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  • LeroyC
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    Originally posted by TampIt View Post
    G'day LeroyC

    Apologies if I am wrong, but I recall my 2008 paper manual had a few changes from the on-line version. I think you start with the machine off. Hold "manual and 1 cup" and briefly press power to turn it on. Whichever light comes on is your current setting, and if you select 1 cup, 2 cup or manual within a few seconds then it changes it. I do know my 2010 one didn't do it - I remember being surprised at the time.


    TampIt
    Just tried it on my machine and it doesn’t work unfortunately.

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  • TampIt
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    Originally posted by LeroyC View Post
    Yeah that’s what I thought. I’m still gonna go check the manual though just in case. Lol.
    G'day LeroyC

    Apologies if I am wrong, but I recall my 2008 paper manual had a few changes from the on-line version. I think you start with the machine off. Hold "manual and 1 cup" and briefly press power to turn it on. Whichever light comes on is your current setting, and if you select 1 cup, 2 cup or manual within a few seconds then it changes it. I do know my 2010 one didn't do it - I remember being surprised at the time.


    TampIt

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  • LeroyC
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    Originally posted by noidle22 View Post
    No 6910 was ever given the option of adjustable preinfusion. You can only control coffee thermoblock temp, steam thermoblock temp and steam pump rate.
    Yeah that’s what I thought. I’m still gonna go check the manual though just in case. Lol.

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  • noidle22
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    Originally posted by TampIt View Post
    The 6910 also has adjustable preinfusion - at least my pre 2010 ones have.
    No 6910 was ever given the option of adjustable preinfusion. You can only control coffee thermoblock temp, steam thermoblock temp and steam pump rate.

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  • TampIt
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    Originally posted by LeroyC View Post
    I would have to concur with above comments. The EM7000/BCG820 combo would be excellent. The 7000 is probably a better fit for non ‘coffee geeks’ although a 6910 is fine as well if you don’t mind the noise. I gave my brother a 6910 and 0480 a couple of years ago. He and his partner don’t pay the same amount of attention to detail as I do, but they still make good coffee with it and are very happy. The only comment I’d add is that I prefer a minimum heat up time of 15min due to the portafilter being stainless steel (on all 7000s and newer 6910s). If this isn’t possible you need to flush water through it a couple of times after the machine’s heat up to get it up to temp. Also note that preinfusion can only be adjusted on the 7000. The 7000 also has a slightly better auto clean process, but is otherwise much the same. It’s also a bit prettier than the utilitarian 6910 IMO.
    G'day LeroyC

    True - I had forgotten the later 6910 and 7000 / 7100 portafilters (p/fs) are stainless and take longer to fully warm up. Worse, the standard 7000 / 7100 p/fs are also a lot thicker (i.e. more thermal mass) and take even longer to come up to temp.

    My own solution is easy - I have 4 "old style" 6910 brass p/fs which I have converted to naked. They are fully warm after being hit with one quick preflush.

    If I had to use the 7000 / 7100 p/f, I would do a quick preflush once the machine is warm and then wait about another 5 minutes and do a second preflush if the p/f is not warm enough. The 2010+ 6910 p/f would only take an extra minute to warm up compared to the brass. Considering the coffee never contacts a naked p/f anyway, the current move away from brass to stainless p/fs "on safety grounds" is yet another triumph of bureaucracy over common sense (idiocracy?).

    My advice to 6910 owners is easy - scrounge the coffee repair places and get brass p/fs and convert them to nakeds. Better in the cuppa and faster warm up works for me.

    TampIt
    PS: The 6910 also has adjustable preinfusion - at least my pre 2010 ones have.

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  • Honest_Gaza
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    'Nuff said :-)

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  • TampIt
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    Originally posted by magste View Post
    If they have a busy life with kids, school, lunches, getting ready for work each morning etc, the last thing they want is a semi auto espresso machine... They will spend twice as long cleaning up after making the two coffees than it took to make and drink them... [emoji4]

    If they enjoy the pure flavour of coffee they should French press/plunge coffee using a medium roast coffee blend. Heat some milk and have a café au lait each morning.

    If they prefer espresso style coffee they get a stovetop espresso machine and manual milk frother (whisk or plunger). Makes good coffee faster and a lot less to clean up.

    G'day magste

    I have no idea which machines you know, however the 6910 / 7000 keeps itself pretty clean - after steaming it "leaks" a little low pressure water to keep the wand internals clean, after a shot it also "leaks" a little low pressure water to try to keep the showerscreens clean (a little less successful if the user's technique is poor enough). One quick (maybe 2 seconds) post flush through the group and a quick wipe of the wand is all that is needed per shot until the next "large" batch of coffee. About ten seconds on a bad day. Add 75 seconds to warm up while I grind the coffee, 15 seconds for a preflush to warm the portafilter and then 35 seconds to preinfuse and pull the shot. Always less than 2 1/2 minutes all up.

