Hello Tegespresso, I have a Brewtus IV, after hearing several complaints and having a machine go on me, I would suggest making sure you purchase from a reputable supplier. I got an exchange for mine. Having said that I love mine and it is a vibration pump. So I see no reason, when already extending your budget to go for the rotary pump (it will have to be plumbed in and should also use a reverse osmosis system (adding to the cost). I use distilled water from a local store that works fine.
My steam wand makes more noise than the pump does and if you are worried about a little noise early in the morning a kitchen door will solve that problem. The unit works well and I am happy I went for the Brewtus IV. When purchasing the unit my supplier clearly stated to me, unless I really wanted to plumb in the unit not to waste my money going for the rotary pump. The most annoying thing about the vibration pump is the rattling from the water tray and the top cup tray. This I have stopped by just putting a little dab of clear silicone to act like pads on both. So: About the same results in coffee from either machine (I was told by dealer). Less noise from rotary pump but needs plumbing in and should also have an in line water softener or osmosis system adding to cost. Use and forget for rotary (except upkeep of filter system). My vibration pump unit I have to purchase water ( I do not use the little filters that use salt). An I have to fill unit and empty tray by hand. But you need to take out tray on rotary unit to clean it anyway. You can just take a hose and stick it in a container of water with rotary pump unit but you will get no pre-infusion. An if you run out of water you could burn the unit. No safety switch. I have never heard the rotary pump, except on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3IUqHdEkR0 still noise, and not much less than my unit. I will say I am very happy with my vibration pump unit and if I was to be purchasing again for what ever reason I would go with what I purchased the first time around. Good luck and enjoy your unit what ever you decide. On Mar 22, 11:22 am, Tegespresso <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I am new to this group.....so hello to everyone who participates. > > I am buying a Expobar Brewtus IV espresso machine. I am REALLY torn > between which model. My budget is fairly tight and I am going over my > budget as it is when upgrading my grinder too. > > To that end, my question is: Is is worth it to jump up to the rotary > pump model? If is roughly $250 more in price. Are the vibratory > pumps that much louder? Any help would be greatly appreciate. > > Also, are there any glaring negatives with the Expobar Brewtus IV line > of espresso machines? They seem very well priced for everything you > get and that is why I am looking into them so heavily vs. other name > brandes like the Vibiemme, Alex Duetto II, etc having dual boiler > versions. > > Many thanks for any help you can provide. -- 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.
