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  • #91
    Originally posted by 2muchcoffeeman View Post
    Mine- wakes up (inbuilt software) most days. Some days wakes up but doesn't heat from power save mode = 40 deg C idle temp and no steam either. Today it woke up but no flow from group. A theory is that the exhaust from the 3-way is a joke and I hadn't noticed that backwash was achieving diddly as they say. A skewer cleanout of the 1.5mm orifice from the 3 way released a massive amount of debris- some of which my have been the cause of group fail to proceed. To be continued as they say....

    The other one decided it was going to idle at -179 deg C. Replaced a control board- no change. Replaced a brew thermocouple and it now idles anywhere between set temp and set temp -10 deg C dependent on which of its personalities it has assumed on any given day. Frustrating when you pay the price of a small car for ownership. Most small cars can reliably get you down the street for a coffee. With mine it's a game of chance...
    You're kidding.

    How long have you had them for? Is this a common problem, even for brand new Slayers? Why have/how did these nuisances come to the fore?

    It almost sounds as if you're trying to restore a vintage Faema (or at least tinker a very old but otherwise sturdy workhorse back to life).

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    • #92
      Both are <12 months.

      I don't like the backwash at all and it's something for the custom bench. We'll engineer a much larger sphincter as it's a real oversight in my opinion.

      I suspect the other issues will come back to electronics. I'll report back as they're headed back to the Melbourne mothership to get them right.

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      • #93
        Jesus, less than a year of ownership. Like you said, that's the ransom you pay for electronics.

        This is all quite interesting for me, Chris, because prior to joining Coffee Snobs I couldn't have given a toss about the internal engineering of machines. But I can see now it really helps to know your way around the parts.

        Sure, one can always cut their losses (and headaches) by sending the widget straight in to be serviced. Still, being able to fix an espresso machine yourself (or, if not that, at least identify the problem) must be hugely satisfying.

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        • #94
          Originally posted by Barry O'Speedwagon View Post
          Just slip into a different conversation. Such as 'hey darl, I'm thinking of re-kindling my old love for 80s soft metal bands, might go out and by some CDs by Whitesnake, Poison, a Slayer, Motley Crue etc, do you mind if take some cash?'
          or ... hey darl, I'm thinking of rekindling my old love for ----> you ... and it all starts with purchasing a new Slayer

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