cimbali espresso machines

mick

what does anyone know about these, rate them or not

askthecoffeeguy

Are we talking semi-commercial or commercial machines here? I used a La Chimbali Selectron (not a new machine) for years, and never had any serious problems with it. They are sturdy, and well built, and will last for a very long time, if regularly maintained. Cheers, ACG

mick

yes the one im talking about is a selectron 3 group commercial machine currently running on three phase but i need to convert it to single phase, i have done this with la san marco, what im wondering is if anyone else knows the nuts and bolts of this type of machine

askthecoffeeguy

I successfully converted mine to 30amp single phase - which is the larger, more industrial looking wall mount. Also, I had the third element reconnected, to increase boiler capacity, as I was told that even though the machine comes with three elements as standard, that one of them was automatically disconnected upon importation into Australia - as apparently we don't do enough volume to warrant having it connected! All in all an excellent machine, although I found that I struggled to keep up with demand with my three group (averaging around 600 coffees per day) - and have since switched to a four group machine (not La Chimbali) ACG

nzroaster

Cimbali are great machines. Unfortunately they all come through Coffex so they are pricey. ATCG, a customer of mine has recently put in an ECM Michealangelo 3 group as an upgrade from a cheaper 3 gp. 27L boiler so it keeps up with the demands of those sorts of numbers, really great machine.