Hey b, thanks for the comment! Hahaha I know what you mean - somebody needs to make an app for that. Marc

Perfect!

You're welcome and thanks for the comment. Glad it helped! Marc

Hi h, should be available in UK with proper plug. Marc

You’re welcome. Do check for the shipping bolt! Marc

Hi frank, you're welcome and thanks for the comment!

Hey oliver, yes, there is an offset between the actual temperature in the boiler and what ends up on the coffee. Variables like ambient air temperature have an affect. Typically, the water temp in the boiler is a little higher than what ends up on the coffee. As mentioned in the video the offset is easily user adjustable in the menu. The difficult part is measuring water temp out of the group to decide what the offset should be. Measuring requires a relatively sophisticated device like a Scace or the Pesado TPD. In most cases it's best for users to leave the offset set as it came from the factory. Marc

Hi PSCS, Should work for a coffee school. It's technically not a commercial machine. Servicing events with 100 guests is pushing the limits.

I have the Drive. The PID is so much better than the Synkronika. I think the Synkronica is due for an upgrade to this PID so I would wait before buying the Synkronika or buy the Drive now.

Synchronika is very slow heat up time

​@@LivingTheLifeRetired this I think is what comment I was looking for. I feel like ecm and profitec are the best to other manufacturers but between those 2, I had a feeling the Drive was better. The only problem is the Drive is so out of stock

Hi g, thanks for the question. Internally the ECM Synchronika and Profitec Drive are essentially identical with the same boilers and many other components. ECM and Profitec are sister companies. The Drive has a bunch of new functions not found on the Synchronika like time programmable active and passive pre-infusion, programmable on/off by time of day. The Synchronika has a more refined external housing and extra details like chrome tips on valves, handles and the angled portafilters. Hope that helps! Marc

Thank you!

@@Wholelattelovepage Hello , thank you It did, I like the profitec a lot,also looking at the bazzara aria PID, you guys have a great selection, it’s for a home use, so the one boiler should be fine, I’m just not familiar with the brand, want something reliable, because the breville Oracle touch we had kept breaking. I seen it’s a copper boiler, but I’m also not sure, if that’s a factor at all.

Hi SK, when timing shots it's best to leave pre-infusion time out of the calculation. Example: Let's say you did 5 seconds of active pre-infusion and 10 seconds passive. Certainly do not want the rest of the extraction to be only 10 seconds! Marc

Hi l, you're welcome! Like the majority of machines of this type the temperature probe is within the brew boiler. In the menu of the machine you can adjust the boiler offset temperature if needed to compensate for hot/cold ambient conditions, etc. It's nice on this machine you can easily access the boiler offset setting if needed. On many machines that setting is somewhat hidden in a tech access menu with cryptic labeling. Marc

Hi brucek, Yes, you'd only need to turn it on 1 time, Marc

Hi r, thanks for the question. I recommend using first drip but it's up to you. Timing is the most basic way to appraise an extraction and gives you a reference point that's relative to your variables. So if you pull a 1:2 ratio shot at 25 seconds from 1st drip and it tastes sour/under-extracted you might adjust grind a hair finer to get the same 1:2 brew ratio in 30 seconds. If you were counting a 10 second pre-infusion in your timing you're now at 35 and 40 seconds in the example. A flow profile I use for very fresh from roast specialty coffees uses a very low flow start of ~2g/s until I see first drip at maybe 15 seconds. From there I change to a medium flow rate of ~5g/s to complete the shot. In that profile, total time from pump on could be 40-45 seconds. Marc

Hi oz, Thanks for the question. If you did not know, internally the Drive and Synchronika are essentially identical. Same boilers, pump, plumbing, etc. The Synchronika's finishing is slightly more refined and it also has angled portafilters while the Drive's are straight. Synchronika is available with flow control and it's stock on the Drive. The big difference are additional features in the Drive's control system like active/passive pre-infusion, time of day/day of week on/off and the fast heating option. If you are likely to use those features then the Drive is worth a look. Hope that helps! Marc

@@Wholelattelovepage Cheers Marc, I appreciate you taking the time to give me a detailed reply. I appreciate it. 😊

I would probably agree feature wise. But I don’t know how reliable Decent will be vs Drive long term.