VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL - Chris' Coffee Service
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1. Dual pole illuminated on off rocker switch Limit stat high temperature resettable breaker service boiler Brew boiler limit stat is at the top of the brew boiler Removable panel nt re tet i Plumbed Tanked element remova operation rocker Heati i l eating element with service boiler drain switch Illuminated O ring a when set for plug plumbed operation Mains water inlet M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net Page 8 of 22 vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc M amp V S r l a Shree VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Understanding the display amp programming functions The Vesuvius dot matrix display is capacitive sensing and only has to be touched to elicit a response no pressure is necessary The display may appear not to respond because some functions have a programmed delay In these cases the area should simply be touched for the appropriate time e g entering the advanced menu has a 10s delay to reprogram a profile has a 5s delay CFF 2o le Saturday The display above shows the Vesuvius on standby Touching the area marked with a red circle switches the Vesuvius on and the home screen is shown below Brew Service steam Servi2. AZ cpresso Unpacking the Vesuvius The sides of the case can now be lifted away from The Vesuvius comes in a special protective wooden the base and the sides folded flat for storage case this item has been designed to not only protect the Vesuvius but when disassembled folds flat to allow the Vesuvius to be repackaged for transportation at any time To remove the Vesuvius from the case the following unpacking procedure should be used 1 All 4 screws securing the lid should be removed There are 1 on each side shown by the arrows 4 in total Note they are NOT on the top The Vesuvius is secured to the base using rubber 2 The sides of the crate are secured by 4 transit feet with bots on the bottom that protrude metal clips each held in place by a screw through the case and are secured with 4 wing nuts that should be removed these must be undone 3 Remove the clips Once the wing nuts have been undone the Vesuvius will lift away from the base and have 4 soft rubber transit feet attached These should be removed M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 4 of 22 Attaching the feet Remove the 4 transit feet and store in the accessory case The Vesuvius comes supplied with 4 feet in the accessory case 2 small and 2 large The large are placed on the rear mounting holes and th
3. The P gain stands for Proportional it will try to quickly restore the set point value Too low and response is sluggish too high can cause overshoots The I gain stands for Integral measures change over time and will add more to the proportional gain the longer we are not at the set point Usually only small values of are needed try reducing it if overshoots oscillations occur or increasing if the set point is not reached The D gain stands for Derivative Measures change over speed It will reduce the effects of P and more the faster the set point is approached It acts as a damping factor Low values of D can cause overshoots high values of D can make response sluggish M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 22 of 22
4. hope you enjoy the Vesuvius Paolo Cortese Designer Vesuvius Supplied Items e The Vesuvius Espresso machine e Wooden Accessory Case e 2 portafilter handles with double and single baskets and blind filter basket e Small Accessories Bag Various useful maintenance items 4 Metal Feet 2 small front 2 large Rear Drain hose Water supply hose Appropriate certifications This manual and any additional notes Product Safety Notice This manual is an integral and essential part of the product and is to be delivered to the user Carefully read all warnings as they provide important information required to install use and maintain the Vesuvius Inspection and unpacking After having removed the packaging make certain that the Vesuvius is not damaged in any way If you have any doubts do not use the Vesuvius and contact a professionally qualified person or your dealer Always keep all packaging including any plastic bags internal packing screws and rubber transit feet etc All packing materials should be kept out of reach of children and disposed of M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA responsibly in accordance with your countries recycling and disposal arrangements General Installation precautions Before switching on the Vesuvius make certain that the rating indicated on the label matches the available power supply The serial number and rating label is located behind the drip tray Ins
5. menu Eco mode reduces the temperature of the brew steam or steam boiler only by the value set in the advanced menu option Economy DT lf a value of 80 is set boiler temperatures will be reduced by a value of 80C from their set point Values larger than 80 cannot be set lf full ECO mode and not just the steam boiler eco Steam is selected with a typical Economy DT of 67 the brew boiler might reduce from 94C to a brew temperature of 27C this would mean the boiler is effectively switched off Economy mode is of very little use on a brew boiler home environment as the group would cool down and require significant time to warm up again In full eco mode both boilers ONLY the display switches to green when it enters ECO mode In steam ECO mode this does not happen We recommend the ECO setting is restricted to operate on the Steam boiler only Touch to highlight Eco Steam as below The full Eco mode was a commercial function we decided to retain on the main board firmware If the steam service boiler is set to 127 and in the advanced menu Economy DT is set to 67 with an Economy time Time Economy value of 4 After 4 minutes of inactivity the steam boiler temperature will reduce to 60C By setting the steam boiler to run this way you can walk away after steaming knowing that the temperature will automatically reduce after 4 minutes This keeps the Vesuvius cooler and gives a very rapid warm up to full ste
