Hi John

I'm happy to hear you again .How long you need to stay in Chiang Mai ? I recommended the hotel locate in Nimmarn rd. coz you can go every where easier . Many time when I go to Chiang Mai I stay at Chiang Mai Flora Hotel at the middle of soi Nimmarn 17 . ( Nimmarn surround by the local coffee house and very nice decoration ) . You can call my friend and he will help you many thing and that hotel I told you very near his shop . His shop name " Impresso " the owner name " Nae " cell phone : 086 7302240 .

the coffee house you must to see as below :

1. Impresso at Soi Nimarn 11
2. Ming Mitr coffee at Chiang Mai Land ( Town Village )
3. Red Cafe' at Rim ping Super market ( Navarat Bridge Brunch)
4. Thom artisan Coffee ( On the Volk brunch & in Rim ping Super market Nim city Brunch)
5. Cafe de Lamuar at Sang tawan rd. ( Night Barsar area)
6. Moddangfire Cafe roaster ( Wang sin Kum )

You just go to Impresso and ask him . He can explain you where you have to go next by next .

Zan

PS. I 'm going to Milan between 20-28 OCT 2009 after I come back will have an Cupping Party that I will call you.

Hi Jonathn
I'm just came back from Boston and D.C. but Now I'm in Korea I will be arrive bangkok on Monday . When you got your mobile number please call me . I will tell you what BTS station close to my office .

See you .

Hi Jonathan

That sound good . I'm living at Bangna too .The Ram 2 university is not so far from my home . By the way the Chulalongkron is locate in the city it is not so far from my shop and my office that you can come to play and I will take to you to see the coffee culture in Bkk.

I'm going to Boston Between 1- 14 Aug . for a SCAA cupping judge class at coffee solution and you can call me when you arrive Bangkok .

Zan

May he is your friend.

Me at Stumptown Portland

Hi Jonathan

I'm invite you come to join my roasting house . where do you live in BKK. Please let me know I'm appreciated that you come here . I has been stumptown in year 2007 before I really like their roasting house in Portland .

You can call me at 081 8288558 or 081 9998877 all that are my mobile

Zan

thank you for your reply. However, I think that the thermal balance of a hx machine is quit delicate...So I suppost if there are two machines of the same type and thy both have a relatively low water level someone had to do that deliberatley...I like how my machine heats up fast and does not overheat much. A couple of sec of flushing the gouphead while I grind and I am ready to go...So from that point of view I see no reason to change s thing. Steam is fine anyway after I first let some water drop out that´s there before I make my first stam of the day.
Good pours,
Nico

Hey, thank you for your comment. I accepted the low water level in my boiler, it leads to relatively short heat up time, so I thought it´s fine. Why did you adjust anyway? The liter or so that is in there is more than enough for our household purpose...What made you think it is too low?
Besides, the machine works fine an I am very pleased wit the results, after adjusting the presso and the pump bypass. It seems to overheat very little and wokrs just fine. Besides: It´s such a beauty...
Grx
Nicholas