Recent content by CiaoNY

I joined the Illy Espresso membership Program and got the Francis!Francis X1 machine. It's an upgrade from the X5 machine/program and costs considerably more. Turns out, the machine is a very pretty toy. Mine needs to be repaired after using it in my home for just 60 days. When I called...

I have to replace my machine (Unic Diva) kinda quickly and have narrowed it down to these three units. Can someone please help me make the right decision? Or at least not the wrong one? Thanks in advance, Johnny http://www.illyusa.com/AB1666000/showde ... ct_ID=2244...

Thank you, everyone, for your help. It seems that what has changed is the pump pressure while pulling a shot. It never quite gets high enough. Sometimes less than 6 bar. I understand it needs to be 9 bar. Can anyone tell me how to raise the pressure? I'm told there is an adjustment screw on the...

My Unic Diva has pretty much stopped making crema a few months ago. The problem doesn't seem to be the grind and the pressure seems right. Can anyone out there help me with this? Also, reading through the forum I see that Mrgnomer is pretty happy with his Rancilio Silvia. Does anyone else agree...