Operation Manual

17
Water Supply Choices
The Vibiemme Double Domobar gives you two choices to supply water to the machine. You can manually
fill the reservoir located inside the case at the rear of the machine, or you can choose to connect the machine
directly to a pressurized water source and supply it much like water is supplied to your kitchen faucet. Each
method of supplying water has its place and its own benefits.
To select between the two water sources, a lever under the machine is moved manually to operate an in-
ternal valve:
WARNING: Placing the lever in the wrong position when that source is not available to supply
water has the potential of damaging the pump and other parts of the machine. Damage caused by
running the pump dry or operating the machine with an insufficient water source is not covered by
the warranty.
Benefits Of “Plumbing” The DD
Much like being able to just turn on a faucet in your home and receive a flowing supply of water, plumb-
ing the Vibiemme DD supplies it with an always-ready source of water. The benefits of plumbing the machine
include:
- In normal use you will never have to check to see if the reservoir has sufficient water. In terms of water sup-
ply, whenever you want to use the machine it is ready.
- As long as the water source is turned on and has sufficient pressure and volume, there is little or no danger
of running a boiler dry or damaging the pump from an insufficient supply of water.
- The machine can supply a pre-infusion when making espresso (explained in Chapter 17).
Viewed from the front of the machine, if the lever is
moved so it is pointing at the steam wand’s side of the
machine (the left side of the machine), you have selected
to supply the machine from an external, pressurized,
plumbed source.
Viewed from the front of the machine (as shown here),
if the lever points towards the hot water wand (the right
side of the machine) you have selected the internal res
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ervoir as the water source.
RESERVOIR
PLUMBED