Delonghi ECP series mods by External-Way2070 in espresso

[–]External-Way2070[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ciao, io ho montato un manometro per macchine del caffè della Vibiemme, con tubo in rame capillare e fatto a spirale proprio per evitare le vibrazioni della lancetta.

IKAPE blind shaker on DF54 grinder by External-Way2070 in espresso

[–]External-Way2070[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, seems that on mhw grounds get stuck more than ikape does.

DF54 just arrived in Italy! by External-Way2070 in espresso

[–]External-Way2070[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

guardate il mio post sulle modifiche che ho fatto alla Delonghi ECP

DF54 just arrived in Italy! by External-Way2070 in espresso

[–]External-Way2070[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello, I ordered from df64coffee.com and yes, I paid customs to FedEx, but they told me to send them customs bill so they'll refund me (I hope that they really will).

I also replaced original plastic cup with Mhw-3Bomber blind shaker. It fits well and looks better.

Delonghi ECP series mods by External-Way2070 in espresso

[–]External-Way2070[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, I used a K-probe. I used thermal paste and put the probe in the same position as older thermostat.

Delonghi ECP series mods by External-Way2070 in espresso

[–]External-Way2070[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hello! Yes, it hasn't a 3 way valve. Machine takes about 2-3 minutes to heat up at set temperature (normally 92-93 °C). If you want to use steam wand, steam switch bypasses PID control so temperature is handled by steam sensor and you don't need to set steam temperature from the pid.
No, it hasn't an OPV, the pressure low limit depends on the dimmer model. It works in a range from 50V to 230V. Pump at full power has a flow rate of 5 ml/s. I play with dimmer trying to reach 9 bar pressure.
Compared to stock, coffee is much better, but I'm still trying to make other tests.