Aqualey: connecting the coffee machine to the water supply. The best built-in coffee machines with the ability to connect to the water supply (2020) Coffee machine without a water supply

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About company

The FRANKE plant is one of the largest Swiss enterprises with almost 100 years of history.

Founded in 1911, the plant quickly became Europe's leading manufacturer of stainless steel equipment. In 1987, the plant opened the Franke Coffee Systems division. Today Franke Coffee Systems is the world leader in fully automatic coffee machines and supplies its products all over the world.

Franke coffee machines are consistently of the highest quality, guaranteed by a passion for the art of making coffee drinks.

Advantages of Franke coffee machines

  • They do not require special training of a highly qualified specialist barista.
  • Provides consistent, consistent quality that does not vary with the number of cups prepared.
  • Coffee grinding is carried out by coffee grinders with low noise level, individually for each cup.
  • Allows for the simultaneous dispensing of several drinks.
  • Automatically froth milk, and can also be equipped with a system for manual frothing.
  • They have self-diagnostics and settings systems, allow you to control the setting of coffee drinks with more than ten parameters (pre-wetting, temperature, compression ratio of coffee beans, control of coffee weight and amount of water, automatic control of preparation time, etc.).
  • They have a self-cleaning system, are intuitive to care for and use.
  • Allows you to increase productivity and service special events such as banquets; great for catering.
  • Connected to cash systems, they provide complete financial accounting.
  • The system for connecting additional modules allows you to expand the capabilities of the coffee machine.

Franke has launched a new line of coffee machines including the A200, A600, A800 and A1000 models. The presented models can be equipped with one of two milk systems:

Milk system MS- traditional milk system. This milk system prepares hot milk froth by frothing chilled milk with steam.

Milk system FM- milk system, which involves the preparation of both hot and cold milk foam. Hot milk froth is produced in the traditional way, by whipping chilled milk with steam, while cold milk froth is produced by whipping chilled milk under pressure.

Thus, if your chosen coffee machine is equipped with the FM milk system, you can offer your customers not only standard coffee drinks (cappuccino, latte), but also unusual coffee drinks (milkshake, cold cappuccino and latte, not chilled with ice, but with cold milk foam ).

In addition, Franke coffee machines can be equipped with one of the following cleaning systems:

EasyClean (EC)- standard cleaning system for the coffee machine and milk system with the need for manual dosing of the cleaning agent. Usually comes with the MS milk system.

CleanMaster (CM)- an improved milk system, a special cartridge with a cleaning agent is provided, the coffee machine itself dispenses. Thus, the cleaning process is initiated by pressing one button and does not require additional intervention. Usually comes with the FM milk system.

Coffee machines





613x560x604 mm,
100 h / hour, 2.4-2.75 kW,
hopper 4 l
613x560x604 mm,
100 h / h, 2.75 kW,
water connection / hopper 4 l
340x560x604 mm,
100 h / hour, 2.4-2.75 kW,
hopper 4 l


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stock availability - delivery from 5 days
Super automatic coffee machine FRANKE A400 MS EC 1G H1

stock availability - delivery from 5 days
340x560x604 mm,
100 h / h, 2.75 kW,
water supply / bunker 4 l
613x600x744 mm,
140 h / hour, 2.4-2.8 kW,
water connection
340x600x700 mm,
140 h / hour, 2.4-2.8 kW,
water connection



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340x600x700 mm,
140 h / hour, 2.4-2.8 kW,
water connection
340x600x796 mm,
150 h / hour, 5.6-7.9 kW,
water connection
340x600x796 mm,
150 h / hour, 2.4-2.8 kW,
water connection


stock availability - delivery from 5 days


340x600x796 mm,
150 h / hour, 2.4-2.8 kW,
water connection
340x540x796 mm,
160 h / hour, 6.3-7.8 kW,
water connection
340x600x796 mm,
160 h / h, 6.7-7.9 kW,
water connection



340x600x796 mm,
150 h / hour, 2.4-2.8 kW,
water connection
300x580x736 mm,
232 h / h, 7.5 kW,
water connection
683х600х730 mm,
coffee 1.2 kg, 160 h / hour, 6.7-7.9 kW,
water connection


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610x600x796Н mm,
150 h / hour, 2.4-2.8 kW,
water connection, refrigerator 5 l (left)

Milk coolers (coolers / warmers)




320x467x580H,
0.1 kW, under the counter,
for 2 coffee machines, 12 l. for FM850
300x580x570H,
0.1 kW, cold-to 12 liters,
installed between 2 coffee machines
340x475x586H,
0.1 kW, cold-to 12 liters,
left or right


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225х453х330Н,
0.09 kW, cold-to 4 liters,
left
340x475x586H,
0.1 kW, 12 l,
between 2 coffee machines
340x475x586H,
for A1000 FM CM. 12 l,
left / right of the car


stock availability - delivery from 5 days

With the option of connecting the coffee machine to the water supply, you do not need to regularly add water to the boiler. Preparing your favorite drinks is much easier, faster and more convenient!

