Hi CS'ers,
A few weeks back I decided to bring my Faema Family espresso machine out from the dark and lonely cupboard it had been hiding in for the last 10 or so years. I bought it new from a well known retailer in Coburg in the late 80's I reckon it would have been , and used it semi regularly until it escaped to the cupboard.
A quick check and fill, then with fingers crossed, I turned it on. Shortly afterwards I was greeted with a faint hiss and sizzle, but upon hitting the button to fill the boiler I was greeted with silence. Oh well .... "I'll strip it down tomorrow and check it over" I thought.
Turned out to be a stuck pump as I surmised, so I stripped it down, and following liberal doses of WD40, now seems as good as new. It took a bit of coaxing to prime the pump, but eventually it fired into life.
A thorough cleansing with mild citric acid solution followed, and now it's back into daily duties
Of course I had forgotten all the tricks of operation I had learned since day one, even to the extent of how the steam button worked .. haha. I knew I had the user's manual somewhere, and eventually found it .. phew.
I did find a copy online, but it was missing a few pages relating to the grinder operation (which I didn't buy at the time) and was a little hard to read. So I decided to scan mine and create a pdf for those in dire need. The quality should allow a pretty good print if you want to go to that trouble.
It's about 20 Mb in size, and you can find it here ....
** will add link after I've accrued another 4 posts **
Over the past week I have been glued to CS forum, and my head is about to explode with all the new info gleaned!
First up though is a nice grinder, and I've got one picked out to buy, followed shortly thereafter by a roaster. That aspect looks like a heap of fun!
I shall be along again shortly I expect to pick the brains of fellow Faema Family owners.
Hopefully I've posted in the appropriate sub forum.
Cheers
A few weeks back I decided to bring my Faema Family espresso machine out from the dark and lonely cupboard it had been hiding in for the last 10 or so years. I bought it new from a well known retailer in Coburg in the late 80's I reckon it would have been , and used it semi regularly until it escaped to the cupboard.
A quick check and fill, then with fingers crossed, I turned it on. Shortly afterwards I was greeted with a faint hiss and sizzle, but upon hitting the button to fill the boiler I was greeted with silence. Oh well .... "I'll strip it down tomorrow and check it over" I thought.
Turned out to be a stuck pump as I surmised, so I stripped it down, and following liberal doses of WD40, now seems as good as new. It took a bit of coaxing to prime the pump, but eventually it fired into life.
A thorough cleansing with mild citric acid solution followed, and now it's back into daily duties

Of course I had forgotten all the tricks of operation I had learned since day one, even to the extent of how the steam button worked .. haha. I knew I had the user's manual somewhere, and eventually found it .. phew.
I did find a copy online, but it was missing a few pages relating to the grinder operation (which I didn't buy at the time) and was a little hard to read. So I decided to scan mine and create a pdf for those in dire need. The quality should allow a pretty good print if you want to go to that trouble.
It's about 20 Mb in size, and you can find it here ....
** will add link after I've accrued another 4 posts **
Over the past week I have been glued to CS forum, and my head is about to explode with all the new info gleaned!
First up though is a nice grinder, and I've got one picked out to buy, followed shortly thereafter by a roaster. That aspect looks like a heap of fun!
I shall be along again shortly I expect to pick the brains of fellow Faema Family owners.
Hopefully I've posted in the appropriate sub forum.
Cheers

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