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Zacconi Baby?

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#1 ·
Hi.

During my current stay at a air BnB I was discussing coffee machine with the owner (who seems to be a collector of everything).

He then promptly brought this machine out and asked about it having never used or done anything with since buying at a flea market.

He says it trips when turned on? I will try and open it up before I leave to see if it could be a loose or failed connection.

Anyway seems to be missing portafilter handle, a descent sized basket and some piece from the top.

Any advice knowledge on this machine much appreciated. Is the brass bolt meant to be the lid?

Thanks for help

Jack
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#6 ·
Thank you all.

I'm not sure I want to risk servicing this for someone else looks like I might encounter a minefield of issues.

I may well make him a cheeky offer on it though just to have a play myself. I had a Europiccola a while back how does this machine compare (once fully working) I appreciate the pressure gague is an improvement. Is there a pressure relief valve somewhere?

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Thank you all.

I'm not sure I want to risk servicing this for someone else looks like I might encounter a minefield of issues.

I may well make him a cheeky offer on it though just to have a play myself. I had a Europiccola a while back how does this machine compare (once fully working) I appreciate the pressure gague is an improvement. Is there a pressure relief valve somewhere?

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I think the valve is in the boiler cap ... Mine is the shorter one .. Looking on the internet there seems to be a higher/taller one .. Perhaps that is what is on your one with the plastic stripped off ..
 
#12 ·
Many months later...... I have finally got around to opening up and testing the machine.... and it's not good, the heating element has blown as has the pressure switch and maybe the thermostat although I'm struggling to get it hot enough to see if it trips so will prob just add one to the order

On the positive(I think) the owner is happy to restore

I am ordering a load of bits from Tomaso @ Zacconi so thanks for the links... only problem I am having is that the gasket that connects the group to the boiler on this model is out of production. If this something I can just knock up from a sheet of gasket or is the material more specialised because its food grade?

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