Im just trying to figure out if my machine has a problem, or I do. Ive asked my Faema dealer here in Toronto about it, but theyre pretty dismissive. I get the feeling they think that as long as I put beans in one end and brown stuff comes out the other end, Im supposed to be happy with it....and I shoud admit that Id never had an espesso until buying this machine for my wife last xmas..since then weve been buzzing around the house like a couple of hummingbirds.
The first brews (or shots?) turned out great but after a month or so, they seem watery and bitter.
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I turn on the machine, I run the pump to fill the boiler, I wait for the indicator light above the steam wand knob (boiler light?) to go out and hit the brew switch.
At first,.. the coffee would drip out, barely a stream and after 10 or 15 seconds, turn into a creamy lather. Id turn off the brew switch and the valve would make a sneezing sound. All was well.
After a month or so, Ive noticed that the espesso is coming out much faster, after only a few seconds the boiler light comes back on and the espresso flow turns very pale. When I turn off the brew switch, theres no sound from the pressure valve (if I wait for the boiler light to go out and turn on the brew switch for a few seconds, without giving it time for the boiler light to come on again it will make a weak "sneeze" when I turn it off).
Ive tried adjusting the grind settings, tamping harder, and filling the basket up as full as humanly possible but havent seen a great deal of difference to the final result.
Anyway, if anybody has any advice Id be very grateful.
The first brews (or shots?) turned out great but after a month or so, they seem watery and bitter.
*******
I turn on the machine, I run the pump to fill the boiler, I wait for the indicator light above the steam wand knob (boiler light?) to go out and hit the brew switch.
At first,.. the coffee would drip out, barely a stream and after 10 or 15 seconds, turn into a creamy lather. Id turn off the brew switch and the valve would make a sneezing sound. All was well.
After a month or so, Ive noticed that the espesso is coming out much faster, after only a few seconds the boiler light comes back on and the espresso flow turns very pale. When I turn off the brew switch, theres no sound from the pressure valve (if I wait for the boiler light to go out and turn on the brew switch for a few seconds, without giving it time for the boiler light to come on again it will make a weak "sneeze" when I turn it off).
Ive tried adjusting the grind settings, tamping harder, and filling the basket up as full as humanly possible but havent seen a great deal of difference to the final result.
Anyway, if anybody has any advice Id be very grateful.


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