DISCONTINUED Bezzera BZ16 DE HX Espresso Machine

Heat exchange system:

• Copper – The boiler is copper which retains heat better than stainless steel. Typically copper boilers are more susceptible to limescale when you compare to stainless steel boilers. Therefore, we highly recommend using a water softener.
• Pull a shot & steam milk at the same time – Steam is always readily available. Hence, there is no wait time going from coffee to steam mode. Works well if entertaining a small group of people.

Electronic controls:

• On-demand dosing –
• Semi-automatic dosing –

Vibratory pump:

• Efficient – 41 watts, rated up to 15 bar with air valve bypass. You only need 9 bar to extract perfect espresso, and wattage has no correlation to longevity.
• Cost effective – Pumps will degrade in performance over time. Replacing a vibration pump will cost less than a rotary vane pump.

Tank / reservoir system:

• Particle filter – Protects the machine from any unseen particles from entering the boiler. You can remove this filter if you are installing an inline water softener.
• Auto-shut off – This prevents the machine from burning out the heating element. The water tank sits on a spring activated plate. Once the water is low, the plate depresses the tank microswitch which turns off the heating element.

Separate wands for steam and hot water:

• Multi-directional – This gives it more movement and flexibility. Each wand has a rubber grip which protects your fingers.
• 2-hole steam tip – A 2 hole permits a slow gradual build-up of microfoam.
• Rotational knobs – The benefits 0f having rotational knobs gives it easier control of the intensity.

Separate pressure gauges:

• Brew (pump) pressure gauge – Located on the front lower left. The measurement is from 0 to 16 bar. The optimal pressure is between 8 and 10. You can find the over pressure valve inside left near the vibration pump.
• Steam (boiler) pressure gauge – Is on the front lower left, to the right of the brew gauge. Measures from 0 to 3 bar. Optimal pressure is between 0.8 and 1.1. Regulated by a Mater pressurstat.

Separate indicator lights:

• Power indicator light – Located on the front lower right. This will indicate when the machine is on.
• Low water level light – This is on the front lower right, underneath the power light. Indicates when water level in water tank / reservoir in rear is low.

Body panel: