Plumbing question

[edcoffee]

What 's the size of tubing needed to plumb the Vivladi ii? I've a 3/8" plastic from my water filter going to the machine.

[MDL]

Most people use 3/8" and that is the size that Chris's Coffee sells with it.

[Louis]

You could use both the 1/4" and 3/8" standard, both some have experience cavitation (pump noise) when using long 1/4" lines. John Guest connectors, available in both sizes, online (Chris' Coffee being one source) are a good choice.

[CaliforniaJed]

For what it is worth, I used 3/8" at Chris Coffee's suggestion, but they said 1/4" would have been fine as well. My machine came from Chris ready to accept 3/8". Also consider a pressure regulator to ensure proper pre-infusion pressure. I wasn't particularly happy with the one Chris sells and I ended up sourcing another from Granger.

[zedex]

Yea Jed. I got a regulator from CC and was not impressed. The guage was fine but no mounting bracket to speak of, so i had to make one.

[Louis]

Yea Jed. I got a regulator from CC and was not impressed. The guage was fine but no mounting bracket to speak of, so i had to make one.

This one?: http://www.chriscoffee.com/products/hom ... gwithgauge

This is the one I have and it seems to be of pretty good quality: brass body/all metal. It has been in place for a year now. It doesn't have mounting brackets but by having short tubes on each side with "tubing fasteners" (small screwable plastic loops), this wasn't an issue at all for me.

[zedex]

Yes Louis. That's the one. Its good quality but extremely heavy . Made an aluminum cradle to hang it under my kitchen counter so it would not put undo stress on the plastic lines. Just seemed odd that a regulator of this weight would not have a bracket of some sort.