6. not recommend using pressures over 11 5 bar as the results do not seem to improve beyond this point The E61 group has a maximum limit of pressure based on the Vent release valve spring tension For most E61 groups this is around 12 5 13 bar Note the Vesuvius high pressure PTFE tubing and fittings are rated for 25 bar pressure well beyond the capabilities of the pump Later phases after maximum pressure Normally during the extraction process the pour starts to blonde and often it loses integrity We feel high pressure continually applied causes this and progressively lowering the pressure as the pour progresses will result in a better sweeter more rounded shot with improved body This is probably the reason for the good shots that many spring lever machines produce but we have a level of repeatable control well beyond that of any lever machine How much you lower the pressure and how fast is influenced by your taste coffee used and grinder you have It s good to experiment and share information with other owners How the Vesuvius Controls pressure The Vesuvius uses a pressure transducer commercial valve system and PID algorithm to control pump pressure Although not perfect it is better than a simple on off control which would be unable to manage rapidly changing pressures You may notice brew pressures can overshoot the set point sometimes this mainly happens with increasing pressures High pump accelerations i
7. pump should not run during this process Switch the Vesuvius on allow the service boiler to refill and repeat this process These procedures will remove any stale water and residues Any new machine taste will correct itself in a week or So M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 6 of 22 BNO SPRESSO Description of the major controls of the Vesuvius Brew and steam boiler LEDs Cup Warmer lights when rack Dot matrix heating display Touch sensitive l E61 group Toggle Valve Toggle Valve to draw steam draw water Brew Lever raise to start brewing lower completely to stop brewing Steam wand ball joint mounted no burn SS Water wand E61 grou E NNO ball joint when 4o p mounted no depressu burn waste exi here Ta tray SQ Height adjustable Drip tray feet removable can M amp V Srl accept hose for Via L Guerra 9 draining 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 7 of 22 INN 9 nee VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY O hinges for access to water tank and main on off ee Side Panel switch
8. AMBIENT Sires VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 1 of 22 anaes Q sprisso VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY INTRODUCTION crecer cecec ccc tan ce ces casi eseseus eu ceases sete SEEE EE 3 VESUVIUS SUPPLIED TIEM Cc ee en ee rae ee eee ee ee en ee eee 3 PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE c 2isicivoisncecnnssnniobndnedecboasunsceedendsamonaiaiedndsedsadoadensckenssnsacseadedsoiatousacdeedabisiesouteddasdsdisiseiontucdeinmiesessetaciaiabene 3 Inspection and UNPACKING u cccccccccccccccccccccccc cece cece cece eee e eens eens eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseesseeseeeeeeeaess 3 General Installation precautions 0 ccccccccc EE EEL LEE LEE EE EE EERE EEE EEE EEE 3 Always ensure the portafilter is locked in COPE CHV ccccccccccccee eee aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa 3 PEPA UI Tl Us aca ners reve scien wa tee see sb E ems irers nob E E Samannen oni eolsansdeeseses rou eresamnseeiea 4 POOH TINS O sees tines EEEE A RE AE Bek Sees Rees msec at ub ecu weed Geechee sedi ads O E O 3 TACE OS T a E E E E eter nee te er re Lert T nae rr 5 MARS WAT RECON E ION ae E E oe E T TE 5 LO T EE E E E A A E E EEE E EA E assassugsqecdes J Electronic selection Tanked or mains DIUMD CG viscsaisnoisasssccxcansncinaccicuecatancinadidnenaadnsnienaccueceduannincdbiekeadeanvipackdieeee
9. Routing the safety pressure release vent valve to the water tank protects both you and the electronics if a fault causes any high pressure venting of steam from the safety valve Electronic selection Tanked or mains plumbed There is a switch under the Vesuvius at the rear after connecting to the water main this needs to be switched on the switch will light when in the on position M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 5 of 22 ante Sins VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Operation with Internal Tank If operating with the internal tank ensure the mains water tank switch underneath is off not lit Access and clean the internal tank as described in the mains water connection section The only difference is the tank must be manually filled with water We recommend decalcified water or water suitably treated for espresso machines Even if the switch is accidentally placed in the mains plumbed position illuminated when running tanked The Vesuvius will still work perfectly normally and not leak water because a blanking cap is fitted to the mains inlet pipe This needs to be removed if running plumbed Preparing the Vesuvius for operation The Vesuvius has been correctly installed as per the previous guidance and is ready to be filled for the very first time You can think of this proc
