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  • #31
    Re: machine in this price bracket

    you have no idea how much i want to pul this thing apart!!!!
    its more like i have 2 days left of my four off and I have stuff to do apart from messing with this, then 4 days on and I want my coffee without the frustration, iget frustrated enough at work..
    I do want to know what the problem is, Ive HAD to let go.
    Maybe its something simple that Im not aware of, but with 22kgs of green sitting here doing nothing, no coffee, Ive had to make some priorty changes.

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    • #32
      Re: machine in this price bracket

      OK Sullo,

      Whats the latest on Miss Silvia? What was the diagnosis?

      Is there hope of a resurrection (all be it at someone elses abode)?

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      • #33
        Re: machine in this price bracket

        Well Ms Siliva was taken to hospital by ambulance at 930am
        (ok so I drove her to DiBs)
        she was water tanked and shot
        (filled res and a few shots made)
        two victims tasted and screwed their faces
        (one was mine)
        water tank was flushed treated with chemical stuff backflushed and something else then a water filter put on the intake pipe,
        shot again, more screwed up faces
        few other things done i dont remember as I was building some racks whilst i waited
        more screwed up faces
        OPV valve was checked at 10 spot on the book recommendation
        OPV was addjusted
        still screwed up faces
        by this stage I had other places to be
        very sad face
        started drooling over the shiny things that Zot was unpacking from weekend and Ofra was telling me about a few machines, Isomac Zafira looks like a goer
        1330 I left her
        joyous face (sort of)
        return home no machine
        sad face due to no coffee making
        (face was on she who has great ideas)
        1700 called emergency ward -
        still in surgury

        give you three guesses at the faces

        think that about covers it for now

        I still hate nescafe and plungers

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        • #34
          Re: machine in this price bracket

          Geez....

          Sounds like Miss Silvia has some very rare and exotic disease....

          Maybe time to call in Dr House ;D ;D ;D ;D (Although Im sure DiB will scare her into submission!)

          Will be watching developments with interest.....

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          • #35
            Re: machine in this price bracket

            How funny would that be to have House doing the differiential diagnostic?
            Would that make Ofra Dr Cuddy?

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            • #36
              Re: machine in this price bracket

              Originally posted by Sullo link=1185067667/30#30 date=1185108638
              .
              Maybe its something simple that Im not aware of, but with 22kgs of green sitting here doing nothing, no coffee, Ive had to make some priorty changes.
              Only 22 kg, eh Sullo. Running low on beans. Yep. Understand. ;D ;D

              Seriously, though, those symptoms really are strange. :-/ Dying to know the diagnosis, and then, your once and for all prognosis.

              That dead mouse must have got in there somehow.

              -Robusto

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              • #37
                Re: machine in this price bracket

                Its a dead something, I remember the days of 90 warranty replacments,
                sighhh

                Have to wait for this to be rectified completely so I can move it and get something bigger badder and better
                Certainly go tme buggered this one.

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                • #38
                  Re: machine in this price bracket

                  Another morning no proper coffee....

                  Off to the cafe for a macc
                  I actually miss the little witch (

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                  • #39
                    Re: machine in this price bracket

                    Absence makes the palate grow fonder.

                    Maybe GMC should takeover Rancilio and offer their 2-year no questions asked replacement warranties.

                    On the other hand, your petrol bill would skyrocket running back to Bunnings for yet another replacement of a dud.

                    -Robusto

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                    • #40
                      Re: machine in this price bracket

                      I was wandering around a shopping centre earlier today and came across a em6910, in a moment of almost panic desperation nearly bought it.
                      Went back to cafe where the barista knows me and without a word, a macciato was delivered, :P
                      he asked you didnt buy another machine yet did you. No I stammered, but it was close.... :-/
                      Day two Silvia is still a sour lil witch Im told. >
                      maybe if it was a 6910 it would be replaced? :-?

                      *sigh*

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                      • #41
                        Re: machine in this price bracket

                        Sullo, sounds like you need a support group to follow you around and give you moral support when temptatin strikes -- like that bunch of guys in the nicorette ad.

