Marzocco installation
Hello all,
I'm ready to install a GB/5 (two actually) and I am interested in finding out what an average installation price would be for a third party.
Thanks for your help
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Permalink Reply by Espresso Rescue on
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Are you having a filter system installed too? We charge $75 an hour for installation. Installing the machine alone takes about an hour (hookup, warm up and program). Installing a filter system too takes about an hour based on the system and conditions.
-ER
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Permalink Reply by Jay Caragay on
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Where are you located?
Actually, it's a pretty straightforward install to do yourself. If you're in America, you'll need 3/8" compression stainless steel braided hoses to run from the water source (presuming your water terminates with a 3/8" compression fitting) to the pump and then from the pump to the machine water manifold (under the drip tray). Wire up the motor/pump, make sure everything is sealed and solid, then plug the machine in and you're good to go!
Of course, I've been doing this for a long time and YMMV.
But really, who did you buy the machine from? Don't they do installations?
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Permalink Reply by Brady on
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Hey Jay, don't forget the drain!
I charge $50 trip + $60/hour labor. If you prep according to the cut sheet (which details hookup and drain line locations, electrical reqm'ts, and countertop cutouts) it should take 1-1.5 hours per machine. Another half an hour to an hour for a simple water filter.
Please, please, please have appropriate water conditioning installed. At least a odor/chlorine/sediment with scale reduction, probably a softener. I do not install machines without them.
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Permalink Reply by Jared Rutledge on
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the pump and water inlet on my gb/5 takes brass pipe 3/8", which is very different from 3/8" compression. that was my problem - i had to run back and forth to lowe's about 5 times to get all the tubing to go from water source to filter to pump to machine.
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Permalink Reply by Don Esten on
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We will be installing carbon, particulate, and a softener. Thanks!!! Believe me I know the equation of bad water to bad coffee ;-(
Espresso Rescue said:Are you having a filter system installed too? We charge $75 an hour for installation. Installing the machine alone takes about an hour (hookup, warm up and program). Installing a filter system too takes about an hour based on the system and conditions.
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The company we bought from does do installs but I've worked with a water company before in my past life with another VERY LARGE (wink,wink) coffee company.I love the quality of his work. He's doing the H2O system. I'm just checking that his install price isn't out of line
Jay Caragay said:Where are you located?
Actually, it's a pretty straightforward install to do yourself. If you're in America, you'll need 3/8" compression stainless steel braided hoses to run from the water source (presuming your water terminates with a 3/8" compression fitting) to the pump and then from the pump to the machine water manifold (under the drip tray). Wire up the motor/pump, make sure everything is sealed and solid, then plug the machine in and you're good to go!
Of course, I've been doing this for a long time and YMMV.
But really, who did you buy the machine from? Don't they do installations?
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Yes the water system first then the machine both going in on an overnight install.
Don Esten said:We will be installing carbon, particulate, and a softener. Thanks!!! Believe me I know the equation of bad water to bad coffee ;-(
Espresso Rescue said:Are you having a filter system installed too? We charge $75 an hour for installation. Installing the machine alone takes about an hour (hookup, warm up and program). Installing a filter system too takes about an hour based on the system and conditions.
-ER
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Permalink Reply by Jason Shipley on
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That inlet is a 3/8 MPE FWIW it's also pretty common on water filter housings we do 3/8MPE to 3/8 flair or compression fittings on each piece then use braided hoses all the way from the wall to each component. I'm always amazed at some of the Jerry rigged installs that I see. People using PEX on barb fittings and all kinds of crazy stuff.
Jared Rutledge said:the pump and water inlet on my gb/5 takes brass pipe 3/8", which is very different from 3/8" compression. that was my problem - i had to run back and forth to lowe's about 5 times to get all the tubing to go from water source to filter to pump to machine.
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Permalink Reply by Lorenzo Perkins on
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Jason Shipley said:That inlet is a 3/8 MPE FWIW it's also pretty common on water filter housings we do 3/8MPE to 3/8 flair or compression fittings on each piece then use braided hoses all the way from the wall to each component. I'm always amazed at some of the Jerry rigged installs that I see. People using PEX on barb fittings and all kinds of crazy stuff.
I'm pretty sure that's not written in English. I feel as if I have a firm grasp on syntax and grammar in my native tongue, yet I have not a clue as to what any of that means.
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Jason, what do you mean by MPE? Not familiar with that thread designation.
I don't recall, does LM use British Standard Pipe Thread or the NPT for their inlet? I know some manufacturers (Rancilio, CMA, Nuova Simonelli) use the BSPT which will *kinda* work with NPT, but not really.
Just curious, as I've yet to do a LM install.
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you guys wanna see jerry-rigged? i got the winner. our pump has been INSANELY loud the last few weeks, and while nothing's wrong with it, i found that the fan was slightly rubbing the pump mount and making a racket. so since i can't really mount it to anything anymore, i did this and now it's whisper quiet. amazing what a small step stool and a tie-down will do:
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