The boiler/reservoir may not have been empty when packaged and the wet box could very likely be water from inside. In this case, you might worry about soaked internal electrical/electronic damages as well.

Anyways, assuming it survived, did you do the double fill? If delivered correctly to you, the boiler will need 1.5x amount of water from the reservoir to fill and initiate boil
If that is already done, then 40mins is way too long. My Oscar 2 gets the temps up within 10-15mins or so

Make sense!
I was puzzle a bit at first because it seems that the water is coming from the inside of the box itself. I wonder why they ship the machine with filled boiler. I follow the instruction provided and the pump did work and filled the boiler. May have to contact Dankoff. Thanx Ymeng.

Evening guys.

Anyone using NS Oscar 2?
just got mine from Dankoff after 2 weeks held up by poslaju. Unfortunately received in really bad condition. Box was really soaking wet and disintegrating. Machine was dented a bit. But the most concerning thing is that the boiler seems to not heating up. I follow the provided quick guide, and waited for almost 40 minutes but the light for boiler still light up. The pump seems to be ok.

Do you guys think the machine is defective or am i missing something?

Want to make a large batch of cold brew coffee to sell.

Any large batch cold brew coffee maker do you guys recommend?

looks very bad

I would not accept the box from poslaju in this state

hope dankoff give you a new one

Unlucky for me cause i set the address to my in law, they didn't notice it at first because of the outer plastic layer.

Unlucky for me cause i set the address to my in law, they didn't notice it at first because of the outer plastic layer.

May I know Hario Mini Slim Plus coffee grinder is good enough for french press?

Want to make a large batch of cold brew coffee to sell.

Any large batch cold brew coffee maker do you guys recommend?

ok.

I'm also surprised no foam or extra protection inside...

it looks to me like someone simply drop a 20kg display/demo unit into a paper box without proper draining n paddings

they are never shipped wet from the factory...water could freeze in cold climate and crack the hx/boiler... so if there's water in the machine... someone here filled it up...

dankoff better give you a new one

I would be quite upset if I bought an Oscar and received it in such a state.

Quite upset at first, i thought of going to poslaju before ymeng point it out.

But dankoff did a prompt reply and their rep already pick up the machine and going to replace it. Quite a feat considering i'm way down in johor.  :thumbsup:

Thanx Guys, luckily still got my old machine. Need my caff fix

Quite upset at first, i thought of going to poslaju before ymeng point it out.

But dankoff did a prompt reply and their rep already pick up the machine and going to replace it. Quite a feat considering i'm way down in johor. 

Thanx Guys, luckily still got my old machine. Need my caff fix

Hi. Anyone here using the Gemilai CRM3601 / 3605? Has anyone tried to replace the portafilter to a naked? I’m not sure if an e61 would fit nicely.

just to add this trick only works with single boiler or single thermoblock machine... and you fill your reservoir with super warm water otherwise the machine can't keep temperature up for the brew

Guys, i want to get Gemilai CRM3605 as a beginner semi automatic espresso making. Is it good? I mean i seldom latte, drinking only espresso and long black.

Thanks in advance.

thanks for the quick reply, but what I meant is really a level indicator for what purpose they are for I have no idea . Take a look;


The ridge baskets are  more common on "real" espresso machines with the standard 58mm portafilter.

I have a sunbeam em3600 / cuisinart em-100 clone which originally uses a pressurized one. It doesnt even have an OPV afaik hence proper tamping is crucial.

Hi all..any idea about this model...kinda cheap in taobao..

Hi, I am new to espresso machine. I've heard alot of people saying invest a good grinder than a good machine. However, any good machine recommend? Budget is about RM500 - RM1.1K. Thank you

Would advise against using heated water to flow through the ULKA pump..

Firstly, not all ULKA pumps are the same.. different machine, different ULKA(series/models). Most of them do have an optimum operating temperature parameter.. You'd be adding unnecessarily wear/stress to the pump by doing so..

Hi guys,

I have been doing coffee with aeropress, french press, staresso and 1zpresso y3.3 for few months now...Wanted to invest in a good coffee machine and grinder after this MCO... For grinder i will be looking at the eureka mignon since my friend is using also...He recommend me to get the niche zero but the price different too much... For machine, initially i consider lower end china brand such as gemilai.. But after googling around i think i will up my budget for a better machine since i will be using this for long term... After looking around, i am looking at wpm kd310 / oscar 2 / breville dual boiler.. My friend recommend me to get the breville dual boiler because it is better than wpm kd310 thermoblock in terms of temperature control...However, my friend did told me that breville cant last very long... I am keen on the wpm kd310 because it kinda look like rocker which is classy... Can any1 share their opinion with me whether is the breville dual boiler is a better choice than the wpm kd310? btw i did read at facebook that the oscar parts spoil very often..

definitely hot water cannot

a bit warm is ok lah imho... pump is sitting next to boiler...over time gets very warm also if you leave machine on for long time

and cheap machine no idea using what pump n what spec...lol

Good is a relative word.. with is machine, just don't put a high expectations on the outcome.. it's definitely better than processed coffee, that's for sure. I've made a recommendation about a specific Gemilai way back before(maybe it's no longer available now?).. There is probably a worthy competitor to this CRM3605; a WPM KD-130.. go look it up if you wish, quite a sturdy build as compared to Gemilai's.
That indicator is for a double shot coffee.. fill up and tamp to that level.. after extraction, the used coffee puck will expand and take up the additional space.
Don't ever touch it... It's a steam-powered machine.. hence it's cheap. Steam extraction coffee are mostly bitter..
You're in a tight spot there.. a reasonable entry level machine alone will come to about RM1K.. and this is a learning machine..
And couple with an electric burr grinder will add probably another RM500 to it..
The combo above will not considered as "good"... But just starter.

Vibe pumps operate on springs, ball bearings(?), rubber valves/gaskets and all enclosed in a plastic casing environment.

Just the normal operation alone(meaning with room temp water), can't do continuous extraction (e.g 5 shots at one go, back to back).. the pump will give out a weird noice.. I believe if you bump the water temp to +40C, it will start stressing the poor pump.. I don't remembered where I read it, the operating temps on these ULKA pumps are not really high..

Not saying you'll kill the pump immediately.. but it's like overclocking a computer CPU.. here you can add cooling peripherals.. but the ULKA pump lays bare to the added heat without ways to vent it out..