Hey guys,
So I have a Rancilio Epoca that a friend of mine has inherited, however the pressure gauge is extremely temperamental. Sometimes the pressure will turn on and other times it will stay and only about 6 bars of pressure. Me being the wanna-be handy man took the case apart and started poking around inside and after I had gotten inside the machine I realized I have no clue what the hell to look for.
I did make some notes of outer physical problems and I was just wondering if any of you had some advice to look into. The first of which was it seemed that the pump was only triggering the pressure motor to turn on every once and awhile (resulting in the temperamental pressure). The other problem I saw was that it was one massive boiler that controlled two group heads, two steam wands and the hot water spout, and it looked extremely dirty and calcified.
It is about two years old and appears to be that it has never been cleaned, group heads included. We took it apart and scrubbed it down and got the outside and group heads and steam wands looking beautiful, but the pressure is still spotty. Would you recommend just looking to buy a new one? Or is it worth the effort to take apart the boiler and clean it and replace the motor attached to the pressure?
I appreciate any help you guys can give me!
--Aaron Jordan
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