                        When the urge for an espresso dims your judgement and you reach for the wallet to buy whatever machine is in sight, remember:

                        Dont go sideways. dont go backwards, go up young man.

                        --Robusto

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                        • #42
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                          Im sorry *sob* it was really a moment of weakness, or caffienelessness!
                          She who has good ideas was told about it and said would it work better then that silvia thing? Then god bless her caught her reading commercial machine adds on internet. Ya just cant beat that can ya?
                          I even had another of those "lil machine that tried" that I killed a week before Silvia, yes oa sunbeam ristretto, then I saw the 6910, its nice lines flashy buttons, nice red colour, got a glimer of hope, then thought...... you idiot
                          Then went back to cafe... They drowned my sorrows in a macc.
                          Im using them and cs as a support group.

                          Flame me now and put me out of my misery.
                          Even Rocky looks morose sitting there unused unloved grinding nothing, his lil hopper empty of hope, poor lil sod.

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                          • #43
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                            This thread probably has more "conquered women" comments than some of us really need or want to read......

                            Sullo, Im sorry youve had such a tough time with your Silvia. Its rare for someone to buy a "snobs" machine (6910/Silvia or better) and be as disappointed and frustrated as you are. Personally I thought that Telemaster gave you great advice when he suggested an espresso course before doing anything else. Id add to that and make sure that the trainer has used a Silvia (or whatever machine you have). Ive also done my baristas course a few years back, and Ive thought a few times over the last year that there must be something wrong with my Silvia. Everytime it has come back to my technique. I did an espresso course earlier in the year with 2MCM which clarified a lot about the technique needed for each participants machine. In addition he suggested I bend my steam wand by 15 degrees to make frothing easier. Ever since Ive had all sorts of trouble frothing. I spoke to him about upgrading while I was at Aromofest on Sunday and mentioned that his mod hadnt worked. Turns out I didnt hear the final part which was how to position the jug with the steamwand. Chris showed me what he meant, and that problem is now solved. Technique is all important, and will vary from one machine to the next.

                            If I were you Id be looking at one of De Bartolis espresso courses.

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                            • #44
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                              Originally posted by Viviane link=1185067667/30#42 date=1185288603
                              This thread probably has more "conquered women" comments than some of us really need or want to read......

                              Sullo, Im sorry youve had such a tough time with your Silvia.  Its rare for someone to buy a "snobs" machine (6910/Silvia or better) and be as disappointed and frustrated as you are.  Personally I thought that Telemaster gave you great advice when he suggested an espresso course before doing anything else.  Id add to that and make sure that the trainer has used a Silvia (or whatever machine you have).  Ive also done my baristas course a few years back, and Ive thought a few times over the last year that there must be something wrong with my Silvia.  Everytime it has come back to my technique.  I did an espresso course earlier in the year with 2MCM which clarified a lot about the technique needed for each participants machine.  In addition he suggested I bend my steam wand by 15 degrees to make frothing easier.  Ever since Ive had all sorts of trouble frothing.  I spoke to him about upgrading while I was at Aromofest on Sunday and mentioned that his mod hadnt worked.  Turns out I didnt hear the final part which was how to position the jug with the steamwand.  Chris showed me what he meant, and that problem is now solved. Technique is all important, and will vary from one machine to the next.  

                              If I were you Id be looking at one of De Bartolis espresso courses.  
                              Viv would you prefer I called it a male name?
                              Didnt realise that talking about an espresso machine that happens to be advertised with a female sounding name that talking about it negatively was making a "conquering women statment", if this offends you I had no intention and have to say quite surprised by that.
                              Problems with my machine and technique whilst I agree with your suggestion, I also disagree.
                              This machine had its boiler replaced at 4 weeks due to failure, then within 2-3 weeks after replacement the next problem developed. Renzo assured me it wasnt my "technique" and on day 2 it was still doing the same thing. Now Im sure Renzo has much more experience in his little finger that I have with smaller machines like this, Im at a loss myself after all thats been done to "the espresso machine" to solve this problem.

                              I shall endeavour to keep my posts more politically correct then....

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                              • #45
                                Re: machine in this price bracket

                                goodness...is this thread taking a turn for the worse....

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