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Hi Kev Sorry to hear that this happened to your machine as well. My issue was 10 years ago, so I hardly remeber. But I managed to dig out an E-mail from the repair shop I used at the time. Quote: The heating element of the boiler was defective So, I guess something else is wrong with your machine? I...

Thanks for your tip. I checked the water pressure by reading in the Dreams display during idle and pre-infusion, which shows 2.5 bar. So I guess that is normal - right. I also tried to fully open the tap water faucet that is connected to the same string as the machine. When doing this, the pressure ...

Thanks for your inputs. I tried to format 2 different SD Cards in FAT format. I also made sure the name was blank. But no luck so far :-( I assume it is not required to have the machine's current firmware bin file on the card - right. I only placed the new bin file, as I never had a bin file with th...

Hi, Ever since I got my Dream I have been pretty annoyed about the noise from the machine. I find it to be more noisy than my old Vivaldi II. I tried to play around with the pump pressure to see if that changes how much noise the machine makes, and it is clearly a big difference. I have uploaded a v...

Hi, I haven't used the card reader in my dream before. Now trying to update the firmware to version 1.24. However, the cardreader does not seem to work. It simply does not find the memory card including the bin file. I also tried to use read/Write functions, which also does not work. It just says &q...

chas wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:24 pm Do you get the Low Group Pressure warning message when this happens? How low does the group pressure go when it happens?

Yes, and it drops down to around 3.3'ish bars.

It only happens occasionally, and I only experienced this 2 or 3 times in real shot pulling situations, where I did not draw water or steam at the same time. However, it is pretty easy to reproduce by drawing a little water while running a "shot" with a blind filter. Thinking a little more...

Hi I have noticed that filling the steam boiler have a higher priority than pulling a shot, which surprises me a bit :roll: It is pretty annoying to see the brew pressure drop for a period of time during a shot, when the machine desides to top off the steamboiler. On my old VII, brewing always had t...

goodboyr wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:57 am Can you not just unthread that conical piece back to hold against the adjustment nut ?
Btw, my dream does not look like that. It's got a conventional adjustment lock nut.

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Nope, this one has to be tightened. Otherwise there will water all over the place.

Thanks for your input Chas. I have attached a picture of the pressure screw. As you can see it is definitely different compared to the VII. Anybody else having the same issue, that the preasure drops over time, and the screw has to be tightened on a regular basis?

Hi, I recently replaced my 9-year-old Vivaldi II with a brand new Dream, and after a few weeks of use wanted to share my experience and raise a few questions. I like the Dream and the coffee quality is at the same level as before, but in some areas I find the Vivaldi II better. So in my opinion thes...

Thanks Chas, Looks like the solution from user bgour in this thread is interesting. I will try to go for that: http://s1cafe.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=261#p24435

Me too... Even though this thread contains lots of great information and different solutions, It would be nice with a step by step guide showing bgour's ESP8266 solution. @bgour, something you would consider?

Hi I would love to be able to turn on my S1 Vivaldi 2 remotely via smartphone. I have seen some of the modifications shared in these forums, but prefer something as simple as possible. I was wondering how much modification it takes to be able to turn the machine on, using a Network controlled power ...

Hi, I have used my Vivaldi for more than a year without any problems, but after descaling the Vivaldi II yesterday I got a problem. The power relay in my house keeps cutting the electricity when the brew boiler has reached the set temperature. I have described what happend as good as I remember: 1. ...

Thanks for the great pictures John. I will definitely get some foam tape for my machine asap. I am pretty sure that will solve my issue
Anybody else out there without foam tape, or am I the only one?

/Kim

Sounds more like a GS3 then an S1V2. I've never had that problem with my machine & I don't even use the securing screw. Have you removed the warming tray cover to check for misalignment? There should be a foam tape that it sits on at each side. Possibly your motor mounts are loose?? How about t...

Hi,

When the pump is running on my VII, the cups placed on top of the machine vibrates.

Anybody with a simple trick to avoid these annoying vibrations?

Regards
Kim

I don't think your basket will work with a naked PF. Mine comes very close to the cutout edge and I expect yours will have the outer streams actually falling on the edge, which will result in a HUGE mess. Luckily, your new naked PF comes with a double basket, so that should fix things (assuming tha...

I have sent an E-mail to both the dealer who I bought the machine from and to LaSpaziale. So far I have only got an answer from LaSpaziale. Here is what the responded: Mail reply from LaSpaziale It’s a little imperfection that doesn’t affect the quality of the coffee. Unfortunately we don’t produce ...

I can confirm that chriscoffee ships outside US if you ask them. They have send some small size accessories to me in Europe a few times

I just noticed that the hole pattern in my basket is waaaay out of center. (see attached picture) LaSpazDoubbleBasketHoles.JPG I have only had the machine for 2 weeks Can I ask the dealer for a new basket? Or is this the quality I can expect from the stock LaSpaziale basket? I have previously owned ...

Kim: This topic has been well flogged over the years. No need to wait for replies. Go to the top level of the board index and type "warming flushes" into the Search boxes. You'll find all kinds of information. If you use search while you're in a thread it will only search that thread, so ...

Hi, Before I got my S1 I thought that warming flushes on dual boiler machines was done just before brewing. At least that's what I have seen in some youtube videos. If I flush 2oz of water ,the machine needs about 30 seconds or so, before the water temperature is back to brew temp. How are your proc...

Hi, I just got my Andreja Premium replaced by a brand new Vivaldi II a few days back :-) There is a lot of new things to consider regarding setting up the machine..... So far I have just plugged in the machine and used it as it came from the factory. I hope you guys can guide me in the right directi...

Hi Weska Thank you for clearing this up for me :grin: I am now convinced that the Vivaldi II is going to be my next machine 8) I have been in contact with espressolutions.at who can provide me with machine and the necessary accessories. So far I am very happy about their level of support, since they...

Hi folks I am on the verge of replacing my Andreja Premium with a Dual boiler machine. Thanks to this and other good coffee forums the machine of choice is now narrowed down to the Vivaldi II 8) I live in Denmark (Europe) and have only been able to find the Vivaldi machines in a few European web sho...