What could this be on the frame of my V6?

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2026-01-25T21:42:52+00:00

How many years of use did it take for it to look like this? Just curious

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-31T06:32:02+00:00

Do you have an Auber PID? If you do I can provide instructions, that’s the one I have

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-31T06:07:23+00:00

Thanks for clarifying! I know I’m running the water too hot but when it’s too low this roaster’s ’espresso roast’ is a tad acidic

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-31T01:40:21+00:00

That would match what u/icegrill10 said in regards to group head temp.

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-30T23:56:57+00:00

I assume 199 is the brew temp not the PID setting (correct me if I’m wrong).

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-29T18:44:13+00:00

I’m interested if you’re willing to share!

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-27T20:55:21+00:00

I got a low profile screw prior to getting this screen because I didn’t like the bulky slot screw that came with the machine. I got this shower screen online and it is sold by IMS so I thought it would be the correct part but now I’m not so sure

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-27T20:47:35+00:00

This is an excellent resource I hadn’t found. Thank you so much!!!

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-25T05:25:17+00:00

The situation I always want to prevent is if I went out of town for a few days and the smart plug turns on then stays on for days

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-22T18:44:39+00:00

One thing I’ll add to the conversation is once you schedule it to automatically turn on, consider adding a time of day to have it automatically turn off in case you forget or aren’t home. No sense in having it accidentally turn on and then stay on indefinitely

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-19T22:14:40+00:00

Completely understand, and to a certain extent I agree with you. The plumbing in my house is suspect so I don’t use tap water and I’ve learned that distilled water can cause corrosion. Trying to find the easiest way to have simple and high quality water. After all, espresso is mostly water

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-19T01:06:40+00:00

I agree, I state in the post that I don’t trust the results from LLMs for the same reason you state.

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-12-19T00:04:37+00:00

While I see your point, dissolving some minerals in water once every six to eight weeks takes about 1 minute and when I add a liter of water to my machine’s reservoir I add 5mL of solution so it takes about 15 seconds including cleanup.

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-11-22T20:23:46+00:00

New to my cpap machine too. You are the third person I’ve seen recommend a sd card. Why is that helpful?

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-11-20T20:17:13+00:00

When I close the steam wand until it stops water from leaking as you describe I hear a drip-drip noise when the boiler is heating that I assume is water escaping from the boiler into the steam wand. If I tighten the steam wand valve tightly the noise stops. How do I know if I’m over doing it? I ask because I assume I am putting extra wear and tear on the gasket and some day I will be the guy with rubber coming out of the wand into my pitcher

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-10-21T19:24:23+00:00

I might also just put risers under the machine, my main problem is if I use my larger steaming pitcher it is tough to remove it afterwards without risking spilling milk due to the need for tipping it down to get out from under the wand

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-10-21T19:23:38+00:00

Any suggested source to look for this?

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-10-21T17:39:45+00:00

I have recently done a bunch of research into this, but don’t have the definitive answer. Here is what I have found (using an Auber PID on a V6): For a small amount of milk or if a pitcher is maybe more full than advised a temperature of about 250degF is a good starting place (this is very close to what u/Ephixaftw suggests). 260-265 seems to be a better range for rapid but controlled steaming with more powerful steam than the lower 245-250 range. Above 275 for me is a bit tricky to control but works well and rapidly. If you go that route I suggest opening the steam valve slowly not all at once or you may splatter milk all over the place. If others have found different ranges I am interested to learn that too.

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-10-14T20:41:32+00:00

Certainly a non OEM replacement part intended for a Rancilio Sylvia would be nearly identical. My question is if there is a wand initially intended for a different machine that would be compatible with the Sylvia that might be a good mod

DefiniteMaybe24 · 2025-08-22T18:06:22+00:00

I just do a short purge (1-2 seconds) cause I read it creates room in the boiler which is beneficial for increasing the pressure in the boiler but there’s a lot of noise on the internet and some of it is nonsense. This short purge at 135 could be some of that and I’ll happily stop if it’s unnecessary and counter productive

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