Five Senses Coffee Blog

Mounting the steam boiler.

The steam boiler is being held in place by a bracket at each end that will  support the weight of the boiler vessel and its contents.  In the Isomac the same boiler was supported mostly by the various pipes that connected it to the machine. The largest of these pipes, the ones that connected the boiler to the E61 group are not being used in my machine so I have had to make some brackets myself.

The RHS bracket is bolted to the upper two brew element mounting bolts and encircles the element flange on the steam boiler. It has a bend in it to align the two boilers in the centre of the machine.  I decided make the LHS steam boiler support bracket a  part of a heat shield I wanted to insert between the two boilers and the brew pump.  The pipes and fittings to connect up the water supply and steam valves will help keep everything firmly in place once fitted.

All of the major mechanical assemblies are now in place. The next step will be to install the rest of the plumbing and do some pressure testing.  ~richard