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    Profitec Pro 700





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    In Brief
    A new model (and brand!) from an established espresso machine manufacturer.

    The Profitec brand
    Profitec is the company that manufactures the "ECM Manufacture" brand of machines (Technika, Controvento etc). The company has put it's own name to a new line of machines and the Pro 700 is the first of these.

    Pro 700 Highlights
    A PID controlled dual boiler which can run off it's internal tank or be plumbed.

    Specification
    • Dual boiler
    • PID-display for the individual temperature adjustment of both boilers
    • PID-display indicates the brewing time in seconds
    • E61 brew-group
    • Rotary pump
    • Wear-free rotary valves (spring loaded so user can't over tighten)
    • Cool touch steam and hot water wands
    • Separate grid to raise cups
    • Boiler and pump pressure gauges
    • Stainless steel boiler with 0.75 l volume for espresso preparation
    • Steam and hot water boiler in stainless steel with a 2.0 l volume
    • Steam boiler with separate on/off switch
    • Boiler insulation
    • Two heaters with 1 x 1200 Watts and 1 x 1400 Watts
    • Switchable from water tank to fixed water connection
    • Water tank with a 3 l volume and water tank connector
    • Automatic shut-off by way of low water volume sensor
    • Large drip tray with a 1 l capacity
    • Removeable cup tray
    • Voltage 230V
    • Weight 31 kg
    • Dimensions W x D x H: 340 x 475 x 420 mm without portafilter
    • 340 x 590 x 420 mm with portafilter
    Last edited by JetBlack_Espresso; 22 January 2014, 03:57 PM.

  • #2
    sounds good, I see it's on your site already, I assume available now then. (I don't have the cash for a new machine anyway)

    Is the brew boiler fed through a hx ?

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    • #3
      Yes a few have already landed. The brew boiler isn't fed through a HX and I'm guessing that that was an explicit decision given the Scace results we've seen,

      charlie

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      • #4
        That PID Controller looks interesting Charlie...

        Do you have any specific info on it at all?

        Mal.

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        • #5
          It's a Gicar PID Mal. It controls both boilers - pretty standard stuff there. The interesting feature is the shot timer which is one of those features you can live without until you've used a machine that has one ... I guess extra information isn't a bad thing.

          charlie

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          • #6
            Ah...

            I probably mistook the Shot Timer for the PID Controller.

            Thanks Charlie,
            Mal.

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            • #7
              Actually the shot timer is a built in feature of the PID controller. So at idle it alternates between displaying brew and steam temperature like most PID controllers. But as soon as the brew lever is lifted to start the shot, the display on the PID controller shows the shot time.

              charlie

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              • #8
                Always difficult determining functional details from a photo and 1,000Kms...

                Mal.

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                • #9
                  Neat idea to integrate the shot timer into the PID. At first glance looks R58ish.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Dimal View Post
                    Always difficult determining functional details from a photo and 1,000Kms...

                    Mal.
                    You're right. So here's a vid

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                    • #11
                      Cheers Charlie...

                      Thanks very much mate.

                      Mal.

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                      • #12
                        I'd love to hear some more about this machine now it's becoming a bit more widely available. Are there any photos of the internals, reservoir access, and so on? Could you expand on the Scace readings comment?

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                        • #13
                          nice work flow in the video Charlie
                          learn something new everyday.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Bob_McBob View Post
                            I'd love to hear some more about this machine now it's becoming a bit more widely available. Are there any photos of the internals, reservoir access, and so on? Could you expand on the Scace readings comment?
                            I'll put the photos on my todo list! But the water tank is accessed by lifting the cup warmer tray.

                            On the Scace, it had excellent inter and intra shot temperature stability. Some dual boiler machines feed water through a heat exchanger in the steam boiler before entry to the brew boiler. The reason for this is to avoid the brew water temperature dropping due to the influx of cooler water into the brew boiler. If this was an issue in the Pro 700 we would have seen a drop in brew water temperature and we didn't. So the Pro 700 avoids some complexity with no apparent drop in performance.

                            charlie

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                            • #15
                              Heres a great youtube video with an overview of the 700 , amazing machines

                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTLp2hQowG8

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