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Start by getting as much bodywork off as you can, that will give you good access to the innards, then just start dismantling everything. You’ll probably find it’s all clogged with limescale. Metal parts you can boil in a pan with citric acid to dissolve it.
Avoid taking wiring apart if you can, hopefully it all just unplugs easily.
Stevethecoffee
ElGonzo
Picked this up off a neighbour free, he was going to bin it as not working. No portafilter for now (neighbour thinks he has it somewhere in the house and is looking for it).
Plugged it in and it powers up, the dial was almost seized and had to get a big adjustable wrench on it to get it moving. Tried to de-scale but it simply won't pull any water through either main head or the wand so will try to open it up I guess.
I have no idea what I'm doing, never had an espresso machine and am mechanically inept at best. If anyone has idiot-proof advice it'd be most welcome! Would be sweet if I can get it working but I'm not going to throw money at it.