on Gumtree with a few questions

[Cannonized]

Hi guys

 

We're renovating our kitchen so I'm thinking of upgrading my coffee setup at the same time.

 

I have an Expobar Office Leva and a Baratza Vario grinder that I may want to sell. Is there any interest?

[stefmeister]

Hi guys

 

We're renovating our kitchen so I'm thinking of upgrading my coffee setup at the same time.

 

I have an Expobar Office Leva and a Baratza Vario grinder that I may want to sell. Is there any interest?

How much?

[Cannonized]

How much?

I'll let the combo go for R17k

[Matchstix]

Hi guys

 

We're renovating our kitchen so I'm thinking of upgrading my coffee setup at the same time.

 

I have an Expobar Office Leva and a Baratza Vario grinder that I may want to sell. Is there any interest?

Single or dual boiler? With or without PID Edited December 2, 2018 by Matchstix

[Cannonized]

Single or dual boiler? With or without PID

 

It's the Office Leva - https://www.wholelattelove.com/expobar-office-lever-semi-automatic-espresso-machine

 

It has a heat-exchange boiler so no PID.

[ABrooks]

South African Coffee Classifieds on FB...

 

What are you looking for?

Thanks, I have joined them.

 

I bought a Gaggia baby class recently on Gumtree with no water flowing out of the grouphead. Took it apart and cleaned the solenoid valve now it works a treat.

 

The problem is that it came with a panarello style steam wand, with my previous machine I managed to steam the milk just fine without it so I am looking to replace or mod it somehow.

[V12man]

I have run a bag through mine and I was planning on having a look at that (only using aeropress for now but want to take the Delonghi out of storage soon and try that). I haven't done the research but I can't imagine it being more than a shim or two to set the zero point.

They usually have the top burr on a threaded carrier - an it's only a question of removing the lock/stop, tightening the bur down till just off touching the lower burr, then replacing the lock/stop and reassembling the grinder.

[Cafe Racer]

Thanks, I have joined them.

 

I bought a Gaggia baby class recently on Gumtree with no water flowing out of the grouphead. Took it apart and cleaned the solenoid valve now it works a treat.

 

The problem is that it came with a panarello style steam wand, with my previous machine I managed to steam the milk just fine without it so I am looking to replace or mod it somehow.

hey bud, we carry all spares for Gaggia www.nexusgroup.co.za

[the nerd]

Thanks, I have joined them.

 

I bought a Gaggia baby class recently on Gumtree with no water flowing out of the grouphead. Took it apart and cleaned the solenoid valve now it works a treat.

 

The problem is that it came with a panarello style steam wand, with my previous machine I managed to steam the milk just fine without it so I am looking to replace or mod it somehow.

 

If i recall you can mod it with a Rancillio Silvia steam wand.. maybe look at that avenue? 

[ABrooks]

hey bud, we carry all spares for Gaggia www.nexusgroup.co.za

Thanks will have a look.

[ABrooks]

If i recall you can mod it with a Rancillio Silvia steam wand.. maybe look at that avenue?

I saw a few mentions to people doing that, I thought of doing that as well or maybe the "latte-art" attachement that screws onto the exising wand.

[Meezo]

Wow nice to see this thread booming again

[Alouette3]

My PID has finally rocked up at the post office, now just to go pick it up and install on my Gaggia Coffee.

[SpruitCommuter]

I had a Gaggia Classic for quite a long time - I changed out the steam wand for the Rancilio one and it made a huge difference. I also got a bottomless porta filter and stuck a temperature probe in next to the boiler to watch the temperature cycle.

 

If i recall you can mod it with a Rancillio Silvia steam wand.. maybe look at that avenue?