10. acturers settings If a boiler fails to heat the Vesuvius has 2 resettable limit stats Unplug your Vesuvius remove either upper or lower access panel to reset the relevant limit stat by pressing the little red button in the centre The brew boiler has this on the top the steam boiler has one located underneath If the problem recurs contact your dealer for advice Abnormal sounds or leaks Contact your dealer for advice Sometimes the repair may be very simple e g a leaking high pressure PTFE pipe joint and the dealer can talk you through quickly fixing it At other times it may be more serious and require the Vesuvius to be returned for repair Descaling Although descaling can be successfully performed at home it is beyond the scope of this manual and we recommend only suitable filtered or treated water is used Please contact your dealer for advice Main Board Firmware Manufacturer Reset In the unlikely event of you having to perform a reset of the main board firmware please use the following procedure Note this will revert the board to the board manufacturer settings not factory settings Switch the power off at the wall socket Then power the Vesuvius on an Touch the red zones above simultaneously until a reset message appears on screen PID values Explained Although we recommend you don t change the values in the guide With experience small changes may benefit the operation of your specific machine
11. aming temperature 60C provides optimum energy efficiency and a warm up time reduced by 50 This allows the boiler to be ready for steaming in approximately 3 minutes instead of 6 minutes The Steam boiler will come out of ECO mode when the brew lever is lifted the pump runs or the display is touched There is a further economy setting in the advanced menu called Time to off This setting will switch the Vesuvius to standby in whatever number of minutes has been set max value 999 after the Vesuvius enters economy mode This can be useful in a number of circumstances If you don t use the daily on off timers and want the Vesuvius to switch off if it s not being used Or You wish the Vesuvius to be on before you get up and go to work but your work pattern varies You can for example set the Vesuvius to come on at 7am with no off time and on again at 7pm and off at 11pm You then might set a Time to off of 2 hours If you are in all day and using the Vesuvius it will stay on If you have to suddenly leave for a meeting the Vesuvius will switch off after 2 hours and then switch on again in the evening at 7pm M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 12 of 22 ante Sins VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Eco Mode Explained cont service boiler steam boiler Both these methods are alway
12. ate of the coffee and only use quality coffee from good roasters Ideally the coffee should rest for at least 5 days from the roast date before being used often even longer Use the time recommended by your roaster for resting any specific coffee before use M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 17 of 22 AMBIENT VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Vesuvius Specifications approx 24kg 415H x 368W x 510D Brew boiler 0 81 1000W AISI 316L low corrosion stainless steel 2mm thick 8mm end plates Steam boiler 1 51 1400W AISI 316L low corrosion stainless steel 2mm thick 8mm end plates Max Pressure 12 5 bar E61 brew group limitation Total Power Draw max 2 5Kw detachable mains cord 1500W with brew boiler priority amp sequential heating selected Eco modes to reduce power consumption Pump amp Motor FG304 gear pump motor unit brushless 24V DC 4mm steel gears Water Tank Level Sensing Capacitive no magnets sprung platforms or floats 2 91 to brim normal fill 2 7 litres 1 71 can be drained Both boilers 1000mI 200 ml dead draw with Vesuvius switched off is 910ml 24V 110W commercial unit Water tank Capacity Drip tray capacity Useful Hot water draw Low Voltage Transformer Low water alarm Visual only Metal height adjustable Steam and hot water wands Porta
13. ce steam Pressure Boiler temperature Boiler pressure l a 33 0 6 bar Pressure Profile 2 Home Screen The display is split into 3 Horizontal zones The top zone shows brew pressure when brew lever activated Steam boiler temperature and pressure The next Zone shows what pressure profile is being used and this is a sideways scrolling display The third zone has a tank water level indicator which actually only shows full and empty The time and day of the week and on the right the brew boiler temperature next to a thermometer graphic Main Vesuvius Screens is the usual screen you will see Touch this screen anywhere to move to the profile menu Main menu for accessing most commonly used settings Touch the X icon to move to the home screen Profile menu for viewing and changing profiles Touch the House Icon to move to the main menu Remember this triangle to move from one menu to another after a few tries it becomes easy to use Tip It helps if you think about accessing the main menu as two touches in the right hand lower corner of the screen Note Profile settings as well as all other menu settings are maintained even if the machine is unplugged via a battery powered backup system M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 9 of 22 ante Q spri
