My wife purchased this for me a year ago and that is the only reason it has not been replaced.It lacks enough power to make more than one espresso per two or three minutes and the coffer brews hot but has never maintained a reasonable temperature. It is silly to have to microwave a cup of coffee out of the pot.I called the Briel support and it was far less than expected. They dismissed my concern over the low coffee temperature (130 degrees) and told me to keep adjusting and cleaning the espresso cup, which I did at length before the call.If you want a combo unit for show, this is fine. If you want to have espresso more that every few weekends, but something nicer.