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First... Thank you for your help Chas! The expansion valve is now clean and adjusted to 12.5 bar according to the pressure gauge on the machine. For a short while I was a happy barista and it looked like it was I working order again... but... Next time I turned the machine on the pressure in the gro...

Nope, i have not. Problem is I don't own a portafilter pressure gauge. 🙁 I guess I could do it using the gauge on the machine(?) but I don't trust the gauge. It could perhaps be that the gauge is broken! Since I replaced the pump I´m still having problems with the pressure in the group but now the p...

Here is a follow-up of the problem in case anyone else experience the same issues. I ordered a new pump (from elektors.it) and installed it. Behold!!! My pump and pressure gauge seems to work fine. But... Now i have a new problem When i start the machine it seems to work just fine, but as the temper...

Good idea chas! When i disconnected water supply, the gauge went to zero 🙁 (damn... this could get expensive) I think there was some kind of relief of pressure when i disconnected. Weird thing is that when connecting water again the pressure reads about 6 bar. Same thing as before... when i activate...

My Vivaldi II har worked (almost) like a charm for many years until now. The indication for the steam boiler seems to be working fine, but the indication for the brew-boiler is seriously wrong. When the machine is turned off the gauge reads almost 15 bar! When the boiler is at working temp the gauge...