14. creen anywhere when the Vesuvius Is not for 5 seconds you will enter this screen in stand by brings up the profile screen below Profile 1 Phasel 16 s 4 bar This screen tells us that for the 1st phase of the 7 This screen shows the 9 profiles available and a phases available the Vesuvius will deliver a home icon To program or view a profile simply pressure of 2 0 bar for 10s A global Pump quickly the pump responds and will affect the speed Touching the house icon returns you to the main at which any programmed pressure is reached menu screen below Profile 1 Phase o 5 11 6 bar e Touching the or icon will increase or Touching the X icon returns you to the home decrease the seconds touching the tick screen icon will store the value in memory and move you to the pressure value e The or icon will increase or decrease pressure settings touching the tick icon Oc HH bar saves the settings and displays the next Pressure Profile 2 phase The procedure is repeated to program the next phase e If no changes are desired simply touch the tick icon twice to move to the next phase M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 15 of 22 anaes Q sprisso VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY een OO Programming examining pressure profiles cont Not all phas
15. e 2 small ones are placed in the very front mounting holes The extra holes near the middle are only used for 2 of the 4 transit feet The Accessory Tray The Vesuvius comes with a wooden accessory tray all supplied accessories will be in this tray It also functions to store screws clips and transit feet should the Vesuvius ever need to be repacked into it s protective shipping case Mains Water Connection The Vesuvius is supplied ready for a mains water connection or internal tanked operation T Use the flexible hose provided with the Vesuvius connect it to a connection hose 3 8 male with a shut off valve The use of a water softer or filtration system is advised The drip tray can be plumbed to the waste or left unplumbed AMBIENT Sires To plumb the waste use the flexible hose provided and remove the rubber stopper in the pipe at the rear of the drip tray The mains water connection is underneath the Vesuvius towards the back The internal tank The internal tank is accessed by opening the left side panel using the opening latch Ve Remove the tank and wash in warm soapy water before first use Ensure all tubes are replaced in the tank The longer of the 2 tubes must reach all the way to the bottom of the tank this is the pump inlet make sure the small particulate filter is in place The shorter tube is the vent tube from the safety release valve and need not reach the base of the tank
16. emperat 34 0 c 2H F used 0 to disable Offs Set Coffee loB E 2S F Set the temperature of the brew boiler also accessible from main menu personally use 93C or 94 most of the time Allows for the drop in temperature of water as it passes from the brew boiler to the coffee E g Brew Boiler water at 107 c but 94 c is displayed Revised recommended PID Values for Brew Boiler AM 9 nee VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL Note The programmers did make one error when calculating F values that were deltas e g In both PID Setting screens and Economy DT They should have deducted 32 from the F values and they didn t they just showed a change in temp of 67C as 152F when in fact it should be 120F The one delta that is correct and gives the mathematically correct F value is the Offs Tset Coffee This is being corrected for USA machines and all future Europe machines It has absolutely no effect on the machines operation because all values are calculated in C internally Also any displayed temperature values for brew temperature and steam boiler temperature are correct as these are not deltas but actual values Temperature range around set point where PID operates We want a larger range for the brew boiler Your machine may be set to 7C recommend you change this to 5C PID setting 3 4 c 41 F SHA 168 This value is the number of seconds the machine will wait before 1 Closing the mains
17. es have to be used enter a O time and that phase will not be used The screens that follow show the rest of this example profile Phase 7 is unused shown by a value of 0 seconds It is not necessary to put 0 0 bar as well Profile 1 Phases i 9 8 bar Profile 1 Phased a 3 46 bar Profile 1 Phases 6 5 6 46 bar Profile 1 Phases 35 5 4 6 bar gt Profile 1 Phaser Hs HH bar One useful tip if just a small change is desired after touching the Tick Icon to save the value raising and lowering the brew lever returns you to the Main menu screen Profile advice The Vesuvius has advanced pressure profiling capabilities but everyone s taste is different so some suggestions to get you started below assuming a pump acceleration value of 400 factory setting Always remember although you have 7 phases for each profile you don t have to use them all Phase 1 Preinfusion times for the first low pressure phase You can choose to move straight to maximum pressure but the Vesuvius benefits from a preinfusion phase Note the preinfusion chamber within the E61 group has been disabled as it s operation interferes with pressure profiling Preinfusion times shorter than 3 seconds will be ineffective as this will mainly be lost in filling the inactive preinfusion chamber in the E61 group and the space above the coffee puck The filling of the redundant E61 preinfusion chamber also makes a pre flush unneces
