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With the arrival of Mr Minore the Third, the time has come to reluctantly farewell my much-loved Silvia.
I purchased this from CS member fatboy in late 2006 who had purchased it new. IIRC, it was about two years old at the time, which would make it an 04 model (I can check if anyones particularly interested). It has served me very well and is still a great machine for smaller groups; it just cant keep up with the Minore when it comes to larger numbers.
The PID kit is the top of the range Watlow SD3C 1/32 DIN unit with steam control and is about 12 months old. This means in addition to the tight brew boiler control a PID provides, it also overrides the steam thermostat so as soon as the temperature starts to drops during steaming the heating element comes back on to maintain as much steam as possible. Currently this is set to 147C. Without this feature the element remains off until the steam thermostat closes again, which doesnt occur until around 125C.
This unit also has a custom made brass 3 hole steam tip which assists in circulating the milk top to bottom in the jug rather than just spinning it around.
The machine has normal surface scratches on the top plate as would be expected with a machine thats had some use, but in general it is in very good condition. There was some rust under the drip tray iron frame but this has been repaired. Also the end of the portafilter has a few dents in it from its time at Fatboys, Im guessing he rapped the PF with the tamper before he got a fitted one! ;D
Rather than including things you may already have, Im including the basics in the package and you can option things on from there. So heres what you get:
* Rancilio Silvia
* Portafilter with stock double and single baskets
* High visibility Sunbeam portafilter spouts (as pictured), original spouts included
* Original pathetic plastic tamper
* Spare original group gasket
* Spare steam valve gasket
* Spare steam valve knob clip (the thing that holds the knob to the shaft)
* Blind filter
* Half a tub of cafetto (probably last you about two more years! :
)
* Original box
* CD with user manual for PID (providing I can find it! If not Im sure Jim can supply another)
From there, you can option on whatever combination you want of tampers, baskets, springs etc, basically anything you want from our store www.coffeetamper.com.au/shop/ at 20% off. That way youll get brand new accessories rather than second hand ones. Plus the tampers I use at home tend to be ones that are flawed in some way that I cant sell and I wouldnt want those going out!
Ive always used this machine with Synesso baskets and whatever tamper takes my fancy, and find the Synessos give better results than the stock baskets. No point giving them to you if youve already got them though.
Fatboy always looked after the machine and I have endeavoured to do the same. After I received it I overhauled the steam valve and replaced the group gasket and showerscreen. Its probably getting close to time to do those first two again - all the parts required are supplied. It has been regularly backflushed.
Asking $900 o.n.o., which is slightly below the 30% off new package price often applied for Silvias. Will ship Australia-wide at your expense, obviously local pickup in Adelaide would be ideal especially since the box isnt designed for a PID!
Greg
I purchased this from CS member fatboy in late 2006 who had purchased it new. IIRC, it was about two years old at the time, which would make it an 04 model (I can check if anyones particularly interested). It has served me very well and is still a great machine for smaller groups; it just cant keep up with the Minore when it comes to larger numbers.
The PID kit is the top of the range Watlow SD3C 1/32 DIN unit with steam control and is about 12 months old. This means in addition to the tight brew boiler control a PID provides, it also overrides the steam thermostat so as soon as the temperature starts to drops during steaming the heating element comes back on to maintain as much steam as possible. Currently this is set to 147C. Without this feature the element remains off until the steam thermostat closes again, which doesnt occur until around 125C.
This unit also has a custom made brass 3 hole steam tip which assists in circulating the milk top to bottom in the jug rather than just spinning it around.
The machine has normal surface scratches on the top plate as would be expected with a machine thats had some use, but in general it is in very good condition. There was some rust under the drip tray iron frame but this has been repaired. Also the end of the portafilter has a few dents in it from its time at Fatboys, Im guessing he rapped the PF with the tamper before he got a fitted one! ;D
Rather than including things you may already have, Im including the basics in the package and you can option things on from there. So heres what you get:
* Rancilio Silvia
* Portafilter with stock double and single baskets
* High visibility Sunbeam portafilter spouts (as pictured), original spouts included
* Original pathetic plastic tamper
* Spare original group gasket
* Spare steam valve gasket
* Spare steam valve knob clip (the thing that holds the knob to the shaft)
* Blind filter
* Half a tub of cafetto (probably last you about two more years! :
)* Original box
* CD with user manual for PID (providing I can find it! If not Im sure Jim can supply another)
From there, you can option on whatever combination you want of tampers, baskets, springs etc, basically anything you want from our store www.coffeetamper.com.au/shop/ at 20% off. That way youll get brand new accessories rather than second hand ones. Plus the tampers I use at home tend to be ones that are flawed in some way that I cant sell and I wouldnt want those going out!
Ive always used this machine with Synesso baskets and whatever tamper takes my fancy, and find the Synessos give better results than the stock baskets. No point giving them to you if youve already got them though.Fatboy always looked after the machine and I have endeavoured to do the same. After I received it I overhauled the steam valve and replaced the group gasket and showerscreen. Its probably getting close to time to do those first two again - all the parts required are supplied. It has been regularly backflushed.
Asking $900 o.n.o., which is slightly below the 30% off new package price often applied for Silvias. Will ship Australia-wide at your expense, obviously local pickup in Adelaide would be ideal especially since the box isnt designed for a PID!
Greg
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