So i'm caught in a dilemma - either i have my pressurestat set such that the water is flashing from the group, i need to run a 5-10sec cooling flush, i get heat affected shots and my steam is good (but not great) OR i have it set so i have a lower boiler pressure, a shorter cooling flush, better shots but painfully weak steam. like anemic steam that really struggles to texture 200mL of milk.
when i adjust the pressurestat i feel like i'm treating the symptom and not the problem because i feel like the BZ99 should have as much steam as my BFC junior at a sensible pressure which it certainly does not. can someone confirm that these machines do in fact push big volumes of steam like their similar HX counterparts?
next, my thoughts turn to blockages - i have descaled the boiler (including the steam path) but it made no difference. the tip is clear, the machine is otherwise very clean and in excellent working order.
lastly, i wonder if there are any tweaks that can be made to get the most from the boiler - can i adjust the level probes and get better steam pressure at a lower boiler temperature by varying the water:steam ratio?
TLDR:
1) does the BZ99 have a notably lower steaming ability when compared to other similar HX machines?
2) is a blockage/restriction in the steam line likely despite descaling the boiler already? if so, where should i look? (boiler pickup, valve, downstream of the valve, etc).
3) are there any tweaks i can try to up the steam pressure while conserving the quality of my shots? (like tweaking level probes, etc).
Thanks
when i adjust the pressurestat i feel like i'm treating the symptom and not the problem because i feel like the BZ99 should have as much steam as my BFC junior at a sensible pressure which it certainly does not. can someone confirm that these machines do in fact push big volumes of steam like their similar HX counterparts?
next, my thoughts turn to blockages - i have descaled the boiler (including the steam path) but it made no difference. the tip is clear, the machine is otherwise very clean and in excellent working order.
lastly, i wonder if there are any tweaks that can be made to get the most from the boiler - can i adjust the level probes and get better steam pressure at a lower boiler temperature by varying the water:steam ratio?
TLDR:
1) does the BZ99 have a notably lower steaming ability when compared to other similar HX machines?
2) is a blockage/restriction in the steam line likely despite descaling the boiler already? if so, where should i look? (boiler pickup, valve, downstream of the valve, etc).
3) are there any tweaks i can try to up the steam pressure while conserving the quality of my shots? (like tweaking level probes, etc).
Thanks

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