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19. ess as bringing your Vesuvius to life Be watchful during this time for anything abnormal and to ensure everything is working correctly The portafilter should not be locked into the group yet Filling the Vesuvius for the first time There are 2 boilers in the Vesuvius the Service Boiler Steam amp Hot water and the Brew boiler for coffee brew water only The Service boiler has a water level probe and will not switch on it s heating element until the water level reaches the probe The brew boiler does not have this probe and does not know whether the water level is low or not This makes some simple precautions important during the first time fill Usually the brew boiler will be full of water from factory testing but if for any reason it has been emptied prior to shipping the following procedure is advised 1 Open the side panel and observe the water level in the tank 2 Switch on the Vesuvius at the mains and once the firmware has loaded turn the Vesuvius on from the front panel Within a few moments the pump may start to run 3 Lift the brew lever always do this 4 the water level in the tank should fall and within a short time water should flow from the group within 90s Lower the lever when water exits the group 5 Ifthe pump continues to run you should open the steam valve to aid the filling of the service boiler only open this once the brew boiler is full see 4 above The level of water in the tank shou
20. filters Filter baskets Ball joint no burn Steam on left water on right 2 1 single and 1 double spout 1 single 1 double 1 blind Plumbed or tanked operation Pipes and drain hoses supplied drip tray has drain facility Electronic switch to change from mains to plumbed Pressure Profiling 5 profiles each with up to 7 stages Battery backup of stored profiles and all system settings Brew Boiler Isolation and The brew boiler is always mechanically isolated from the steam boiler selectable preheat HX unit the water path only opens when brewing begins and closes when brewing finishes Preheat of brew water can be switched on or off as desired even if the steam boiler is on PID control Independent PID algorithms for brew boiler steam boiler amp pump Timer 7 day timer with up to 2 on off times each day Wooden accessory case Containing various small spares feet 2 portafilters single amp double basket blind filter all hoses required for plumbing Pressure profiling 5 profiles can be saved each with up to 7 stages Last shot protection The Vesuvius will always complete the last shot even if water is low M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 18 of 22 CEN AMBIENT A spresso VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL f DRAFT COPY The Advanced Menu This is a menu you will not use very ofte
21. h flow of water exiting the tap and it s a little cooler for tea This technique keeps your service boiler at an economical 60C but within a couple of minutes sufficient pressure is available to draw water Unlike other machines ECO Steam mode makes this a practical proposition because you don t need a long wait for hot water as you would get if you switched the steam boiler on off to achieve this result e g by the time you have prepared that espresso you can produce the Americano with water that has reached a few degrees above boiling no steamy splutter M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 10 of 22 VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Main Menu Screen All the commonly used settings are here entering this screen is done via the profile menu screen The red circle denotes a touch zone action The X Icon takes you back to the Home screen Touch to activate ECO mode immediately no wait time the screen will turn green full eco mode and you will immediately be returned to the Home screen Note this only works if ECO mode is enabled via the Time Economy option page 20 is set to a value other than 0 Steam boiler on off Brew water preheat enabled highlighted when ON disabled If using high steam temperatures above 127C OFF prevents any possibility of bre
22. hange HX within the M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 13 of 22 ce Aa VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Main menu screen cont Touch to set coffee temperature Coffee temperat Touch Clock adjust 94 86 o 2053 F to change BS 735 Friday tme arid day art Off 1 08 45 Touch to ie access service menu Does nothing touch to continue Tuesday On 1 This The Vesuvius has an internal On Off actually timer with 2 on off times each day 7 shows E61 days per week It can be ready in the group lever morning off during the day and back on operations again when you return from work If a timer has no value it is ignored in the example above the machine will not switch on or off for the first of Tuesdays timer settings M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 14 of 22 AM 9 nee VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Programming examining pressure profiles The profiling system is very easy to use and can The profile screen The Vesuvius has 5 programmable pressure achieve results as simple or complex as you care to profiles each with up to 7 phases Touching the program After you touch and hold a profile icon P1 home s
