A Good Cup of Coffee

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RunningRonnie 16 Jul 10:36am, 16 Jul 2024 3,210 posts	0 RunningRonnie Ordered this one: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1123773?clickSR=slp:term:delonghi%20coffee%20machine:36:138:1&_gl=1bjhpfw_gaMTU5MzM1MTgyMC4xNzIxMTIyNTYy_up*MQ..
larkim 16 Jul 10:41am, 16 Jul 2024 25,148 posts	0 larkim Nice, hope it all tastes good etc! Are you ebaying the old model, or just binning it?
RunningRonnie 16 Jul 11:00am, 16 Jul 2024 3,211 posts	0 RunningRonnie Might keep it for parts, or gift it to my mum if we do ever find a fix for it. The grinder, water reservoir, etc will be identical in the new one.
larkim 16 Jul 11:05am, 16 Jul 2024 25,150 posts	0 larkim Definitely worth pulling it apart now that you've got a new one on the way; I reckon there'll be an easy fix, and you'll end up with the best of both worlds - a working machine you can hand on, and brand new one!
RunningRonnie 16 Jul 11:32am, 16 Jul 2024 3,212 posts	0 RunningRonnie yeah, for sure... and at least the new one is an upgrade, so gaining either way.
jacdaw 16 Jul 12:19pm, 16 Jul 2024 4,511 posts	0 jacdaw Is 5 years old for a coffee machine? My Silvia is 14, and going strong. Well strongish; the steam knob is wobbly and it's lost a big bit of trim. If I had to replace a machine after 5 years... I'd buy a different brand.
larkim 16 Jul 1:14pm, 16 Jul 2024 25,154 posts	0 larkim My gaggia is a 2006 model, so 18 years old. It's not 100% as it was, it has had a new boiler and a strip down of the steam wand with a new washer in there, as well as "upgrading" it with a PID controller and wrapping a black vinyl around it to fit better into the kitchen, but it is still going strong.
RunningRonnie 16 Jul 1:59pm, 16 Jul 2024 3,213 posts	0 RunningRonnie Yeah, probably should last a lot longer. It's finding someone to fix it though was the issue. That, and my impatience.
larkim 16 Jul 2:05pm, 16 Jul 2024 25,156 posts	0 larkim And the more "modern" stuff is less tolerate of faults etc. Especially ones with electronics and plastic parts in there.
Dvorak 17 Jul 11:00am, 17 Jul 2024 27,900 posts	0 Dvorak Whilst browsing for something else, I found manufacturer refurbished Delonghi on Ebay, currently with further discount, like this for £221 (£330 new in Currys) ebay.co.uk There may be others, I didn't search there further. There also seems so be a bit extra of some on Amazon for Prime Day, amazon.co.uk