Originally posted by ahhhespressso
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For example RangeDog in June 2011 talked about his Giotto import and was immediately shot down in flames, but it appears all turned out well in the end based on his final post which I have inserted below:
Re: importing rocket giotto evoluzione
Just an update on the outcome here for those interested, and my final post on this.
I unboxed the evo, plugged it in, turned it on and started making coffee....all good, runs like a dream, boiler pressure 1-1.2 bar, pump pressure 9 bar....after a couple of days familiarisation(and buying some fresh single origin new guinea beans from Yahava Margaret River), the shots became quite spectacular.
The machine doesnt appear to be running hot at all, I do a cooling flush from idle of 6-8 oz which works well for me.
I based this flush around the Home-Barista thread "how I learnt to relax and love my HX".
Erics adapter(on the way) will give me more info here, but the shots are great to my taste so Im not expecting an issue.
The switch/wiring loom/sparky advice I do appreciate but Im just gunna leave it as is...it works...my house is full of "non compliant" gear , the evo is just one more.
I did manage to crack the brass bushing that joins the water inflow pipe to the elbow coupling underneath the machine, this apparently has been done before by others and there is advice out there on how to approach the instal, I was careful and followed instructions but damn...it happened still...
I had to wait 5 days for the replacement from Italy (they sent 2 at no charge.)
As an aside, the research I did on the Evo had it as a 1200w machine but mine is 1300w, so anyone looking at old reviews/comments etc may find that info useful.
Steaming is awesome, so farrrst, I love it.
Over and out.
I unboxed the evo, plugged it in, turned it on and started making coffee....all good, runs like a dream, boiler pressure 1-1.2 bar, pump pressure 9 bar....after a couple of days familiarisation(and buying some fresh single origin new guinea beans from Yahava Margaret River), the shots became quite spectacular.
The machine doesnt appear to be running hot at all, I do a cooling flush from idle of 6-8 oz which works well for me.
I based this flush around the Home-Barista thread "how I learnt to relax and love my HX".
Erics adapter(on the way) will give me more info here, but the shots are great to my taste so Im not expecting an issue.
The switch/wiring loom/sparky advice I do appreciate but Im just gunna leave it as is...it works...my house is full of "non compliant" gear , the evo is just one more.
I did manage to crack the brass bushing that joins the water inflow pipe to the elbow coupling underneath the machine, this apparently has been done before by others and there is advice out there on how to approach the instal, I was careful and followed instructions but damn...it happened still...
I had to wait 5 days for the replacement from Italy (they sent 2 at no charge.)
As an aside, the research I did on the Evo had it as a 1200w machine but mine is 1300w, so anyone looking at old reviews/comments etc may find that info useful.
Steaming is awesome, so farrrst, I love it.
Over and out.

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