What makes SteamWorks Espresso different than most service companies? We take the time to inspect and refurbish each machine from the ground up; powder-coating the frame and body work, using Seattle’s own Seattle Powder-coat! We also hand polish every line and fixture followed by re-sealing with OEM gaskets and making sure it all goes together with what the machine needs to function optimally. Every nut and bolt goes back together cleaned and polished to our standards. Check out our short video below!
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- Machine parts acid dipped and polished ready for reassembly.
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- Astoria almost ready for body panels upon final assembly.
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- Reassembly final polish on boiler and lines
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- Astoria Frame powdercoated undergoing reasembly
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- Fresh Powdercoat and grouphead installed on or rebuild
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- De-scaled Boiler with fresh powder coated frame ready to reassemble.
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- Before restoration inside the boiler reveils scale and milk.
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- Refurbished before panels
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- Close view of refurbished san marco
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- After testing awaited new powder coated body panels
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- Panels for San Marco after returning from the powder coat shop
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- Typical frame after powder coating
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- Completed Astoria semi Auto
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- Astoria final assembly
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- Two astorias on the bench after refurbishing
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- Semi auto up for testing
At SteamWorks Espresso we hand-polish and chemical-dip every line and fixture on every machine, replace inlet lines with durable stainless steel braided hoses as well as replace all wearable parts, and bench test every machine for at least 48 hours to ensure a stable running condition. The finished product is a clean, scale-free, and practically good-as-new machine, at a considerable savings over buying brand new. Each machine refurbished by SteamWorks Espresso Service is guaranteed for up to 60 days after install.
Astoria, with it’s simple single boiler, makes for a solid choice for any smaller cafe. Astoria’s great reputation for support and parts is a great choice at a lower price-point for the budget-conscious buyer.
Made in Florence Italy, La Marzocco, is best known for using dual boilers and adjustable thermostats. They maintain a very stable brew temperature utilizing their dual-boiler design. This also allows a high volume of usage providing a relatively stable and manually-adjustable extraction temperature. This dual-boiler innovation has made La Marzocco the choice of thousands of high-volume cafes across the country.
La San Marco machines are made in northern Italy. These machines are the true workhorses of many small-to-mid-sized cafes, built for reliability and performance over raw flash. Containing a large single boiler with oversized traditonal heat exchangers makes them a simple yet solid choice for a busy cafe!
