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Steam espresso maker failure modes - 2005/10/13 15:28 I've used cheap steam-type espresso makers, and I'm very happy with the product. They may be low-end, but I actually prefer the coffee to what I can get at a chain coffee shop.

The problem is I've had three or four, and they stop working. They're not used heavily (average maybe twice a week), but the last one lasted about a year, if that.

They all seem to fail the same way - they boil and bubble but nothing comes out of the spout - even with the coffee holder removed. Steam eventually comes out of the top (presumably a safety valve).

My guess is that there is a valve on the spout which is supposed to open when the pressure gets high enough, and it's getting jammed somehow. I have hard water, which I filter in a jug filter, and I descale quite regularly with consumer descaling liquid. (dilute - heat up a bit, leave a while, boil through, rinse through a couple of times).

My first question is - am I doing something wrong to these poor machines. My second is - is a low-end pump machine likely to be more reliable than these steam-powered ones?

Can anyone help?
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