I run my steam boiler at 1.45 bar (set that way from WLL when I got it), and I'd recommend 9 bar against a backflush disc, which will end up being about 8.5 bar when pulling a shot.
Enjoy the new machine! bmc Sent from my iPad On Feb 18, 2013, at 18:35, brian <[email protected]> wrote: > I live in Colorado and new to the group. I have a PID'd Gaggia Classic that > I've been using for a couple months and decided I wanted something more. The > IV-R should be here Thursday and I'm real excited. > > I've got the plumbing all ready to go with a 3/8" coming from the basement > with a shutoff at the tap and near the machine. I've also got a pressure > regulator near the machine. I've got a whole house softener and the water > tastes great from the tap so I think I'm good there. I'm going to double > check the hardness and PH just so I know. I have been using a carbon filter > for the Gaggia. > > I'm reading through the forum but thought I'd post and see if anyone has > suggestions for things I should pay attention to. Reading through the manual > I see it might be wise to adjust the pressures on the machine once I dial in > the pressure regulator since it was set for an incoming pressure of 40 psi.. > Any suggestions on those settings? > > Thanks for any help! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
