I picked up a Bezzera BZ99S on ebay recently and it arrived safely from Sydney yesterday.
I was keen to get it home for my day off today, so I wrangled it onto the train last night. What a trip that was!
It's in surprisingly good condition considering its age; I contacted Bezzera who were very helpful, and told me it was at least 14 years old.
I gave the portafilters and baskets a good wash - the double obviously got used a lot as it was very dirty under the basket.
Managed to get the shower screen off, and cleaned all the grime of it, the group and the seal. Also unblocked all the holes in the plate behind the shower screen.
I wanted to take the top off to take a look inside, but that requires removal of the tank. I'm a bit hesitant to undo the bolt which holds the tank in, as the plastic around the bolt hole is slightly crazed and it feels like the nut on the other side is spinning. Any tips on how to do this without damaging the tank? Pictures in the ebay auction show the tank has been removed recently.
The purpose of this post, is to ask if there is anything important I should know getting it going for the first time? My previous machine was a BES820, so this is my first HX machine. I plan to descale it on the weekend, but want to see how it runs first.
Shall I just fill the tank and turn it on?
I was keen to get it home for my day off today, so I wrangled it onto the train last night. What a trip that was!
It's in surprisingly good condition considering its age; I contacted Bezzera who were very helpful, and told me it was at least 14 years old.
I gave the portafilters and baskets a good wash - the double obviously got used a lot as it was very dirty under the basket.
Managed to get the shower screen off, and cleaned all the grime of it, the group and the seal. Also unblocked all the holes in the plate behind the shower screen.
I wanted to take the top off to take a look inside, but that requires removal of the tank. I'm a bit hesitant to undo the bolt which holds the tank in, as the plastic around the bolt hole is slightly crazed and it feels like the nut on the other side is spinning. Any tips on how to do this without damaging the tank? Pictures in the ebay auction show the tank has been removed recently.
The purpose of this post, is to ask if there is anything important I should know getting it going for the first time? My previous machine was a BES820, so this is my first HX machine. I plan to descale it on the weekend, but want to see how it runs first.
Shall I just fill the tank and turn it on?





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