flymax espresso

dave

Hello i am new to the site i just posted a query with crema but i posted in the wrong section sorrrrrry :-[
anyway my question is in regards to the flymax junior espresso i went and had a look at one but yet to have a demo the sale rep said that it has a boiler that heats up in 45 sec and will give you contiues steam i cannot find any reveiws on these machines is there any one with some information for me. ???
Regards Alex.  

Reschsmooth

Hi and welcome Never heard of this machine, but, here is a basic product brochure: http://www.flymax.com/depliant junior.pdf Cheers Patrick

dave

thank's for the link it has given me a bit more information i will keep on doing some home work on it and see what i come up with. once again thanks patrick. Regards from the new kid on the block.

tommy

have you got a rigid budget dave? there are heaps of knowledgable people in this forum that will definately be able to help you find the best bang for your buck

dave

i havent got a rigard budget any help would be great as i am a bit of a novice but i do like a nice coffee. regards.

flatwhite

Best description of their steaming system, provided it is the same system in the older flymax units I worked on, is that its a heat exchanger. Essentially it is a block of aluminium with an element embedded in it.  The block of ally is heated to something like 120deg and maintained there.   The water for the unit is heated in a miniature boiler (previously something like 300-400ml) with an 1800W element, so it heats fairly quickly.  This water is then used both as water, or if the steam is being used this water (@95-98deg) is directed to the heat exchanger which quickly turns the water to steam and due to the thermal mass of the ally block and the 1200W element it should be able to maintain it fairly well. At least thats on the units I worked on some 2-3 years ago, technology may have changed in that time.