Mark, Thanks for the quick reply. I was following the instructions that came with the Silvia...I also descdale with cleancaf once a month as well, what are your thoughts on that?

I was cleaning my Rancillo Silvia using the blind diaphragm doing the 5 seconds on 10 off cycle and noticed that when I turned the brew switch off water released into the discharge drawer from the covering behind the brew basket steam wand etc. When using the blind diaphragm there was quite a bit of water. If I removed he diaphragm the water reduced to several drops. is this normal. My machine is 3 months old, This is the first time I noticed this as I had the drip tray removed.

I have a rancilio silvia, and rocky grinder for two weeks. My espresso is delicious, nice thick crema, etc. Here is my question, folowing the golden rule on a double or single shot, my extracted espresso comes out of the portafilter dark brown for only 10 seconds then turns the colar of dark honey and continues to lighten. The extraction time is between 20-20 secs. Should my extracted brew be dark brown from beginning to end? I have changes tamp pressure and grind. Now grind is set to 8.

Urnex Cleancaf

What is (are) the best cleaning products for my Rancilio sylvia? I would like a descaler and a product to clean my filters etc.