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La Marzocco 2 Group Linea AV A restaurant salvage

Manufacturer:                La Marzocco srl., Florence, Italy Model:                            Linea, 2 Group Semi-Automatic, 220V, Single Phase.  2300W Approx Date of Manuf:   2000 June Date acquired:               March 2005 Working condition:         No. Notes:                             A total disaster from start to finish

Basic condition A long story is behind it but i won't go into the details.  This is by far my biggest challenge yet.  What happened was a restaurant had closed down, the new owners acquired the FF&F and all the kitchen equipment.  There were 2 Lineas.  The 1st one was sold to a third party and I did the overhaul a few weeks ago. It was grimy and just needed a total overhaul.  I returned it brand new.   The 2nd one (supposedly the better of the two) was to be kept by the new owners and overhauled by me.  However in the 3 weeks since I quoted for the work (and they decided what to do), the construction guys demolished the place and also the poor old Linea.  Pictures say a thousand words so weep away all you Marzocco fans worldwide. A sad day indeed.

So there you have it.  It's hard to describe how I feel right now.  Angry and disappointed that people would a) let their machine get in this state and b) not clean the machine - ever!  For those people who look at my site because you dream of owning a Linea then I feel for you.   However on the positive side, I am looking forward to the challenge ahead and I can get this piece of equipment, this work of art back to showroom condition.   Paul 23/03/05

Finally completed! 05/05/05 Right no more machines for a few weeks, I need a rest.   The week before I left for SCAA Seattle I was on track to get all the machines in progress back to their respective owners.  However this machine pulled the rug from right under my feet - big time.  It was a mad rush to get this machine back together so that I could have 3-4 days testing. Then when I plugged it in, I discovered it had the most annoying electrical fault I have ever come across. I can't tell you how much time I have spent on the wiring problem, if I add up my time sheets it will be well in excess of 60 solid hours - all spent pulling each wire out and then going through wire by wire with the circuit diagram.  Believe me when I tell you on times I had thought about throwing the machine out the window, it was that frustrating.  Maybe the poor machine just wanted to stay with me and couldn't face more abuse from the restaurant staff! As much as I am relieved to see this machine out my workshop, I do feel a bit sad. I would hate to see it come back in a few years time in the same condition as it arrived.

Time taken - 2 months! New parts required... Every single gasket Safety valves 1 autofil solenoid All new switches for cosmetic purposes Diffusor screens CEME p-stat

The after pics - Page 2

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