Posted Thu Dec 13, 2012, 5:59pm Subject: Re: Finally taking the espresso plunge - Mini Vivaldi
aw, that sucks. just looked at the manual and it says it'll just drop to the bottom if the steam lever isnt all the way in the "up" position. Kinda sounds like the lever isnt aligned properly and they set the off function at the middle position so that you cant get the lever all the way up to lock it in the steam. :\
You know those people that want to tell you how to raise your kids but have none of their own? That is how i feel when someone with a kitchen appliance tells me how the merits or dis-merits of my machine or how to use it.
zedex Senior Member Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 126 Location: B.C Canada Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Spaz v2 Grinder: vario
Posted Thu Dec 13, 2012, 7:00pm Subject: Re: Finally taking the espresso plunge - Mini Vivaldi
Well that sucks. I am sure CC will have you fixed up. When i received my v2, my volumetric sensor had frozen up and cracked in shipping. The water was not drained from that location. So anyways. The machine had a very small leak. I emailed CCS and they sent out a new sensor . I received it in 1 day.
EvanOz85 Senior Member Joined: 9 Jul 2011 Posts: 258 Location: Lafayette, LA Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: La Spaziale Mini Vivaldi II Grinder: Baratza Preciso, Hario... Vac Pot: Bodum Santos, Yama 5-cup Drip: Chemex, Kone 3, Kalita Wave,... Roaster: Behmor 1600
Posted Fri Dec 14, 2012, 1:56pm Subject: Re: Finally taking the espresso plunge - Mini Vivaldi
]All fixed. Tim from Chris' Coffee walked me through the process of opening it up and checking an "L" shaped bracket to see if it had bent. It was bent alright...almost into a "V".
It needed to be bent back into an L..which was easier said than done. The bolts were ridiculously hard to loosen, and the metal piece itself had bent in several places. Took about two hours.
Everything is working great now though, and they even said they'd send me some free stuff for my troubles. Glad I bought from them :)
Pulled my first shot of espresso EVER using some Ethiopian Worka beans I roasted last week. Amazingly I got a near perfect extraction from my first try...it was delicious! Started blonding a TAD bit early, but hey I've got a lot to learn!
cuznvin Senior Member Joined: 6 Oct 2011 Posts: 420 Location: NY Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Fri Dec 14, 2012, 2:02pm Subject: Re: Finally taking the espresso plunge - Mini Vivaldi
]
EvanOz85 Said:
All fixed. Tim from Chris' Coffee walked me through the process of opening it up and checking an "L" shaped bracket to see if it had bent. It was bent alright...almost into a "V".
It needed to be bent back into an L..which was easier said than done. The bolts were ridiculously hard to loosen, and the metal piece itself had bent in several places. Took about two hours.
Everything is working great now though, and they even said they'd send me some free stuff for my troubles. Glad I bought from them :)
Pulled my first shot of espresso EVER using some Ethiopian Worka beans I roasted last week. Amazingly I got a near perfect extraction from my first try...it was delicious! Started blonding a TAD bit early, but hey I've got a lot to learn!
EvanOz85 Senior Member Joined: 9 Jul 2011 Posts: 258 Location: Lafayette, LA Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: La Spaziale Mini Vivaldi II Grinder: Baratza Preciso, Hario... Vac Pot: Bodum Santos, Yama 5-cup Drip: Chemex, Kone 3, Kalita Wave,... Roaster: Behmor 1600
Posted Fri Dec 14, 2012, 2:14pm Subject: Re: Finally taking the espresso plunge - Mini Vivaldi
Yeah but seeing as how this is my first espresso machine, I wanted to have someone on the phone with me walking me through it to make sure I didn't screw anything up.
cuznvin Senior Member Joined: 6 Oct 2011 Posts: 420 Location: NY Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Fri Dec 14, 2012, 2:48pm Subject: Re: Finally taking the espresso plunge - Mini Vivaldi
EvanOz85 Said:
Yeah but seeing as how this is my first espresso machine, I wanted to have someone on the phone with me walking me through it to make sure I didn't screw anything up.
germantownrob Senior Member Joined: 2 Dec 2007 Posts: 2,018 Location: Philadelphia Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Duetto 3, A Dead Oscar Grinder: Vario-W, Preciso w/Esatto,... Drip: Brazen Roaster: Diedrich IR-1, HT B
Posted Sat Dec 15, 2012, 6:38am Subject: Re: Finally taking the espresso plunge - Mini Vivaldi
EvanOz85 Said:
Yeah but seeing as how this is my first espresso machine, I wanted to have someone on the phone with me walking me through it to make sure I didn't screw anything up.
Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit = No New Posts since last visit = Newest post
Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. No commercial posting of any nature will be tolerated; only private sales by private individuals, in the "Buy and Sell" forum. No cross posting allowed - do not post your topic to more than one forum, nor repost a topic to the same forum. Who Can Read The Forum? Anyone can read posts in these discussion boards. Who Can Post New Topics? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post new topics. Who Can Post Replies? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post replies. Can Photos be posted? Anyone can post photos in their new topics or replies. Who can change or delete posts? Any CoffeeGeek member can edit their own posts. Only moderators can delete posts. Probationary Period: If you are a new signup for CoffeeGeek, you cannot promote, endorse, criticise or otherwise post an unsolicited endorsement for any company, product or service in your first five postings.
= No New Posts since last visit 