I've had mine for over 10 years. I replaced several parts and upgraded to a pid last year but the machine has performed well. I replaced the pressurestat with a jager but other than that I think it's a good machine. I still use it every day. Glad you are getting good service from yours. Herman
On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Jonathan Stroum <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ve had a B2 for about 6 years now. After solving a simple problem when > I bought the machine (the reason for which I was able to purchase the > machine for $1K) I haven’t had a single hiccup. I realize that’s a poll of > 1 but I’ve been impressed with the build quality and durability of the > machine. Now knocking on wood. > > > > I appreciate that you guys are always at the ready to help others. It’s a > pain in the ass and time consuming to rely on retail when stuff crops up, > so this group is a great resource for those needing pointers and input. > > > > Don’t let the bad vibes stir you. It’s not worth the energy. > > > > Cheers, > > > > JPS > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *herman dickens > *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:25 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Machine slowly losing brew temp > > > > Thanks for including me although I doubt that will help your cause. The > only time you post to this forum is to bash the machines. If I post, or Ben > for that matter, it's to try and help someone. You don't like expobar? Fine > you don't need to tell everybody that has a problem that they own a piece > of junk. You could try to help but you don't. If you have as much > experience as you brag about you should be ashamed of yourself for bashing > the machines instead of helping the people with them. > > Cheers > > > > Herman > > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Dave B <[email protected]> wrote: > > DO YOU Ben, work on espresso machines, 40 hour week, for over ten years? > > > > Machines like: Bezzera, Pasquini, La Cimbali, vibiemme, Bravo, Nuova, LM, > Quick Mill, Rancilio, Saeco, Gaggia, Isomac, the list goes on. . . . > > > > Thousands of machines, thousands of contented customers. > > > > Please DO enumerate YOUR experience level, Mr. McCafferty. > > > > And please try to discontinue the tiresome "harassment" and "get a life" > foolishness. It is boring and only reflects poorly on you and 'herman'. > > > > Machines that are well cared for with soft water and a monthly cleaning do > NOT need work every 2 years. > > > > REALITY CHECK: Having repaired dozens of Expobars, we find them to be > more trouble-prone than others. > > (BTW, We have personally measured samples of expo heaters to be 8-10 > ohms, with a calibrated Fluke 87-4) > > > > feel free to call us, 213 800 3286 10-5 M-F for advice, support or just > to say hi! > > > > Thanks! and best regards > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Other than that pesky ohm's law. Resistance should be 13-17 ohms, not > 8-10. > > > > And testing high limit for continuity is the same as open or closed, Dave. > > > > Go back under your bridge Dave--your ongoing harassment of this group is > still not welcome, nor your false belief that other machines never need > repair. > > > > bmc > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 8, 2016, at 10:27, Dave B <[email protected]> wrote: > > A good espresso machine, well cared for, should NOT NEED "bi-annual" > fixes. Think about it. > > a heater either works or it does not. > > A high limit switch is either CLOSED or OPEN never in between > > the heater should show 8 to 10 ohms resistance -- never more. > > > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Why not test anyway? > > b > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 5, 2016, at 08:13, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Don't worry it will come back. lol Good luck, hopefully it's something > easy. > > > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Woke this am mind ready to disassemble and test. And the machine is now at > temp and seems to be working fine. > > > > So maybe... ordering the part... fixed the problem??? > > > > Well, at least I'll have the part when it does conk 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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. 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