Service an Espresso Machine- How Often and Why
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
How do you know if your espresso machine needs a service? Isn’t this warranty is the question that we tend to be asked. A Coffee machine runs at a fairly high temperature and even if used correctly takes a fair bashing.
Where your coffee handles lock into the group head they are sealed watertight by a rubber seal. All heads on a commercial machine are maintained at a high temperature by thermal circulation -after a bout a year they dry out and need to be replaced - but the actual time can depend on how well you treat your machine -how regular your backflush, do you clean the head with a stiff brush like the coffee tool
The other items that need to be refurbished is the hot water tap and the steam -again for the same reasons - rubber seals tend to dry out and are then not watertight. The steam weeps or the hot water drips and however hard you turn those handles you cannot the drip!
One last word of caution - whoever you get to service your coffee machine make sure the engineer has original parts not copies, not so that you pay more but that the seals fit properly. Expect to pay around £200 per annum for a thorough front end strip as we refer to it!
And a final comment -if you are looking for spares and having problems we may be able to advise you as to where to get them -just email us or ring!
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