Hi,
I just picked up a used Faema E98 S1 Compact and had a few questions.
The owner of it previously had it in an office and it was apparently working, however it was put away in storage because of a renovation and then the owner decided to upgrade. Later on he tried turning it on and in his own words "nothing happened". I thought that this could have something to do with the machine not having water in it.
I managed to pick it up at a good price and I was looking at getting it going, so I had a few questions.
- The first step would be to get some water in it and turn it on. However from the threads I have read on this forum this machine seems to be older because the dial only has one setting where as the newer ones have two settings.
So after I fill the tank up with water, should I turn the dial on the left (see picture) to setting 1 and press the black button next to it?
Is this button supposed to click into place or remain suppressed when it is pressed or is it normal for it to come back out after it is pressed?
I dont have any manuals so I need some help on start up procedures etc.
- Also in the tank there seems to be some kind of water filters with softener beads inside the filter. I wanted to change this filter along with the shower screen, seals etc. Any ideas on whether the whole filter needs to be replaced or can I buy new beads?
Thanks in advance for your help.




I just picked up a used Faema E98 S1 Compact and had a few questions.
The owner of it previously had it in an office and it was apparently working, however it was put away in storage because of a renovation and then the owner decided to upgrade. Later on he tried turning it on and in his own words "nothing happened". I thought that this could have something to do with the machine not having water in it.
I managed to pick it up at a good price and I was looking at getting it going, so I had a few questions.
- The first step would be to get some water in it and turn it on. However from the threads I have read on this forum this machine seems to be older because the dial only has one setting where as the newer ones have two settings.
So after I fill the tank up with water, should I turn the dial on the left (see picture) to setting 1 and press the black button next to it?
Is this button supposed to click into place or remain suppressed when it is pressed or is it normal for it to come back out after it is pressed?
I dont have any manuals so I need some help on start up procedures etc.
- Also in the tank there seems to be some kind of water filters with softener beads inside the filter. I wanted to change this filter along with the shower screen, seals etc. Any ideas on whether the whole filter needs to be replaced or can I buy new beads?
Thanks in advance for your help.





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