23. ing coffee you generally won t notice much difference The tip above is for the times when you want to brew a coffee and not necessarily steam milk Once you have finished you may decide to put the Vesuvius straight back into Eco mode Again if it helps think of this fairly quick procedure as e lf ECO steam mode is enabled then the steam boiler is likely to be at a lower temperature than the brew water when the shot is made Enabling preheat may be beneficial in certain circumstances e 2touches on the lower left corner of the display followed by 2 touches on the top left corner of the display e The steam boiler is being run at lower temperatures It s a little difficult to understand why it works until you try it and see the options you need are e The Vesuvius is in a very cold environment positioned directly underneath each other on the various screens When the Home screen is shown you will see the word ECO on the display instead of a temperature e Your really busy making a lot of coffees This also works for full Eco mode both boilers but in this case the display will turn Green Brew Water Preheat HX on off function Some not all dual boiler machines have the ability to preheat the brew water They do this by using the heat of the Service Boiler steam boiler to heat the incoming water to the brew boiler This can be by a copper pipe spiral on the outside of the service boiler or by an Heat Exc
24. ld continue to drop when the pump is running and the service boiler will stop filling automatically lf water does not appear from the group within 90s and the tank level is not going down when the pump runs check for a blockage kinked pipe or other obvious problem Wait approximately 1 minute and try again If the service boiler continues to fill with the lever down again check the level of water in the tank is reducing If not switch the Vesuvius off check for a kinked hose or other blockage Then switch on and try again If the service boiler is filling the water level is dropping in the tank but the pump does not stop filling due to a fault You will notice water exiting from the steam wand if open this is a warning to switch the Vesuvius off Please contact your dealer for advice Flushing the Vesuvius before using Although the Vesuvius is tested at the factory we always advise you flush before first use This removes any stale water and manufacturing residues from the Vesuvius We recommend the following procedure 1 Lift the lever and draw 1 litre through the group in 200ml amounts pausing for 15 seconds each time 2 Switch on the steam boiler under the eco option in the main menu see page 10 Once the steam boiler has come up to temperature Switch the steam boiler off then switch the Vesuvius off and with a jug under the hot water tap open the hot water tap and drain as much water off as possible The
25. n It allows customisation of Vesuvius functions All parameters are changed in the same way as the other menus What colour ou wish To enter the advanced menu touch the screen at the Colour State DFF o display point indicated for 10 seconds The options are to be when shown in the order they appear l Set this t DisPlay Mode wun HORMAL preference can be af a normal or reversed the machine is on standby Select your Language Spanish French German Italian English Your dealer name if input One long press of tick moves to next screen Your dealer phone ncrease or number if 0 improve long press visibility for of tick Jey ci display next screen setting Always Profile Setting leave What colour EHABLED enabled if Colour State On you wish you wish to the display be able to to be when view amp the machine change is on profiles M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 19 of 22 M amp V S r l VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY OO PWM Max Accel ProbeSensitivity Seauent Heating DISABLED Service Cycles HHHH Pump PID settings for controlling pressure recommend using these revised values until factory settings are updated Pump acceleration speed of response to change Values above 700 have n
26. ncrease this tendency as do different coffees and grinds AS dynamic pressures approach the static pressure potential in the system pressure changes happen very rapidly The PID system reacts very fast but has a finite reaction time If PID settings are made very aggressive to damp this response it can cause hunting lower down the pressure ranges as the pressure falls These pressure overshoots are brief and have a minimal effect on the shot as it s mainly static pressure showing rather than dynamic pressure The higher the pressures you ramp to e g 11 or 12 bar or the faster the pump acceleration the more you might notice this You can fine tune the pump PID settings further but we recommend using the factory settings until you become familiar with the machines operation Grinders The Vesuvius is not a cheap machine and it requires a good grinder To get the most benefit from this advanced machine we recommend a grinder costing from approximately 25 50 of the machines value To give a real world example a grinder such as the Mazzer Super Jolly or similar class grinder would be the absolute minimum required and better results will be obtained with more expensive grinders The Vesuvius is able to use a grind much finer than standard espresso machines and less expensive grinders tend not to grind as well at the finer settings Coffee To do the Vesuvius any justice at all coffee must be fresh You should know the roast d
