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Posted by mrbrown on 2008-09-28 23:26:48 Post Subject: Mobile Espresso Service
Hello All,
I am needing help. I am starting a mobile espresso service and am having trouble finding a machine that does not weigh close to 100 lbs. I see that there is a pasquini livia 90 that only weighs 37 lbs. Do any of you have any feedback on this machine or suggestions about another that may meet my needs. Thanks in advance.
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Posted by mrbrown on 2008-09-28 23:26:48 Post Subject: Mobile Espresso Service
Hello All,
I am needing help. I am starting a mobile espresso service and am having trouble finding a machine that does not weigh close to 100 lbs. I see that there is a pasquini livia 90 that only weighs 37 lbs. Do any of you have any feedback on this machine or suggestions about another that may meet my needs. Thanks in advance.
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Posted by DavesLT on 2006-09-07 08:30:00 Post Subject:
Both of the previous postings are correct and good advice. I've run across this problem a lot in twenty+ years of espresso service and I think it is also important that you know how it probably happened, and how to avoid it happening again.
More than likely someone left the steam arm soaking overnight in a glass of water. They also probably turned the machine off and the steam arm was leaking a bit. Overnight, as the machine cools, it creates a vacuum inside the boiler which then proceeds to suck the now dirty water up through the steam wand (like a straw) and into the tank. The good news is that it is fixable, the bad news is that it's a lot of work to do because of an old bad barista habit.
Good luck, Dave
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Posted by DavesLT on 2006-09-07 08:30:00 Post Subject:
Both of the previous postings are correct and good advice. I've run across this problem a lot in twenty+ years of espresso service and I think it is also important that you know how it probably happened, and how to avoid it happening again.
More than likely someone left the steam arm soaking overnight in a glass of water. They also probably turned the machine off and the steam arm was leaking a bit. Overnight, as the machine cools, it creates a vacuum inside the boiler which then proceeds to suck the now dirty water up through the steam wand (like a straw) and into the tank. The good news is that it is fixable, the bad news is that it's a lot of work to do because of an old bad barista habit.
Good luck, Dave
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