Well, not really, it's the simplest machine there is out there. When I got it, I've already purchased all the gaskets, springs and o-rings, so what I did was disassemble everything for 2 purpose, were to make it operate like new (as you know SAMA is an old brand of PVL) and for me to learn how one worked. Im in Lombok and were no esprsso shop here or even jakarta that I could reach back then. The closest was ebay and homebarista.com forum for a support 😅 So now when things went wrong, I just fix all my espresso machines myself, easy.
Wow 14 years of service!! Is it difficult to maintain and service? Do you think the portafilter spout is a bit too low?
Well, not really, it's the simplest machine there is out there. When I got it, I've already purchased all the gaskets, springs and o-rings, so what I did was disassemble everything for 2 purpose, were to make it operate like new (as you know SAMA is an old brand of PVL) and for me to learn how one worked. Im in Lombok and were no esprsso shop here or even jakarta that I could reach back then. The closest was ebay and homebarista.com forum for a support 😅 So now when things went wrong, I just fix all my espresso machines myself, easy.