27. o effect Changing value may require change to pump PID settings There is no Buzzer Service boiler autofill probe affects fill level leave on Mid Low allows higher boiler water level High is less Both boilers heat at once or brew boiler priority if enabled Reduces max power consumption to 1500W approx Does nothing important M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 Temrer ature g T Boiler Temrerat 177 8 c 76H F kF kI kD 3 48 8 15 16 8 Jl PID setting 2 4 C JTF a Economy DT 67 8 c J A 152 F Time Economy 15 min 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrli net vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc AMBIENT Sires Set to display temperatures in C or F Note F temps omit decimal values and always round down Service steam boiler temperature recommend a setting of 127 or 128 factory use 130 PID settings for steam boiler Temperature range around set point where PID operates We want only a small range for service boiler The delta value for economy E g this will drop any boiler temperature by 67C How many minutes before machine enters economy mode if not used 0 to disable also recommend using 4or 5 minutes Page 20 of 22 DRAFT COPY OO How many minutes max Time to OFF 999 after machine enters A min economy mode before it switches to standby if not Coffee t
28. s on if the service boiler is on They take O 6 0 eco 0 0 bar 6 6 Orr o a ba O account of the incoming water temperature the Pressure Profile 2 Pressure Profile 2 environmental temperature and can overheat a brew boiler in certain circumstances On some machines this forces limits on how hot the service boiler can be It is also possible for heat to be lost into the service boiler under certain circumstances on some machines ae If Eco mode is active If the steam boiler is Switching off the preheat allows you prevent brew and only the steam switched off in the ECO water being preheated in these special boiler selected The menu the display will circumstances above Even when preheat is on if home screen will show show Off instead of no shot is being pulled there is a mechanical steam temperature separation of the plumbing between the brew boiler and service boiler Note Vesuvius will not enter ECO mode when the Eco Steam function is selected unless the steam boiler is on see page 10 When preheat is enabled the preheat function is activated and the mechanical separation removed the moment a shot is pulled on the Vesuvius Tip When in Eco steam mode a touch on the Eco leaf symbol will immediately put you in ECO mode and take you back to the home screen Running with preheat disabled usually only affects capacity the number of back to back shots you can pull and unless you are very busy mak
29. sary prior to pulling a shot Preinfusion times of 6 14 seconds have given good results With better grinders even longer times may be of benefit Preinfusion pressures can be anything you want but not lower than 2 bar testing has mainly been with 2 bar preinfusion pressures Early testing did not show any benefits with pressure lower than 2 bar due to low flow rates from the pump One of the reasons the Vesuvius always supplies the pump from it s internal tank is to allow preinfusion pressures lower than mains line pressure usually much higher than 2 bar M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 16 of 22 ante Sins VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Profile Advice cont Phase 2 and beyond The maximum or rising pressure phases You can reach maximum brew pressure any way you want A rise in stages from 2 bar to 5 bar and from 5 bar to 10 bar or a single rise to 10 bar It is up to you to experiment You may want higher pump acceleration and a faster response moderating the pressure rise by having two rising stages Or you may keep the acceleration at the factory settings and use 1 stage for a very soft and gentle rise to full pressure We have had good results with a single rise to maximum pressure but a 2 phase rise may not give benefits for some coffees temperatures We do
30. sso VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Turning the Service Steam boiler on or off The service boiler provides both steam and hot water The steam and hot water wands operate only when it is switched on To switch the service boiler on enter the ECO menu by the following sequence Pfessure Profile Steam is switched on when the steam button is touched and highlighted as shown above Note The steam on off function is independent of ECO mode So Eco Steam might be highlighted but if the steam function is not switched on the steam boiler will not heat and it will not enter ECO Steam mode as Eco Steam function only operates when the steam boiler is on Eco Mode Eco Steam can be left enabled to work automatically as shown below whenever you switch the steam boiler on fast access main menu screen You can leave Eco mode enabled in the advanced menu only needing to access it if you want to change the number of minutes before the Vesuvius enters Eco mode Time Economy function page 12 and 20 Hot Water Tip Eco steam mode can be very useful for hot water production If you set ECO mode to maintain the service boiler temperature at 60 or 70C and you want to use the Vesuvius for hot water say for tea or just want a nice smooth flow The best way is to start drawing water as soon as the service boiler reaches a little above 100C and some pressure is shown This allows you to get an absolutely smoot
