Yeah, machines without the 3 way solenoid valve, you only need to descale. You can descale once every 6 months for Malaysian water[I]. Typically it's every 3 months preferred, but our water is clean. You buy those liquid or tablets, then dump into the water reservoir and fill the tank up. Let the machine run through the tank. Then fill with clean water and through that as well.

Like Gaggia Classic has a 3 way solenoid valve, you would have to backflush it. Backflushing prevents clog in the valve.. E61 is the group, that one can clean or replace the shower screen.

And today's morning kopi.. Pacamara house blend

Keng,

Try to increase the dose of the coffee. How many grams are you using right now?

Just got my electric grinder. It's so much easier to make espresso in the morning ....... Or so I thought. Basket clogged on first shot despite checking the usual coarseness by rubbing them with my fingers.

Wasted blardy 20gm there. Then second shot was too coarse. Oh man, these things are never easy eh

Poemia in red very chio sia 

Maybe try with cheap coffee first. Bon Cafe ones rather cheap.

Antipodean has some offer for their roasted beans now, 25myr for 250grams, free 1cup coffee(french press,dine-in only) of your selected choice

I just found something, I saw Jura Cappresso EC50 and it look very familiar to me on the first glance, and when I look in detail and I can confirm that my china brand machine 90% match with this Jura Machine LOL

Here goes Jura

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/711A...JTL._SY355_.jpg

and there goes my China brand machine

Can I conclude that my machine is ciplak of Jura Capresso Ec50?     

where did you buy the maker?
cant find any china brand machine..
mind to share? 

I bought from taobao. there are alot of machine out there from low to high price.   

can anyone suggest me a good coffee machine for personal use? that is not cost that much?