Thanks for the reply. After running a tankful of water through it, it's back to normal. I have no idea what happened. All I know is after it was moved, it first had no crema; then it had crema, but tasted like crap; then it slowly started tasting better; then, after running a tankful of water...
Yes, I think that's definitely it. Either that, or it was terrified that it was being stolen, and it's taken a couple of days for it to recover and calm down.
It does definitely seem strange. And still unexplained. However, the drastic change from before and after it was moved cannot be explained by "working its way towards biting the dust." If that were the case, it would be a gradual decline in quality. In this case, it was fine one day (and all the...
Well, I don't know if it's a reflection of build quality, per se. My first machine I didn't maintain. I mean, I ran cleaner through it once in a while like you should. But I live in a very-hard-water area, and it got calcium deposits, and the flow got worse and worse and the coffee started...
No, it was just a small leak that came up from the floor and got the carpet wet. Wasn't a big deal. No change in tastes or health effects.
But, as noted, it is starting to taste better after I ran a bunch of water through it. Not sure what happened. All I know if that the first batch I ran...
Good point about the humidity. But, yeah, the coffee was safely stored in air-tight containers. The like was just something that came up from the floor, so I don't think it affected the humidity that much. And, yes, beans are the same. No change.
I did run a bunch of water through it, and it's...
No, this is actually another machine, my third EC155! :-) I gave up on that other machine. I had bought that one as a used "display model," and I saved about $20 off the purchase price. But I figured, they probably never cleaned it or whatever. So I gave up on it and then switched to Aeropress...
I have a DeLonghi EC 155 espresso machine. I've had it for a couple of years, and it's made great (to me anyway) espresso. I use only distilled water in it, to keep it from getting hard water deposits, as I live in a very hard water area. Everything's been great.
The other day I had a leak in...
I should note that my original times of 5-7 seconds with the old machine and 10-13 seconds with the new machine were probably way off.
First, I was counting from the time the espresso first started to pour down, not from the time I flipped the brew switch.
Second, I was guestimating in my...
I just purchased a new DeLonghi EC155 after previously using an EC155 for about 10 years. While not the best espresso maker, it made a consistently flavorful cup of espresso. Unfortunately, I didn't keep up with regular descaling, and the machine got to the point where there wasn't enough...