31. tallation should be in line with the standards and laws within the of the country where it is being installed following any manufacturer s specific instructions and checks We recommend skilled personnel install the Vesuvius The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damages incurred if the system is not electrically grounded or by water leaks when connected to the rising main For electrical safety this machine requires a ground or earth If in any doubt contact a technically certified electrician who must check that the electrical outlet used has adequate capacity for the current draw of the machine and that it is properly grounded We do not recommend the use of extension leads adaptors or any other equipment between the Vesuvius and the mains supply socket If for any reason this type of equipment must be used you should consult a qualified electrician Different countries have different regulations for plumbed in machines Before plumbing in the Vesuvius you should consult with a qualified plumber and or ensure all in county regulations are followed Always ensure the portafilter is locked in correctly Failure to do this can result in the portafilter coming undone with the risk of scalding or breaking any cups below Please lock to the 6 00 position or further for safe operation Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net M amp V S r l vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc Page 3 of 22 AMBIENT
32. tea needa J OCF OM VT TIC T e EEE E E eee 6 PREPARING THE VESUVIUS FOR OPERATION ennendrenner a A A E 6 Puno he Vesuvi or the aS OME aaa E E E E E ere ee 6 Wg GUIS GN ea 1 oak Vesuvius OLS 6 RT 1 2 ae ee a ee a re ee eee 6 DESCRIPTION OF THE MAJOR CONTROLS OF THE VESUVIUS cccccssccescccseceseccencccseceseceencceneceeceencceseceeeceeneseeeceeeceenceeeeceeceuness 7 Understanding the display amp programming UNCTIONS cccccccccccc cece aaa aaa aaa a aaa aa aaa aaa aa aa aaa 9 IOI NSW TOS SC IES aisha acetate E eas wats E E E E E paneer eee 9 Turning the Service Siedm DOU ON OF Off visacss sensi enkuri ennan Ene E E A EE EEE EEE E EE Ea 10 HO T aa E E E E E EEE E E EE E E E E EE 10 LOM TO aE E E seenadatacienetstcciereg sacemalateceadatacees inated 12 TO Mode TOO CA ON eE EE EEE E 13 Brew Water FPreneat A OWO TUNC O arasan E E a ee E 13 MO S TOT O sere e E E anc E EE E E E E E meme eestachads 14 D EL N E a 1 AE ENE E E EE A E E E E E A A A EA ene Sern nee ee ear eee 15 Prooramming examinine pressure DI OJOS seirena a Eea E E EE E E EE aeceaceeans 13 Programming examining pressure profiles CONE ecvosics xenccecnxiczuedh ceacnnare beeaccacenecaenzccesed cencnnase beaacta cent cacnxicasedexeoteeara eaactakes 16 PROPEL Pa actrees E oe ates AE ANA A A E Saeneteanaeues se paniameanadinns AA AE 16 Phase I Preinfusion times for the first low pressure phase ccccccccccccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeesseeeeee
33. w water overheating Highlighted when ON Recommend steam boiler is either off or set to eco steam mode with a temperature of 60C Enabling greatly increases capacity for a busy session and recommended if running Eco steam mode M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc M amp V S r l Eco Steam mode only affects steam boiler recommended Highlighted when ON If OFF not highlighted eco mode affects both steam and brew boilers not recommended for home use Page 11 of 22 AMBIENT Sloss ante Sins VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Eco Mode Explained Eco mode reduces power consumption and temperatures inside the Vesuvius for longer component life It does this by selectively reducing the temperature of the brew and or steam boilers based on the Eco time set Time Economy function in the advanced menu The Internal Eco timer starts counting down to 0 when there are no operations of the touch screen or anything causing the pump to run Once it reaches 0 Eco mode is triggered The Vesuvius immediately exits ECO mode if the brew lever is lifted or the display screen is touched if not yet in Eco mode then the Eco countdown timer is reset ECO mode only operates if the Time Economy option on page 20 is set to a number of minutes greater than 0 This option is accessed via the advanced
34. water solenoid preventing flooding if a fault develops on a plumbed machine 2 Showing the red fill tank screen when the water level is low 3 The length of time the pump will run when auto filling the steam boiler If you often walk away from the machine and miss the red low water warning on the display you can reduce this value to 100 seconds M amp V S r l Via L Guerra 9 80040 Cercola NA Ph Fax 39 0815552428 e mail info mevsrl net vesuvius userguide9 Oct 7 2014 doc M amp V S r l Page 21 of 22 ante Sins VESUVIUS OWNERS MANUAL DRAFT COPY Maintenance Service the Vesuvius on an annual basis please refer to your authorised dealer for advice Maintenance operations that you can perform are e Changing the group gasket every 6 9 months or as required e Washing the internal Water tank weekly e Removal and cleaning of shower screen e backflushing with detergent lubricate group afterwards e Check for leaks weekly e Replace a heating element with dealer guidance The Vesuvius should only be cleaned with non abrasive cleaners and a soft micro fibre recommended cloth In the event of any abnormal operation or problem with the display or main computer Switch the Vesuvius off and unplug it Plug in and switch on again If this does not fix the fault check all the settings in the advanced menu in case the main board firmware has been accidentally returned to the board manuf
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