Hi all,
Just wanted to share some follow-up on a machine I was working on awhile back. A friend bought it from a closed-out cafe for $250 and brought it to me for repair. It was badly scaled-up and missing its portafilter but on power-up did come to pressure and all functions still seemed to be working, however sluggish. It took forever to get parts, but all I needed was a few standard seals, a pilot light, and a new portafilter. I chose a Rocket bottomless portafilter that came with a triple basket, luckily the double and blind baskets were still with the machine. I got a deal on a Rattleware 58mm tamper. So after descaling, rebuilding the group and resealing everything, along with several hours buffing-out scratches in the paint and blemishes on the nickel-plated boiler, I plugged it in and everything came up perfect. The pump and pressurestat thankfully, needed no adjustment or replacement. Really looking forward to delivering it tomorrow. Have a look. An ugly before pic at the end upon removal of panels. They always look terrific on the outside, which seems to be why a good machine and a completely flogged machine always seem to have the same asking price. Except, luckily, in this case.
Thanks to everyone for the free advice. Cheers
Just wanted to share some follow-up on a machine I was working on awhile back. A friend bought it from a closed-out cafe for $250 and brought it to me for repair. It was badly scaled-up and missing its portafilter but on power-up did come to pressure and all functions still seemed to be working, however sluggish. It took forever to get parts, but all I needed was a few standard seals, a pilot light, and a new portafilter. I chose a Rocket bottomless portafilter that came with a triple basket, luckily the double and blind baskets were still with the machine. I got a deal on a Rattleware 58mm tamper. So after descaling, rebuilding the group and resealing everything, along with several hours buffing-out scratches in the paint and blemishes on the nickel-plated boiler, I plugged it in and everything came up perfect. The pump and pressurestat thankfully, needed no adjustment or replacement. Really looking forward to delivering it tomorrow. Have a look. An ugly before pic at the end upon removal of panels. They always look terrific on the outside, which seems to be why a good machine and a completely flogged machine always seem to have the same asking price. Except, luckily, in this case.
Thanks to everyone for the free advice. Cheers

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