Someone commented on newbie read too much information that the ecm botticelli had almost too much steam, not good for texturing, needed flushing after 20 min etc
in my experience this is pretty common to all larger single boiler machines- the silvia or any other
on my bezzera hx machine i need to flush any time i extract- unless im doing a constant line of coffees at a party etc- thats just the nature of most (read not necessarily all) machines with very hot water- sure e61 hx machines are the beesknees but dont get the idea they are perfectly stable (i have a little hx at work- isomac millenium and even it needs flushing and isnt more stable than other machines)
re texturing i found that all single boilers ive fiddled with benefitted from the conical 2 hole tip (pr similar) from coffeeparts- the larger holed barrel one that came with the machine is the issue here
another tip (no pun intended) is start emptying the boiler of excess water as soon as u turn on the steam switch and really empty that out
i tried using a thermocouple and i found that the best time to extract is just after the heating light goes out- i have found that the ecm and silvia vary widely in temp through the boiler cycle- the difference i found with the ecm is that it is closer to ideal at just after the light goes out, not a case of wait 39 sec etc
all the best
brett
anyone else with similar or widely differing views?
in my experience this is pretty common to all larger single boiler machines- the silvia or any other
on my bezzera hx machine i need to flush any time i extract- unless im doing a constant line of coffees at a party etc- thats just the nature of most (read not necessarily all) machines with very hot water- sure e61 hx machines are the beesknees but dont get the idea they are perfectly stable (i have a little hx at work- isomac millenium and even it needs flushing and isnt more stable than other machines)
re texturing i found that all single boilers ive fiddled with benefitted from the conical 2 hole tip (pr similar) from coffeeparts- the larger holed barrel one that came with the machine is the issue here
another tip (no pun intended) is start emptying the boiler of excess water as soon as u turn on the steam switch and really empty that out
i tried using a thermocouple and i found that the best time to extract is just after the heating light goes out- i have found that the ecm and silvia vary widely in temp through the boiler cycle- the difference i found with the ecm is that it is closer to ideal at just after the light goes out, not a case of wait 39 sec etc
all the best
brett
anyone else with similar or widely differing views?

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