Wow, It's been a long time since last update and a lot has happend since then.
I was newer quite satisfied with the steaming performance on the Giotto Classic and went
through all kinds of tests in order to improve this. I tried descaling and changing the boiler water level but it didn't make much difference. After speaking to fellow coffee freaks I came to the conclusion that the ECM Giotto Classic Steam and Water Valves are simply not cut for the job the machine is able to deliver. After seeing a fellow coffee nerd at the Swedish coffee forum http://www.rigtigtkaffe.se making steam mod using Izzo Alex part, I believed I had the answer.
The Izzo valves lets out more steam and as a bonus you get ball jointed mountings.
So lets get started.
Here you see the Giotto Classic before Waterwand was replaced.
This is the new and complete water wand
A picture of the old valve in place.
The old valve taken out
Replaced with the new valve - Voila!
Here's the final result! Replacing the steam wand is exactly the same operation. You may however need to spend more time adjusting the cobber pipes though.
Here a short video of the steam power after the mod.
