I run it on a timer that turns on at 6am and off at 10am and usually make 2-3 shots a day. I drink Espresso exclusively so I don't use the steam wand or hot water tap very often. I back flush and PF wiggle every day i use it and I clean the group-head with a brush about once a week. Once a month I disassemble the group-head and clean everything in Caffiza. The tap water here in CA is pretty soft so I only use a carbon filter for flavor. I have never descaled it. I removed the original filter long ago and added a little stainless steel weight to keep the supply line at the bottom of the reservoir. It just keeps chugging along.
I have had to replace the external timer twice and I've put 6 group-head gaskets on it. I've been expecting some kind of mechanical failure for the last couple of years and am planning a PID and Rotary pump upgrade when it happens but so far it's been unnecessary. Ren On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 9:17 AM, Jenni Moser <[email protected]> wrote: > Way to go Ren! Sound like you got a good machine and you are doing things > right. > Do you use a timer? > How often do you clean? > How often do you descale? > Do you use water softener/external filter or the filter that it came with? > Anything else you are doing that you associate with your success? > > I am very happy with Brewtus despite my problems, which were not uncommon > and were easy to fix. I had no hesitation to order another one. > But since I'm starting over I want to make sure I am doing things "right" > from the start...I think the biggest probem with my old machine was leaving > it on 24/7 and some parts wore out faster that way... > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Ren Finley :: [email protected] :: voice +1 415 320 7366 (RENN) -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
