Installing Boiler Temperature Sensor to ‘Colin’
Installing Boiler Temperature sensor Cable to Colin. Firstly – Set target milk temperature of Colin above 140 degrees centigrade to avoid Colin flashing every time you use the temperature screen: Rest hand on top of unit so ‘credits’ screen appears, and then hold down the White button to increase temperature to around 140c. Next unscrew […]
Gaggia Carezza Silver 2002
Below are the refurbishment photographs of a 2002 Gaggia Carezza Silver. This is the early model of the cheaper nastier Carezza which came later. This early model was more akin to the Gaggia Classic, with an almost identical boiler and purely mechanical internals. It did not however have a three way valve solenoid, instead using […]
Gaggia Classic Boiler Replacement
This article documents the replacement of a boiler from a Gaggia Classic. It is a 2005 model, and whilst it has generally been serviced well over the years, the boiler has, over the past year become unserviceable. This is mostly in part due to corrosion from the aluminium dispersion plate that has become welded to […]
Mazzer Super Jolly Refurb
Following 7 years of using a Carimali G1 grinder I bought two Mazzer Super Jolly grinders to refurb and modify to doseless versions. One SJ came from a Café in Corby that had upgraded to digital dosed grinders, whilst the other one was from a home user on Facebook Marketplace. Both Grinders had a few […]
The Great Expobar Grinder Refurb
This page documents the complete refurbishment of a Cunill (Expobar) commercial coffee bean grinder. Purchased from Facebook Marketplace for £80 the machine is in reasonable condition and appears to be working. I don’t believe it has seen much maintenance through its life, and there is evidence of enormous build up of coffee oils and grinds […]
Brought back from the Dead! The Gaggia Baby Dose MAJOR repair
A friend recently bought a ‘new’ coffee machine from eBay for 35 pound. This was a Gaggia Baby Dose which typically, when working sell for between 120-250 pound. When purchased, the seller advertised it as ‘tripping the electrics’ when switched on. This is often caused by a water leak sending current away; so he took […]
Everlasting ‘Flashing!’ Light
A light that will shine from the moment you are born until you are 18? One single AA battery? Not possible? The Everlasting light is powerered using the circuit commonly known as the JouleThief. The Joule Thief came to fruition in 1999 when an article by Z. Kapernik was published in the November edition of […]
The 1 Chip Challenge
The 1 Chip Challenge! Here we have the legendary Peter and I attempting the 1 chip challenge. What you don’t see is Peter immediately running to the kitchen to vomit after the 2 minute were up. Pretty bitter, pretty hot! Its a painful watch. Enjoy Watch Video 1 Chip Challenge The King of Poker
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