Re: Quickmill Vetrano Rotary
Youd think so huh. But it happens. Not frequently (its happened to me once in the last 7 months), but it still happens. I guess if youre pulling lots of shots, theres no real need for a boiler refill, except for the evaporation thing. So it wont happen. But if youre pulling shots, steaming lots of milk and pulling more shots, all in succession, it may happen. Like I said, its happened to me once in the last 7 months.
Initiating a boiler refill before pulling a shot (leave a minute or so for everything to recover) seems to do the trick ... like pre-heating your cups a minute or two before pulling your shot, that way you trigger a boiler refill.
I get the impression from some of Mark Princes reviews on coffeegeek that pretty much every HX machine hes tested doesnt have some simple logic thing to prevent it (expobars, ecms, vibiemmes etc etc). Its funny to watch though ... a normal shot, flowing nicely, the pump changes pitch and suddenly the streams thin out dramatically. You stop the shot, but the pump keeps running ...
I guess the solution is to be aware of the state of your boiler ... if you know it might probably need to take in a few mills shortly, run the hot water tap, or the steam for a second or two, to trigger it off. Then pull your shot. Ive sometimes thought of starting a stopwatch when my machine does a refill, letting it sit idle, and stopping the watch at the next refill. Im sure its probably 30 mins to an hour, from my days off when the machine has been on all day.
Originally posted by Mal link=1142233387/0#14 date=1142432362
Initiating a boiler refill before pulling a shot (leave a minute or so for everything to recover) seems to do the trick ... like pre-heating your cups a minute or two before pulling your shot, that way you trigger a boiler refill.
I get the impression from some of Mark Princes reviews on coffeegeek that pretty much every HX machine hes tested doesnt have some simple logic thing to prevent it (expobars, ecms, vibiemmes etc etc). Its funny to watch though ... a normal shot, flowing nicely, the pump changes pitch and suddenly the streams thin out dramatically. You stop the shot, but the pump keeps running ...
I guess the solution is to be aware of the state of your boiler ... if you know it might probably need to take in a few mills shortly, run the hot water tap, or the steam for a second or two, to trigger it off. Then pull your shot. Ive sometimes thought of starting a stopwatch when my machine does a refill, letting it sit idle, and stopping the watch at the next refill. Im sure its probably 30 mins to an hour, from my days off when the machine has been on all day.



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or take it with you leaving behind the ugly pipes etc?
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