The Profitec Go is rattling all around when making an espresso. Driptray is wacky. Lid of the water reservoir is wacky. No dedicated hot water switch. The Go is full of quirks and downsides.
Love your videos. I just recently got a Go. My steam wand is a cool touch wand. I seem to recall reading somewhere that Profitec made this change within the last year
Got mine Aug 23 in the uk. Water started dripping through group head whilst pulling a shot. Turned out the seal somehow got slightly unseated and didn't lie flat against the porta filter and creased a bit. Re-seated it and works OK, but ordered a new silicone one. Love the machine though.
I don’t descale the boiler as I use distilled water and third wave water .. but I use standard espresso cleaning powder for the group head and discharge solenoid
nice machine. but happy with my touch impress from breville for now. in a couple of years i might uprade to a profitec 500 or so. though i do love the look of the go
Good job on the review, do you use the machine daily? Also I thought I heard someone say the newer machines have cool touch wand now, not sure if that's true.
Mines got a plastic tube inside the wand, which kinda insulates it from the outside. Not sure if that makes it a cool touch, but i can touch it without getting burned. Got mine Aug 2023 in U.K.
why the plastic water reservoir.. this is what i dont understand.. first reason why i want to pay 1k$ more for this is to have no plastic touching the water
I'm so close to buying a Profitec Go. Thanks for sharing your experience. I've been consuming so much espresso content on youtube and found your video extremely helpful. Mind sharing which portafilter you bought? Need to add to my wishlist!
I have the same portafilter as you and when I put it in like you did in the video it spills out water because its not tight enough, why is there such a difference?
One way to get around the 1-minute delay is to steam the milk first and then the espresso. The milk is fine to sit for 1 minute, whereas the espresso may cool down too much. Good review, I'm looking to get one of these soon.
Wouldn’t the milk just heat the espresso back up? I don’t see the point since there is more milk than espresso, however unless you mean the espresso’s flavor somehow gets affected then I’m not sure but maybe
Works well for my daily cappuccino. If the problem is steaming the milk, there are tutorials for that. Americanos might be problematic as there is no dedicated hot water, you have to use the steam wand. I microwave water in the mug I am going to use, faster and heats the mug!
It's very good for milk drinks, you just have to wait a minute or two to reach steam temperature and then you can make 3 milk drinks with it. I would rather wait 2 minutes than pay an extra $2000 for a dual boiler machine.
The Profitec Go is rattling all around when making an espresso.
Driptray is wacky.
Lid of the water reservoir is wacky.
No dedicated hot water switch.
The Go is full of quirks and downsides.
Yes it does have some quirks , but it’s perfect for the price point
Oh, you're in Hamilton? Cool, I grew on the west mountain, in B.C. now.
Love your videos. I just recently got a Go. My steam wand is a cool touch wand. I seem to recall reading somewhere that Profitec made this change within the last year
Oh that is awesome to hear ! Thank you for watching !
Great video mate.
Thanks 👍
Got mine Aug 23 in the uk. Water started dripping through group head whilst pulling a shot. Turned out the seal somehow got slightly unseated and didn't lie flat against the porta filter and creased a bit. Re-seated it and works OK, but ordered a new silicone one. Love the machine though.
That is my next upgrade , and the new shower screen . Thank you for watching :)
Hello from athens greece in how mutch time do you descale the machine and with what product
I don’t descale the boiler as I use distilled water and third wave water .. but I use standard espresso cleaning powder for the group head and discharge solenoid
And Hello :). Thank you for watching
A bit confusing seeing 9 bars of pressure on a standing idle machine though...smth I'd definitely investigate...if I owned one, of course
With heat , in a sealed tank there will be pressure . The gauge works off the boiler not the pump
nice machine. but happy with my touch impress from breville for now. in a couple of years i might uprade to a profitec 500 or so. though i do love the look of the go
Have you descaled the machine?
Yes , I have . But I use third wave water and distilled water. So I don’t get build up
@@Nolanreid do you just ran water from grouphead since you can't draw water from steam wand
Good job on the review, do you use the machine daily? Also I thought I heard someone say the newer machines have cool touch wand now, not sure if that's true.
Yes I use mine everyday . I am not sure about the cool touch wands on the new machines . I would upgrade. If it was available
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Mines got a plastic tube inside the wand, which kinda insulates it from the outside. Not sure if that makes it a cool touch, but i can touch it without getting burned. Got mine Aug 2023 in U.K.
why the plastic water reservoir.. this is what i dont understand.. first reason why i want to pay 1k$ more for this is to have no plastic touching the water
Most newer machines do , unless you go with plumbed waterline and just use braided hose
I'm so close to buying a Profitec Go. Thanks for sharing your experience. I've been consuming so much espresso content on youtube and found your video extremely helpful. Mind sharing which portafilter you bought? Need to add to my wishlist!
I bought the ECM Bottomless from whole latte love .. and it’s matched with a dual shot 20g. Ridge less VST basket
Do you have a link for the bottomless
support.wholelattelove.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=1500000237922&tf_1500012737941=whole_latte_love_canada
the short/tight headroom under group is a dealbreaker for me
Can you get water out of it by lowering the steam temperature?
I don’t understand what you mean
I have the same portafilter as you and when I put it in like you did in the video it spills out water because its not tight enough, why is there such a difference?
You might have to replace your gasket … what basket are you using
@@Nolanreid its that red silicone one. I got the recommendation from someone on RUclips
My top from the water tank is always moving while brewing. What I do wrong ? It sounds horrible
Mine is the same way . I have seen sone posts where people put small rubber shims in beside the lid .. and the drip tray to try and quiet it down
@@Nolanreid On a $1000 machine there shouldn't be such obvious design flaws, you wonder what the hidden flaws are then.
@@dejedejsson I love my machine . And wouldn’t trade it for anything
@@Nolanreid Well, I'm happy for you!
I put down a piece of shelf liner, cut to fit, on top for my cups and the lid lip rests on it. No noise.
One way to get around the 1-minute delay is to steam the milk first and then the espresso. The milk is fine to sit for 1 minute, whereas the espresso may cool down too much. Good review, I'm looking to get one of these soon.
Thank you
Wouldn’t the milk just heat the espresso back up? I don’t see the point since there is more milk than espresso, however unless you mean the espresso’s flavor somehow gets affected then I’m not sure but maybe
This is a good machine if you want primarily espresso. Not good for milk based drinks.
I find it works well for milk drinks :)
Works well for my daily cappuccino. If the problem is steaming the milk, there are tutorials for that. Americanos might be problematic as there is no dedicated hot water, you have to use the steam wand. I microwave water in the mug I am going to use, faster and heats the mug!
It's very good for milk drinks, you just have to wait a minute or two to reach steam temperature and then you can make 3 milk drinks with it. I would rather wait 2 minutes than pay an extra $2000 for a dual boiler machine.
Then it's perfect for me! I never use the milk frother. 😁
In that case it's a very good machine. @@theodosios2615