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@Stevethecoffee
New project, but I'm a little deflated as it seems to be working perfectly, has been beautifully looked after and needs nothing more than a thorough exterior clean. There's no scale on the probe, it doesn't look like the boiler has ever leaked and it seems to have been newly serviced as the handles lock in nicely at 7 o'clock and the taps don't drip. There was a fault code for the turbo steam (crappy auto-frother gadget) thermocouple so i snipped and twisted the wires to sort that, then got it into technician mode to bring the boiler temp down and it's all gravy.
I was going to lease a Marzocco for the shop - about £150 / month. They produce great results, but so does any machine with a skilled operator. Auto volume dosing was a must - all my projects in the shed are too archaic to leave in the hands of trainee staff, so this Cimbali does everything I need, and reduces overheads by loads. HX flushing is mandatory but that won't be difficult to train someone to do. The boiler temp is rock solid, no deadband like an oldskool pstat, and above all I've always weirdly liked Cimbalis; I started loving coffee when i was in the building trade and would grab a massive americano from tbe BP garage's big shiny Cimbali super auto. They're Italian like shiny puffa jackets and metallic-finish trainers in my mind's eye. Anyway, that was a good way to spend £200.
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