We have a B 1 purchased in March of 2005. Other than replacing the control unit (aided by the fellow members here) I have had no problems. We keep ours on a mechanical timer about 3 hours a day. At an average of 3-4/day, I figure over 5000 cups of espresso. For the initial purchase of $1800, the amortization is not bad 5 years out, not including the cost of coffee. The consistency of the quality of the espresso is quite high, and probably more dependent on the quality of the roast than the machine. We tend to favor the espresso from Klatch in CA and from Paradise Roasters in Minn; their flavor, quality and consistency suits us. Others will have different experience.
I would focus on the quality of the support for the product. Any piece of equipment will have problems--how the problems are handled becomes important. Chris has a very good reputation; Todd has been pretty good, although when I had my major problem and needed to replace the control unit, I could not get a response from either him or the tech support people for a few days. By the time I received a response, I already had a part flying in from Canada with a repair done relatively painlessly, my hand being held by the folks here. All in all, I would purchase a Brewtus again. I would hope that those who have purchased an Andreja feel the same. Both are probably quite good machines. Don't forget to spend a bunch on a good grinder, however, otherwise it won't matter which of the two machines you purchase...! Cheers Ken K On Jan 30, 8:17 am, HERMAN <[email protected]> wrote: > hi. i purchased a bII in november of 2005. for the most part it has been > trouble free. i have it on a timer. it comes on at 7am and turns off at 10pm > weekdays and stays on on weekends. i replaced the pressurestat with a better > version when it failed and i've replaced one vibe pump that may have just > needed cleaning. i don't remember having to replace anything else. > considering the use it gets i've been very satisfied with the brewtus. i > think you will be too. i'd go with the rotary version and buy a spare > pressurestat from chris's coffee and you shoud be set for years. > > --- On Fri, 1/29/10, Troll <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Troll <[email protected]> > Subject: Should I buy a Brewtus III-V Premium? > To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 11:13 PM > > Hey guys, I am about to pull the trigger on a Brewtus III-V, but > should also say I'm considering a Quickmill Andreja. I posted on > coffeegeek an got alot of response from Andreja owners, but didn't > hear from Expobar owners... then I realized you guys typically hang > out over here. > > Was hoping to hear from you guys about your experiences. How has your > experience been with the machine and I've read in other threads about > build-quality problems with expobars... if that is/was true, have > these problems been corrected? > > Thanks for your time > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
