The Magic Comfort+ is Saeco’s most advanced Super Automatic espresso machine designed for the home. It features the latest Rapid Steam technology which enable you to go from brewing to steaming in under 10 seconds. Saeco includes an LCD display that allows for considerable programmability. Key items that can be programmed include the 3 separate brew buttons for coffee volume. Set one for espresso, another for a small cup of coffee and the third for what is called Cafe Crema. In fact, Cafe
I have had a Magic Deluxe for 4 years. It has been troublefree, although the no-bean indicator never worked....
Now, after descaling, I find that the expressed coffee is wet and it seems to take longer for a cup to make. What could be the problem?
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My Gaggia semi-automatic espresso machine has a very "violent" start. The first second of the brew process produces a strong vibration and noise - then it eases off and brews as expected. Is this normal?
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Whole Latte Love Staff This is normal. The vibration pump in and of itself is a noisy component. What is happening is that the pump is dry when we first engage it. Then once water is fed into the pump, it quiets down. This noise is typical with this style pump and shouldn’t be cause for concern.
Whole Latte Love Staff The Capresso F9 has a chrome alloy front panel, but the sides and back are constructed of plastic.
How do you make multiple cups of coffee with this machine. Do you need to change the "filter-press" each time? Can you make cafe creme with this machine?
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I am assuming you are referring to the portafilter when you speak of "filter-press". The coffee in the portafilter does need to be emptied after each shot and refilled to make another. The following articles should help you to understand the portafilter and the golden rule a little better.
You can make cafe crema with this machine by using the manual brew button (all the way to the right). You will have to press the button to start the brewing process, and once 6-8 oz of water has been dispensed, press it again to stop brewing.
My Jura Espresso machine says to replace the filter. My husband thinks that the filter is called Claris. However I cannot find it in the parts section. Can you please tell me how to get this water filter?
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You are looking for the Claris water filter. They can be located under cleaning products on our site.
I bought my Magic Comfort Plus from WLL in December of 2001. With the exception of a cracked water line (repaired under warranty), I have been very happy with the machine. I have made about 2200 cups now. My question: The by-pass doser often skips the dose completely and makes no coffee, why? It does this whether I put the grounds in first and then push the button or vice versa. I use a level spoonful of grounds with the plastic spoon that came with the unit. Is this an electronic issue or a mechanical one? The display says that the by-pass doser has been selected. The grounds slip through the "chute" and go right into the dreg drawer without making a grounds "pattie" and no water runs through the unit, it just skips the whole cycle. Sometimes there are extra loose grounds that fall at the bottom of the brew-group section near the little saucer that pulls out. TR
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Whole Latte Love Staff This sounds like you may be using a grind that is too coarse. The bypass doser will if the grind is not fine enough dump the grounds into the dreg drawer without brewing. You may want to make sure that the grind is slightly finer than granulated suger. If that does not solve the problem give one of our technicians a call.
I'm having trouble deciding between another vienna digital, a comfort + and the Gaggia Synchrony.
I have a saeco vienna digital. For the money it has nice features and with the right beans and settings, makes a rich espresso with full bodied crema. I like the double boiler and the fact that it can go from steam to brew quickly. It does tend to spit water on the steam setting though at times diluting the milk. I'd like to take it to the office and buy a new unit for home. The Magic comfort + is sig more $$. Is it worth it? ie does it brew a "better" tasting espresso cup? I like the features, 2 heating units, energy saving, bypass doser (though only 9g), larger water reservoir (though smaller hopper)- but at nearly twice the price, doesn't seem worth it. Am I missing something.
The Gaggia Syncrony seems to be a good buy, the only draw back is the longer time to steam and need to cool down after steaming and before brewing. It also seems to spit water during steaming according to your (amazing) specs. I guess I'd rather turn on my Vienna and go shower (typical AM) while it heats up initially and then return and be able to quickly go back and forth between steam and brew rather than have a quicker initial heat up with the Gaggia but have to wait longer between steam and brew.
If you can help me decide, by shedding some light from your experience, I'd appreciate it.
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Whole Latte Love Staff It sounds like you have a pretty good grasp on how these machines work. Since you are so aware of what the Magic Comfort can do, and you want what it can do, I would then I think it is worth the extra money. You are going to have the machine for a long time and every time you use it you will appreciate the fact that you got the one you really wanted. If the extra money is a factor then the Gaggia Syncrony Digital is a great choice because it has the brew quality and most of the features and design elements of the Magic comfort for a lot less money. FYI, we service the Gaggia ourselves.
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Cleaning the brew unit will most likely cure this problem. Simply remove the filter screen and the spout that is located on the top of the brew unit. Be cautious when removing the spout off of the top because there is a spring and checkball that we need to be certain that we do not lose. Clean the entire brew unit thoroughly and try running a few more shots through the machine to see if this solves the problem. If not please give us a call at 1-888-411-5282.
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