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iambloodymuch
post Feb 17 2021, 10:37 PM

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I am thinking of getting espresso machine for home use.

I want to get Rancilio Silvia around rm3.4k but i was googling and found out about kd-310

Can kd-310 be easily serviceable if anything breaks?

Probably got few people here use kd-310.
iambloodymuch
post Feb 17 2021, 11:38 PM

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QUOTE(raist86 @ Feb 10 2021, 03:18 PM)
yea.. started roasting this year with a friend.. we got a Huky. supply also to friends and neighbourhood...
currently buying from a few shopee sellers.. small qty still ok la.. bigger quantity, i feel price could be better...
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Mind sharing your experience buying Huky?

How long did it takes to arrive and any issue with customs?

Maybe you could share your order built too
iambloodymuch
post Feb 18 2021, 07:52 AM

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QUOTE(thteong82 @ Feb 18 2021, 12:01 AM)
For KD-310, do you concern on temperature?

Refer this video -> https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV11p4y1k7Cb
Temperature between KD-310 vs KD-330
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I am just getting started

So temperature not yet going to be my concern

Haha

I just want a capable enough machine that can help me learn and be good
iambloodymuch
post Feb 22 2021, 10:15 AM

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QUOTE(raist86 @ Feb 19 2021, 10:23 PM)
It was quite seamless. Ordered it directly from Mr Kuanho Li in Taiwan. just send him an email @ kuanho.li@gmail.com and he'll reply you with the roaster costing and options list.

Gone my base set with extras such as the IR burner, exhaust hood, exhaust fan, sieve tray, 3 digital probes and the Center 304 device for the probes.. Total bill came up to around 1800 usd with shipping... shipping is damm ex as he uses DHL.. cost about 150 usd on shipping... On the upside, shipping is very fast and efficient. No issues with kastam. I got my roaster 10 days after making payment via paypal.

one thing to note if anyone wants to get the roaster with the IR burner... The max capacity of the stove is about 6kpa (based on Kuanho's  specification).. our normal home gas regulator only runs up to 2.5 kpa which is insufficient to supply the necessary gas pressure. We had issues on thermal side which limited us to max 300g batch only in the beginning as there's just not enough heat to roast higher load.

I got fed up and against advice, i switched to the high pressure gas regulator (which they use for tai chow style stove burner). it goes to 2bar pressure (which is 200kpa)... The trick is to slowly turn the gas knob on the cylinder side and use the gauge to regulate the gas pressure... have to be careful because if too much it'll basically blow the gas regulator (it runs to max 10kpa). It's abit of a hassle but a necessary workaround as i couldn't find a gas regulator that runs at the recommended pressure. With the high pressure reg, we can hit 6kpa on max output.

The roaster is rated to 700g but we only roast up to 500g maximum. above that, the results are not consistent. You'll also need to get a Variable AC controller to regulate the fan speed. kinda hard to do with just the damper.. I'd also recommend to get a full solid drum instead of the perforated drum as it's really messy with chaff dropping all over the place while roasting.

I find the roaster good for someone who's trying out roasting and want to learn the mechanics of it without costing too much or being too complicated. It is very well built and beautiful. However it also has it quirks which we've learn to work around it such as beans getting jammed in the loading chute due to chaff blocking the pathway... have to clear the exhaust pipe after 2-3 batch if doing continuous roast.

I'm planning to go for a bigger 2.5kg roaster once we work out the kinks and get the production running smoothly.
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good info here thank you.

i was thinking getting the burner too but maybe i will just use whatever i have at home

as for the drum maybe will go as your advice.

300g batch is enough for home use, if want to sell need at least 500g so that can get 400g roasted beans

let me know if you are letting go the huky icon_rolleyes.gif

 

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