Thanks for the honest opinion. Actually I don't plan on plumping in the Brewtus as I stay in a rented apartment that doesn't allow me to do such stuff. Is the vibratory pump okay?
On Friday, January 17, 2014 10:08:20 PM UTC+8, wsmckenz wrote: > > I will point out that having the electronics close to the heat has proven > a problem for me. It cooked my original temp controller and I had to > replace with the gicar PID, after about 4 years of service. I've also > replaced the pump, the water feed from steam to the brew boiler (i put in > copper, so I wouldn't have to do it again) and one OPV. I have a II, not a > IV and they may have improved some of these things. My daughter got a BIV > about 6 months ago and she's had no problems, but that is not a very long > time frame. > > I've been pretty happy with mine from a coffee-making perspective, *but *I > would say that if you get any of the 3 you are looking at, you will > probably be doing more maintenance and repairs that your did with your > Silvia. It's just a fact of life with these high end machines. I had a > Rancillio Miss Nancy for 15 years and never touched anything but the group > head gasket; My Brewtus repairs have been well over a $1000 in parts over > about 5 years. > > I'm not at all sure that if you bought one of the more expensive machines > you wouldn't have the same things to contend with. I don't have any > experience with the Rocket 58, but I do have a friend who had an old ECM > Giotto and he had much the same experience with maintenance. > > ~Bill > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Alex Chan <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Thanks everyone, >> >> Any more pointers? >> >> >> On Friday, January 17, 2014 5:20:34 PM UTC+8, Enders13 wrote: >>> >>> Don't need to defend it, he's just a sad man trying to bring otherwise >>> happy people down. Ignore his sad ass >>> On 17 Jan 2014 08:14, "Graeme Burton" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Indeed expobar didn’t waste a lot of money on the aesthetics. But if >>>> it looks OK to you then who cares? >>>> The electronics are inside the box like many other machines out there. >>>> The frame is made from iron (plus other elements) like many other >>>> machines out there. >>>> >>>> Graeme >>>> >>>> On 16 Jan 2014, at 10:52 pm, Dave B <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> There is a REASON it is cheaper.It is poorly constructed, the >>>> electronics are mounted in the heat, and it has an IRON fram. >>>> I could go on. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Alex Chan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> >>>>> Im a newcomer to this forum and would like to know the opinions of >>>>> brewtus users. >>>>> I'm upgrading from a PID rancilio silvia. Using a barbara vario >>>>> grinder now. >>>>> >>>>> Have the opportunity now to upgrade and choosing between: >>>>> brewtus, DB Junior, and rocket 58. >>>>> >>>>> I would like a PID, as well as a double boiler. >>>>> >>>>> I did read that the brewtus is close or on par in performance to these >>>>> 2 machines, but it's considerably cheaper. >>>>> So that's a plus point. >>>>> >>>>> Looking forward to any helpful suggestions. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance :) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> 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. >>>> 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. >>>> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. >> 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. 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