Hi,
Wondering if anyone could help me with a Izzo Vivi machine I recently purchased? It was a bit of an impulse buy from an op shop, and while it is not currently working, it was very cheap and came with a couple of E61 portafilters and an Isomac Professionale grinder in good working condition - so I figured that even if the machine is cactus I will still be ahead. The unit in question is a very early model (I think it is a Mark I but also has some features that appear to be associated with a Mark II - for example the hole in the lid for adjusting the pressurestat is in the correct place).


Unfortunately its water reservoir (and possibly an associated water level float/reed switch if this model had one) is missing. Rigging up a temporary water tank and turning on the machine results in noise from the pump but no decrease in water levels from the reservoir and eventually it beeped so I turned the machine off. The red and green indicator lights on the front of the machine remain off.
At the bottom of the space where the water reservoir would normally fit is a white unit with a line that joins into the output of the vibe pump underneath the boiler...I don't understand what this is for (particularly as it seems to consume space that appears to be occupied by the reservoir in later Izzo models e.g. the Alex)? Any ideas?


Suggestions for how to troubleshoot the water supply problem, and where I can obtain any of the following, would be greatly appreciated:
1. Circuit diagram and exploded parts diagram (I can find these for the later models but not this one);
2. Parts in general - but specifically a replacement water reservoir (e.g. would https://www.vanpommeren.nl/onderdele...-v3-tf335.html fit if I can relocate the white thingy above?) and associated water level sensor and wiring (e.g. https://www.vanpommeren.nl/onderdele...ank-el-82.html - but not sure if this can be wired into the existing Gigar controller? A related article (Convert Izzo machines to electronic low water detection - Coffeetime Extra) suggests it should be possible - but an actual circuit diagram for the Gigar controller would be helpful.
Thanks in anticipation.
Cheers, Simon
Wondering if anyone could help me with a Izzo Vivi machine I recently purchased? It was a bit of an impulse buy from an op shop, and while it is not currently working, it was very cheap and came with a couple of E61 portafilters and an Isomac Professionale grinder in good working condition - so I figured that even if the machine is cactus I will still be ahead. The unit in question is a very early model (I think it is a Mark I but also has some features that appear to be associated with a Mark II - for example the hole in the lid for adjusting the pressurestat is in the correct place).
Unfortunately its water reservoir (and possibly an associated water level float/reed switch if this model had one) is missing. Rigging up a temporary water tank and turning on the machine results in noise from the pump but no decrease in water levels from the reservoir and eventually it beeped so I turned the machine off. The red and green indicator lights on the front of the machine remain off.
At the bottom of the space where the water reservoir would normally fit is a white unit with a line that joins into the output of the vibe pump underneath the boiler...I don't understand what this is for (particularly as it seems to consume space that appears to be occupied by the reservoir in later Izzo models e.g. the Alex)? Any ideas?
Suggestions for how to troubleshoot the water supply problem, and where I can obtain any of the following, would be greatly appreciated:
1. Circuit diagram and exploded parts diagram (I can find these for the later models but not this one);
2. Parts in general - but specifically a replacement water reservoir (e.g. would https://www.vanpommeren.nl/onderdele...-v3-tf335.html fit if I can relocate the white thingy above?) and associated water level sensor and wiring (e.g. https://www.vanpommeren.nl/onderdele...ank-el-82.html - but not sure if this can be wired into the existing Gigar controller? A related article (Convert Izzo machines to electronic low water detection - Coffeetime Extra) suggests it should be possible - but an actual circuit diagram for the Gigar controller would be helpful.
Thanks in anticipation.
Cheers, Simon

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