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  • marcstolk
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    Re: EM6900 Reliability

    Originally posted by telemaster link=1154489886/120#131 date=1159870323
    Originally posted by scoota gal link=1154489886/120#130 date=1159859022
    Hmm, this topic has gone to 9 pages!

    Maybe we should change the title to EM6900 Unreliability!! LMAO!
    Having said that I feel for 6900 owners- interestingly on a visit to a large retail outlet I saw the cheap sunbeams and brevilles but not the machines in question- interesting!
    Brett
    Actually, your find this is because the new model is being released very soon and what ever stocks are left of the EM6900 are sold - even display stock.

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  • telemaster
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    Ah but theres a joy in things breaking down in style!
    Sadly most things are prone to cost cutting.
    Having said that a speedo cable isnt a great problem for Italian lust inducing style!
    If only we could get the Japanese to produce espresso machines, because after 20 years of beautiful Fiats and Alfas Im enjoying Japanese reliability.
    Brett

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  • scoota_gal
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    Originally posted by telemaster link=1154489886/120#131 date=1159870323
    Am I mistaken or did a cerain lover of italian bikes question my sanity when I recommended Italian machines?
    ;D

    Actually, speaking of Italian bikes...

    In the past week, at work our Italian made Maytag dishwasher broke down and the speedo cable on my Italian built scooter broke too.


    ::waits for the third Italian thing to break down...::


    Gotta luv it.

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  • Dimal
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    I must admit,

    My love affair of most things Italian started a long time ago when I first laid eyes on, and then took for a ride, a beautiful little single cylinder 450 Desmo Sport.... I am of course speaking of Moto Ducati. Since that time, I have paid particular attention to all manner of Italian exports (including some very beautiful Italian women, but thats another story).

    There just seems to be a distillation of the essential, coupled with an effervescence of passion that strikes a chord within my soul that results in the experience of simple pleasures. I think there is a way to go yet before other cultures tap into the passionate engineering experience that nearly all Italian made equipment seems to exude. Just my impressions ,

    Mal.

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  • telemaster
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    Re: EM6900 Reliability

    Originally posted by scoota gal link=1154489886/120#130 date=1159859022
    Hmm, this topic has gone to 9 pages!

    Maybe we should change the title to EM6900 Unreliability!! LMAO!
    Am I mistaken or did a cerain lover of italian bikes question my sanity when I recommended Italian machines?
    Im sure the chinese will get it together- realistically its the western push for low bucks which is the issue here- the chinese have been making brilliant things for many thousands of years. Case in point- the new bottom end of the guitar market is being flooded with quite high quality super cheap guitars (often better than US stuff in the 70s and 80s)
    Having said that I feel for 6900 owners- interestingly on a visit to a large retail outlet I saw the cheap sunbeams and brevilles but not the machines in question- interesting!
    Brett

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  • scoota_gal
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    Re: EM6900 Reliability

    Hmm, this topic has gone to 9 pages!

    Maybe we should change the title to EM6900 Unreliability!! LMAO!

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  • marcstolk
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    My gauged sits anywhere it wants !!! :-)

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  • Monti
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    Yeah, the gauge needs to be in the black.

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  • ozscott
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    Just took out the group seal - thanks for the instructions Marc.

    Its the black one, but is sealing well (no more steam from the head). And she is pulling great shots with great extraction - ie 25 seconds - 30 seconds max on auto with excellent crema and brew guage just up into black!!!!

    Cheers

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  • marcstolk
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    Re: EM6900 Reliability

    Originally posted by Newby link=1154489886/120#123 date=1159601821
    Thanks, Javaphile... you were definitely on the right track. Seems that the only problem was with the calibration of the EMO480 grinder. It requires a setting of around 21 (very coarse) to get the right grind... a friend who knew what the ground coffee should look like experimented with me this morning and thats where we ended up. Having sorted the grind and then doing a light tamp, the pour was perfect... Paul would have been proud! Now Ive just got to perfect my milk foaming technique and Ill be good to go!

    I think Ill take the grinder back to Sunbeam to let them look at the position of the burrs. Basically, anything under a setting of 18 is so fine that its of no use for anything!

    Thanks for the words of wisdom.

    Newby.
    Yeh, I have the same thing on mine. Doesnt bother me at this stage...

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  • Javaphile
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    Originally posted by Newby link=1154489886/120#123 date=1159601821
    I think Ill take the grinder back to Sunbeam to let them look at the position of the burrs. Basically, anything under a setting of 18 is so fine that its of no use for anything!
    You might want to reconsider bringing your grinder back as a bad one. Per the discussion here http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1138058473 (especially the last couple of pages) the grinder will quickly have to be set to a finer and finer grind in order to maintain proper pour times. So a higher initial starting number is not necessarily a bad thing, and may actually be a good thing for you.

    Java "Think carefully the path you choose to walk" phile

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  • Thundergod
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    Sounds like 0 is not 0.

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  • Newby
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    Re: EM6900 Reliability

    Thanks, Javaphile... you were definitely on the right track. Seems that the only problem was with the calibration of the EMO480 grinder. It requires a setting of around 21 (very coarse) to get the right grind... a friend who knew what the ground coffee should look like experimented with me this morning and thats where we ended up. Having sorted the grind and then doing a light tamp, the pour was perfect... Paul would have been proud! Now Ive just got to perfect my milk foaming technique and Ill be good to go!

    I think Ill take the grinder back to Sunbeam to let them look at the position of the burrs. Basically, anything under a setting of 18 is so fine that its of no use for anything!

    Thanks for the words of wisdom.

    Newby.

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  • Skamp
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    Had my 6900 for about 6 months. No issues as of yet.

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  • Javaphile
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    If you lock an empty portafilter on and hit the brew switch does water immediatley start coming out at the full flow rate?

    What are you seeing for pressure readings when trying to brew?

    Assuming water flows through an empty portafilter and youre getting good pressure try using a coarser grind and a light tamp. Keep going coarser and coarser until you get a flow rate thats in the ballpark. Then start using full tamp pressure and continue to adjust the fineness of the grind until you get the proper extraction time.

    You will probably want to do the mod as discussed here at some point: http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1152302832/29#29

    Java "Arent new toys fun?!" phile

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