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cgod  ·  2618 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 25, 2017

I had a valve that was going in the espresso machine.

I don't really know much about the guts of an espresso machine.

Talked to my roaster about it, he had a spare valve which he sent over and he gave some advice about replacing it.

It took me about ten minutes to change out the valve after the machine cooled down.

No more steam leak.

It's and old machine but it works great. It's even got some aftermarket improvements that my ridiculously ancient espresso mechanic souped it up with.

My roaster says that the average coffee shop spends at least $500 a year on equipment repair, with the most common cause of failure being a blown circuit breaker ($70 please). So far I'm in for a $28 valve in a year and a half.

I can fix the mechanical bits of my coffee or espresso grinders and know a bit about the espresso machine.

I guess I'm making it a goal to never pay anyone to fix my equipment and do it all myself. I might break that vow if it's an electrical problem but maybe not.