Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation Online Course
Develop your Technician skills from home with Espresso Academy’s online course.
Learn espresso machine technologies (even with home machines) maintenance and reparation. The best coffee technician training at your own pace!
Robert Brinck, resident trainer of Espresso Academy, will take you through the intricate world of coffee mechanics
With him you will learn:
- How an heat exchanger, lever, or multi-boiler coffee machine works.
- How to replace the burrs of a grinder.
- how to choose the best machine for your home barista spot.
- How to adjust the temperature and pressure of a coffee machine for both shop and home use.
- How to troubleshoot and solve common issues in coffee machines.
- How to perform regular maintenance and repairs to ensure optimal machine performance.
- How to identify and address problems with water flow, steam, or brewing inconsistencies.
This course is valid to access the SCA Water and preventive maintenance exam.
199€ 245€ Your course with Espresso Academy quality!
The Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation Course online course includes:
- 10 long chapters
- 6 hours of course
- Watch it with no limits, when you want, how you want, forever
- Manual and slides used during the course
- Espresso extraction chart
- Coffee flavour wheel
At the end of this course it is possible to take part, with an additional procedure, in the SCA Water and preventive maintenance certification exam.
Let us know if you're interested, and we'll send you all the details!
This certification is needed if you want to achieve a SCA Skills Diploma.
- IBC recognized certificate
- If you visit us in Italy free training in class
- Free calls with the trainer
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Why Espresso Academy?
- 1500+ students from all over the world at our Italian headquarters
- All courses, from basic to the most professional ones taught in English by certified trainers
- 30+ branches around the world
- #1 school in the world on Tripadvisor and Google
- The highest number of SCA, LAGS and IBC certified students
Your trainer - Robert Brinck
- Resident trainer at Espresso Academy, Robert is an AST SCA and authorized IBC trainer.
- Expert in all coffee areas, from green coffee selection to roasting, brewing, and latte art.
- Consultant for international projects and coffee companies like La San Marco.
Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation online Course program:
Chapter o1 - Intro
From the various constructive technologies of the machines to the hydraulic and electrical systems, the coffee grinders and the daily management of the equipment. A course overview.
Chapter 02 - History of Coffee Making
How was the coffee prepared before the espresso machine? From the infusion to the idea of the extraction by pressure.
Chapter 03 - Development of the Espresso Machine
How do you get to the modern espresso machine? From the steam machines of Bezzera to the lever machines, from the heat exchanger ones to the super-automatic ones.
Chapter 04 - Heat Exchange System 1 - The Boiler
Filters, pressure, resistances and temperature management. How it works and what are the main problems that the boiler can have in an heat exchanger machine, the most used ones.
Chapter 05 Heat Exchange System 2 - The Brew System
Heat exchanger pipes and thermosiphonic system. What keeps the extraction temperature stable in commercial machines?
Chapter 06 - Extraction Variables
Prepare the espresso correctly by understanding how the machine works, the role of pre-brewing and how to understand the technical problems of the machine by looking at the cup of espresso.
Chapter 07 - Espresso Extraction and Refractometer
A dip in the science of espresso. How is the extraction measured with the refractometer? What is the TDS?
Chapter 08 - E61 Group
Let’s get to discover the most historical espresso technology. How it works, how to disassemble it, how to repair the faults affecting this specific part.
Chapter 09 - Cleaning
How and why it is essential to properly clean all the espresso equipment to always get top-quality drinks.
Chapter 10 - Grinders
Coffee grinders with doser and on demand, their adjustment, change of the burrs, replacement of springs and other failures.
Chapter 11. Ohm's Law
A general introduction to electricity between volts, amps and watts, power and work. To begin applying it to the coffee machine.
Chapter 12. Kwatts and Consumption
How much does the coffee machine consume, how do you calculate the consumption between watts and kilowatt hours. The role of cables and collectors.
Chapter 13. Alternate and Direct Current
The phase concept, the alternator and the other electrical components of the machine.
Chapter 14 Three Phase
Something important to know for professional coffeeshops machines.
Chapter 15 Multimeter
Let's find out how to use a fundamental tool for the work of the technician who deals with electricity.
Chapter 16.1 Troubleshooting Components
Contacts and switches blocked by carbon deposits, relays, circuit closures and coils to control and other elements.
Chapter 16.2 Troubleshooting Components
The second part of the technical issues that a technician can detect.
Chapter 17 Measure and Filter Water
All about water. Total and temporary hardness, how it is measured and what it leads to. Softeners and osmosis systems.
At the end of this course it is possible to take part, with an additional procedure, in the SCA Water and preventive maintenance certification exam. Let us know if you're interested, and we'll send you all the details!
This certification is needed if you want to achieve a SCA Skills Diploma.
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Espresso machines maintenance and reparation online course
Directly from home, no need for journeys, bureaucracy, and costs. Even in this way is possible to learn solid foundations for your Coffee technician skills and improve your coffee knowledge with the online Espresso Machines Maintenance and Reparation Online Course of Espresso Academy.
This course follows the classroom course program, of course, it has a less important practical part, but it allows you to acquire, in one day all the knowledge necessary to fix your coffee machine.
This course teaches you how to install, maintain, and troubleshoot a wide range of espresso machines, from professional models to home-use systems. We’ll start by exploring different types of machines like lever, heat exchange, Faema E61, double boiler, and multi-boiler models.
You’ll get experience with installation, including wiring, tubing, and adjusting temperature and pressure for perfect coffee extraction. Additionally, you'll learn how to set up volumetric dosing on semi-automatic machines and become familiar with filters and competition shower heads.
We’ll then focus on solving common problems related to temperature, pressure, and steam wands, teaching you practical troubleshooting techniques. You'll also learn essential maintenance practices like daily cleaning, descaling, and replacing shower heads and gaskets to keep your machine running smoothly.
The course will also introduce you to the different types of coffee grinders and show you how to replace worn-out burrs.
Finally, you’ll gain valuable insights into maintaining and troubleshooting home espresso machines, including capsule, pod, and superautomatic models. This course will equip you with the skills needed to handle both commercial and home coffee equipment with confidence.
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