Thinking of the plunge into a Rancilio Silvia

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Sounds like you are in an extreme water situation, if that is the case, then ok, you need filtered water via inline or just bottled water.

How much water do you think the machine will use in one week? Over a half gallon would be my guess.

Boston (and NYC) have good tap water.

Yep, extreme is correct.

Hotels and resorts here leave signs by the sink letting guests know the yellow water is safe and won't hurt you.

I pretty much go through a gallon of purified water every 3 days although Thursday, with company will go through a gallon in the day.

Carlos,

if you are getting watery shots, you are either tamping too lightly or need finer grinds. Your extraction is off.

watery is not something I would attribute to a proper shot, in fact syrupy is better.

this video pretty much shows what a perfect shot should look like in color, consistency and extraction....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-BP...eature=related