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Title: Great Espresso -- short life span!
Review: I bought this unit about 3 years ago and have been very satisfied with the flavorful espresso it constantly produced. Had some issues with the filters clogging but solved that with using filtered water. The water reservoir level is impossible to see, so you might just as well not have it there. Some other method would be better. Now the good part... Even with doing regular descaling procedures, two weeks ago the heating element stopped working. Tried running another descale,....same result. Finally called Breville Support. There recommendation was to turn the system on for 6 hours and then run a full tank of Distilled Vinegar to clean it out. That didn't work either. They also said the the unit is no longer manufactured and there are no spare parts in their pipeline. They'll give you a 20% discount on a new unit at the $500-600 range. That's it. I can't tell you how disappointing this is. So, buyer beware!Breville ESP8XL Cafe Roma Stainless Espresso Maker
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