For anybody interested who may come across one of these themselves, I thought I would document my experience with this machine.
I recently became the owner of a small HX espresso machine of unknown origin and unknown condition.It was labelled both in the manual and screen printed on the machine a "Coffex La Cappuccina", on which the internet turned up zero information.
As I don't have a HX machine (currently a single boiler) I though it might be interesting to play with and, at worst, there may be some parts worth scavenging.
It turns out the machine is a version of a Nuova Simonelli Elli.
I haven't unearthed much information locally but there are a few discussed at Coffeegeek and HomeBarista.
Seems to be about 30 years old. It is the precursor to the Oscar and fairly decently put together.
Admittedly it is butt-ugly but in a kind of retro-endearing way (so I keep telling myself - hasn't made an appearance in the kitchen yet).
Hopefully I can get it working and if the tiny water tank, PITA drip tray, ridiculously low group clearance, and manual boiler fill, are equally endearing it could be a bargain, entry level HX machine.
Will update the thread as I progress with testing.

Taan
ps - not sure if this is the right forum for this machine. Please move if not appropriate.
I recently became the owner of a small HX espresso machine of unknown origin and unknown condition.It was labelled both in the manual and screen printed on the machine a "Coffex La Cappuccina", on which the internet turned up zero information.
As I don't have a HX machine (currently a single boiler) I though it might be interesting to play with and, at worst, there may be some parts worth scavenging.
It turns out the machine is a version of a Nuova Simonelli Elli.
I haven't unearthed much information locally but there are a few discussed at Coffeegeek and HomeBarista.
Seems to be about 30 years old. It is the precursor to the Oscar and fairly decently put together.
Admittedly it is butt-ugly but in a kind of retro-endearing way (so I keep telling myself - hasn't made an appearance in the kitchen yet).
Hopefully I can get it working and if the tiny water tank, PITA drip tray, ridiculously low group clearance, and manual boiler fill, are equally endearing it could be a bargain, entry level HX machine.
Will update the thread as I progress with testing.
Taan
ps - not sure if this is the right forum for this machine. Please move if not appropriate.

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