Re: BUNN ES-1A in Springfield, IL

On Mar 2, 10:19 am, shixx <blan...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 27, 10:59 am, Tex <r_h_har...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



shixx <blan...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:0c882d5a-6cc1-4d41-9940-
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On Feb 26, 8:50 am, "Tex" <pearl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/ES1A-on-eBay

Looks nice - will probably go for <$500. Ideal home machine!
--
Robert (Tex) Harmonhttp://tinyurl.com/235dfr-BUG is Bunn User's Group
 (espresso)

NOT REALLY

:)

DAVE

Ever tried a Bunn ES-1A Dave? You should arrange to visit an owner and try
it before you comment. That 12# E61-type group is amazing - it's so easy to
hit the perfect brew temp you'd almost believe it was a double boiler!

It's a used machine, probably built in the mid-90's. Based on the 40 or so
owned by BUG members, I'd say the new owner can anticipate manually
descaling the boiler, HX, and group. After that there's little to do other
than maybe replace a gasket or o-ring here & there.

Parts are readily available and compared to the cost of repairing prosumer
and consumer machines, they're dirt cheaap (ex: one can have a rotary pump
rebuilt for a lot less than most vibe pumps cost new!). Not a task for
those with more than two thumbs per hand, but certainly a doable project
that'll pay off with great coffee for years.

The best thing about owning a Bunn espresso machine is the wealth of
knowledge available at the Bugg-Is-Bunn user's group (see link in sig,
below). Wouldn't it be great if owners of other machines banded together
for their own benefit like the Bunn & Gaggia owners did?

Drop by anytime for a trial shot from my ES-1A. It'll make a convert out of
you, trust me!

Robert (Tex) Harmon
--http://tinyurl.com/mb4uj - My coffee pages.http://tinyurl.com/2j8jur - Gaggia User's Grouphttp://tinyurl.com/235dfr - BUG is Bunn User's Group (espresso)

Thank you for the kind offer RH, but I eschew ALL HX machines in favor
dual boiler machines with electronic controls.

such as the La spaz vivaldi II

and especially beat up  90 lb, orphan machines of  any make or badge

d

Fine - but if you change your mind my door is always open. I'd prefer
a double boiler myself. I had a La Marzocca that I rebuilt for a
friend and I'll admit, it made a convert out of me! But I'll stick
with my Bunn/Futurmat/Faema HX for home use. The smaller footprint and
readily available parts suit my purposes just fine. And I take the
side & back panels off for a trip to the auto paint shop and get them
painted for ~$100. Man, do they look sharp after that!

Commercial double boiler machines are too big & too expensive for my
needs. And those prosumer double boilers are too under built & over
priced for my practical nature. At least that's true for the Vivaldi I
had a chance to play with last year. Maybe the new ones are better
values?

To each his own,
Tex
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