Breville
Breville
Breville BES870, What the Instruction Book States
The BES870 Barista Express instruction book states a Thermocoil heater, a 2L tank, a 250g hopper and a 54mm portafilter. It states no dimensions and no weight.
Breville
Barista Express and Barista Pro, the Differences the Manuals Name
The BES870 manual states a Thermocoil heater and the BES878 states Thermojet. The manuals name three differences and state no dimensions or weight for either.
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What the manufacturers actually publish about their espresso machines, and what they do not.
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Breville
Breville Portafilter Size, as the Instruction Books State It
Breville prints 54mm for both the portafilter and the tamper in its espresso instruction books. It never states that a basket from one model fits another.
De'Longhi
De Longhi 15 Bar and 19 Bar, as the Instruction Manuals State Them
De'Longhi states pump pressure in MPa first and bar second. Three model families state 1.5 MPa, two state 1.9 MPa, and no manual says the higher figure brews better coffee.
De'Longhi
De'Longhi Published Specification Tables, by Model
De'Longhi manuals carry a consolidated Technical Data block with dimensions, weight and cord length, which is more than any other brand of five publishes.
Gaggia
The Gaggia Classic Parts List, as Published
Gaggia publishes a Classic parts diagram with 90 numbered parts. Its numbers do not map to the newer Evo 12NC scheme and no published document connects them.
Gaggia
The Gaggia Classic Service Manual, and What Is In It
Gaggia publishes a service manual for the Classic 2019 and Classic Evo Pro, revision 04 dated 25 September 2023. It is the only one of five brands that does.
Gaggia
Where the Gaggia Classic Wiring Diagram Is Published
Gaggia publishes an electrical diagram inside its service manual, revision Rev.04 25/09/2023. The wiring loom is a market-specific part with three named assemblies.
Gaggia
Gaggia RI9380 and RI9481, What the Model Numbers Identify
Gaggia's parts diagram lists 22 machine variants across two type codes. The same model number appears three times with three different 12NC codes by region.
Philips
Philips 3200 and 3300, What the Documents Separate
The Philips 3200 range contains seven model codes and the 3300 contains nine. A leaflet was obtained for one of the sixteen, and this page states which.
Philips
Philips 1200 and 2200, What the Documents Separate
The Philips 1200 range contains six model codes and the 2200 contains ten. A specification leaflet was obtained for one of the sixteen, and this page names which.
Philips
Philips 5400 and 5500, What the Documents Separate
A Philips leaflet was obtained for the EP5447/90 in the 5400 range. The declaration lists three model codes in the 5500 range and no leaflet for them was retrieved.
Philips
AquaClean on Philips Espresso Machines, as the Leaflets State It
Philips product leaflets list AquaClean filter compatibility on every espresso model checked, and attach a footnote to the 5000 cups figure that bounds it.
Philips
Philips Espresso Machine Parts, and What Philips Does Not Publish
Philips publishes specification leaflets for its espresso machines and no parts diagram or part numbers. Its authorised parts distributor could not be read.
Philips
What a Philips EP Model Code Identifies
A Philips EU declaration lists 67 distinct EP model codes. The 2200 range alone contains ten machines, so a range name does not identify a machine.
Philips
LatteGo Across the Philips Range, and Which Machines Carry It
Philips leaflets state the milk system per model. LatteGo comes with a 0.26 L carafe, the Classic Milk Frother comes with none, and the weight differs by 0.5 kg.
Rocket Espresso
The Rocket Appartamento Parts Catalogue, and What Is In It
The Appartamento spare parts catalogue lists 144 part numbers across nine sections. Seven of the parts Rocket sells in its own shop appear in it, under different names.
Rocket Espresso
Rocket Espresso Parts, and the Document That Does Not Exist
Rocket publishes 11 parts with manufacturer part numbers on its own shop, readable by every crawler tested. It publishes no parts catalogue, and the official ones are hosted by retailers.
Rocket Espresso
Rocket Espresso Published Specifications, by Model
Rocket publishes a specification block for every domestic machine in its own catalogue, with boiler capacity, weight, wattage and dimensions. Eight machines are fully specified.
Philips
The Philips Parts Source That Ranks and Cannot Be Read
The authorised Philips parts site returns 403 to all ten user agents tested, including Googlebot and a browser UA, and is named by none of 18 assistant responses.
Across Brands
What No Espresso Manufacturer Publishes
Five espresso manufacturers were checked for cross-model compatibility, brew temperature and OPV settings. None of the five publishes any of the three.
De'Longhi
Where De'Longhi Publishes Its Espresso Manuals
De'Longhi hosts manuals on its own document server at dls.delonghigroup.com. The URLs carry a language code and a numeric ID, and nothing else.
Across Brands
Where Espresso Serial Number Information Is Published
Five espresso manufacturers were checked for a published serial number format, location or lookup. One publishes all three. The other four publish nothing readable.