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ECM Synchronika

The Synchronika from ECM is an adept dual-boiler machine boasting a wealth of innovation focused on impressing the most expert home barista. Top quality components offer raw power, beautified by ECM’s custom styling.

Categories

  • Startup and Training
  • Startup and Use
  • Maintenance, Rebuilds & Flow Controls
  • Regular Maintenance
  • PID Navigation and Display Messages
  • Troubleshooting
  • Electrical
  • Screen Messages and Codes
  • Repairs and Replacement Guides
  • Flow
  • Leaks
  • Mechanical
  • Pressure
  • Sounds
  • Temperature

Startup and Use

Unboxing

Water Or Plumbing

Regular Maintenance

Boiler Flushing

Housing Removal

  • How To

    Information on removing the machine's housing.

Regular Wear Items

  • By Valve

    Regular wear items related to the machine’s valves.

Steam

  • How To

    Instructions for maintaining steam and water valves.

PID Navigation and Display Messages

Electrical

Light Out

No Power

Pid

Tripping Breaker

Screen Messages and Codes

Error Codes

  • A1

    Troubleshooting for A1 error code.

  • A2

    Troubleshooting for A2 error code.

  • A3

    Troubleshooting for A3 error code.

  • A4

    Troubleshooting for A4 error code.

Repairs and Replacement Guides

Diagrams And Manuals

Flow

Error Codes

  • Flow Error Codes

    When trying to use the machine to brew, steam, or get hot water the PID is displaying an error code

Group

  • No Pump Sound

    There is no flow from the group head and the pump is not making any noise

  • Normal Pump Sound

    There is no flow from the grouphead and the pump sounds normal

  • Strange Pump Sound

    There is no flow from the group head and the pump is sound different from normal

Hot Water

Steam

Leaks

From Drain Port

From Steam Wand

  • Always

    The steam wand leaks at all times.

  • When Hot

    The steam wand leaks when the machine is hot.

From Water Wand

  • Always

    The hot water wand leaks at all times.

  • When Hot

    The hot water wand leaks when the machine is hot.

Mechanical

Steam Valve

Water Valve

Pressure

From Steam Wand

  • Fluctuating

    The pressure from the steam wand is fluctuating

  • None

    There is no pressure from the steam wand

  • Too Low

    The pressure from the steam wand is too low

On Pump Gauge

  • Fluctuating

    The pressure reading on the brew gauge is fluctuating.

  • How To Adjust

    Information on how to make adjustments to the pump pressure

  • Too High

    The pressure reading on the brew gauge is too high

  • Too Low

    The pressure reading on the brew gauge is too low

  • Won't Adjust

    When trying to adjust the pump the pressure does not change

On Steam Gauge

  • Too Low

    The pressure reading on the steam gauge is too low

Pump

  • Fluctuating

    When trying to brew the pump pressure is fluctuating

  • How To Adjust

    Information on how to make adjustments to the pump pressure

  • None

    When trying to brew there is no pump pressure

  • Too High

    When trying to brew the pump pressure is too high

  • Too Low

    When trying to brew the pump pressure is too low

Sounds

Banging

Popping

  • External

    There is an external popping sound coming from the machine.

  • Internal

    There is an internal popping sound inside the machine.

Pump Sounds

Squeaks

Temperature

Brew Boiler

  • High

    The brew boiler temperature is too high.

  • Low

    The brew boiler temperature is too low.

  • None

    The brew boiler is not heating.

Group

  • High

    The group head temperature is too high.

Steam Boiler

  • High

    The steam boiler temperature is too high.

  • Low

    The steam boiler temperature is too low.

  • None

    The steam boiler is not heating.