About two weeks ago, my home espresso machine had a problem with my home espresso machine. While making myself some coffee, I noticed that while I was pulling a shot, there was a lot more water on the work surface than there was espresso in the cup.
The water on going from the bottom of the machine was cold. This made me think that I had either not put the water reservoir on correctly, or that I had maybe cracked it. I checked, and this was not the problem. The reservoir was fine, and I had it put on the machine correctly. Or maybe I just didn't catch that the drip tray needed to be emptied.
I wiped up the water. The work surface looked great from the water and wiping (I guess I should have cleaned that surface more often). I was still concerned about the machine.
I put the machine on a baking sheet with a lip, and ran the machine without the portafilter just to see if I could figure out where the water was coming from. To my surprise, water was coming from the back of the machine, and from the front of the machine, dripping into the drip tray from inside the machine. And the water was the cold water, from the reservoir Great, just great.
