alan_marks wrote:So, what needs to be done with the old machine, deliming?
Alan
no, one morning in the process of filling the boiler I got side tracked leaving the boiler on with no cap. It remained this way until I realized what happened the next morning and found the boiler would no longer work. at the time I had a two other single boiler machines and put the cremina to the side until I could get to it, but that never happened. I got annoyed with the other two machines and sold one and gave the other away, but pathetically never got around to checking into the cremina and started looking for a new machine... that was +2 years ago.
buying this new machine has sparked interest in fixing the cremina. I am hoping there is an overload circuit or something causing the issue and not a burnt up boiler. never the less, I would like to get it back to working order even if I have to source a new boiler.
btw, I actually received the cremina from a white elephant gift exchange! The person that brought it took care of a rich elderly couple who had given it to her, she had no idea it's value and at the time neither did I. I cleaned it up, ran some descaler through it, and found it worked much better than the starbucks "barista" machine I was using at the time. it wasn't until a few years later I discovered the creminas are sought after machines.