    Even my modded "chem lab stirrer / plunger" setup is very inferior in the cuppa to a real espresso machine, and those milk frothing toys are only barely acceptable when camping. It actually takes a lot longer to rinse out a plunger properly. Oh, and my "stovetop espresso maker" is an automatic Rommelsbacher which also takes a lot longer to make a worse cup of coffee and then takes a while to cool down before it can be cleaned.

    Result: I can start by turning on the power on my 6910 / 7000 and still be finished (including cleaning) before the others can get up to temp, make their cuppa and be cleaned. And I get a better cuppa as a bonus.

    TampIt

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  • magste
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    If they have a busy life with kids, school, lunches, getting ready for work each morning etc, the last thing they want is a semi auto espresso machine... They will spend twice as long cleaning up after making the two coffees than it took to make and drink them... [emoji4]

    If they enjoy the pure flavour of coffee they should French press/plunge coffee using a medium roast coffee blend. Heat some milk and have a café au lait each morning.

    If they prefer espresso style coffee they get a stovetop espresso machine and manual milk frother (whisk or plunger). Makes good coffee faster and a lot less to clean up.

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  • Xanthine
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    @mbuoy

    the 6910 is free to a good home (I'm in Adelaide).
    PM sent

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  • deegee
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    Originally posted by mbouy View Post
    I've repaired an old 6910 using advice on these pages, and limped along for years with it mostly working. It's true there are hundreds of posts to wade through to gather the info you might want.
    I've now bought a new 7100 and am very happy with it, and the 6910 is free to a good home (I'm in Adelaide).
    Thanks for that - My friends have decided to buy a new unit, and will probably take out an extended warranty to cover breakdowns.

    I would take the old 6910 to tinker with if I was closer, but I'm in Brisbane and it would not be worth the time and cost to get it up here.

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  • Honest_Gaza
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    Hi Deegee....I've been using the Sunbeam Cafe Series machines for approx 13 Years...very happy once you get a reliable machine (there have been issues with Quality Control)

    Have also sent you a link on my own observations from these machines.
    Last edited by Honest_Gaza; 10 March 2019, 02:59 PM.

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  • mbouy
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    I've repaired an old 6910 using advice on these pages, and limped along for years with it mostly working. It's true there are hundreds of posts to wade through to gather the info you might want.
    I've now bought a new 7100 and am very happy with it, and the 6910 is free to a good home (I'm in Adelaide).

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  • deegee
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    Many thanks to everyone who replied. All questions answered and lots of good extra info as well. My own experience has all been with single boilers, levers, and HX machines, so I was in need of help on this one.

    As to not searching out the info, Mea Culpa.
    However, in my defence, I did do a search, which brought up 500 threads, many of which ran to multiple pages.
    Most of them were totally irrelevant, so I chose the easy option and posted the questions here.
    If that has inconvenienced anyone, I apologise, and plead for leniency.

    @ buderim11 - I will pass on your offer, and get back to you if they are interested.

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  • LeroyC
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    I would have to concur with above comments. The EM7000/BCG820 combo would be excellent. The 7000 is probably a better fit for non ‘coffee geeks’ although a 6910 is fine as well if you don’t mind the noise. I gave my brother a 6910 and 0480 a couple of years ago. He and his partner don’t pay the same amount of attention to detail as I do, but they still make good coffee with it and are very happy. The only comment I’d add is that I prefer a minimum heat up time of 15min due to the portafilter being stainless steel (on all 7000s and newer 6910s). If this isn’t possible you need to flush water through it a couple of times after the machine’s heat up to get it up to temp. Also note that preinfusion can only be adjusted on the 7000. The 7000 also has a slightly better auto clean process, but is otherwise much the same. It’s also a bit prettier than the utilitarian 6910 IMO.

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  • buderim11
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    I can only comment on the Em7000 , My first machine was a Gaggia classic which is a great machine but is a bit of faffing if you want to make multiple milk based drinks .

    I bought a Em7000 3 years ago along with a Breville smart grinder pro which as Tampit says above heats up in minutes and is pretty quiet , you can also steam milk at the same time as pulling shots and once it is setup it is very easy to get consistent shots.

    I decide to upgrade a few months ago and bought a used Isomac Zaffaro which is a single boiler machine like the gaggia , but it took 20-30 mins to heat up and then you have to wait another few mins after making the coffee to get the steam up for the milk, so after a few weeks I gave up and went back to the Em7000.

    I now have the Sunbeam Torino which is a sheep in wolfs clothing , it is basically a Em7000 made to look like a Italian machine , but it heats up fast and makes nice coffee .

    I am on the Sunshine Coast and I am looking to sell my Em7000 and Breville smart grinder , so if your neighbors would be interested in used machine they can have them both for $450 and have a day out on the Sunshine Coast.

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