Today, coffee machines are installed in almost all large offices. They regularly help out employees who are “burning” at work. A cup of good, strong coffee drives away sleep, helps you concentrate on the task and successfully complete the project you have begun. The device is appropriate not only in the office kitchen, but also in the reception area. Freshly brewed invigorating drink brightens up the anticipation of visitors.

In order for the coffee machine to function properly, it must be properly cared for. You need to regularly clean the equipment, throw away waste and, of course, do not forget to add water to the boilers. These tasks take a lot of time, which office workers do not always have enough time. Therefore, modern manufacturers of coffee makers are trying to do everything possible to make life as easy as possible for users. One of the useful and practical inventions is a coffee machine with a water connection.

How does the equipment work?

A coffee machine with a water connection takes the required amount of water on its own. There is no need for users to monitor the water level and to refill the water container regularly. The coffee machine saves time, provides continuous heating and is always ready to use. It is ideal for places with high coffee consumption. Suitable not only for large offices, but also for cafes, bars, restaurants and other establishments with high traffic.

Range

A large selection of super-automatic coffee machines with connection to the water supply is presented in our catalog. The option is provided in devices manufactured by the brands La Marzocco, MARCO and FRANKE. The devices are equipped with filters for purification of tap water. They allow you to extend the life of your equipment and ensure that your drinks taste great. Some models also provide a direct connection to the waste drain.

We offer high-performance coffee machines for cafes, bars, restaurants, hotels, offices. In a wide range, you can easily select a model for any purpose. We are engaged not only in, but also provide a range of services for the supply, installation, service and technical support of devices throughout Russia. Qualified specialists will answer questions and advise on the price. You can order a call back: the staff will call you back shortly and help you with your choice.

Attention! There are fakes and goods on the market without a guarantee

Dear customers, on the Internet you can often see products with the same pictures and models on other sites, but often much cheaper. This is almost always a "leftist" product imported illegally into the territory of the Russian Federation and does not have an official guarantee (except in the words of the sellers of such stores). In the event of a malfunction during the warranty, you will be denied a branded service, and in the store where such a product was purchased, under any pretext they will send either a service or something else. Almost always, the warranty card in Russian in such goods or in the form of a copier from the original, or simply absent (only in foreign languages).

By purchasing a fake or goods at significantly lower prices than from official large stores, you actually run the risk of being left 1 on 1 with expensive PAID repairs in the branded service, that is, you will pay again and, most importantly, be nervous about this issue.

By purchasing equipment from officials, for example, in our store, you get competent professional advice and genuine goods with a real guarantee and a coupon on special paper and in Russian.

Professional coffee machine for a cafe, bar, office or restaurant. Equipped with an automatic cappuccino maker, thanks to which the frothed milk is fed through the coffee dispenser. The intelligent learning mode allows, in addition to precise programming of drinks, also to assign manual preparation settings to the buttons. Bunkers of increased capacity, lockable, allow using the machine in the direction of HoReCa.

Peculiarities

  • Autocappuccino (IFD) system for cappuccino, coffee latte and latte macchiato
  • Grinding quality control
  • Serving volume programming
  • Automatic rinsing of the coffee dispenser
  • Setting for water hardness
  • Adjusting the coffee brewing temperature
  • Portion counter
  • Automatic descaling
  • Preparing two cups of coffee
  • Pre-wetting
  • Automatic cappuccino maker
  • Cup holder
  • Removable center unit
  • Automatic rinsing and cleaning mode
  • Automatic descaling mode
  • Display

Payment for goods

In our store, you can pay for the goods in several ways convenient for you.

1. For individuals

  • On credit, with an order amount of 5,000 rubles (for residents of Moscow and the Moscow region)
  • By bank transfer from your MasterCard, Visa, ChineUnion to our current account without additional commission
  • By bank transfer from your MasterCard, Visa, ChineUnion to the courier upon delivery - The service has appeared!

2. For legal entities

  • Cash upon receipt from our courier
  • By wire transfer through any bank according to the invoice issued to you by our manager

Check the availability of the following documents upon receipt of the goods:

For individuals:

  • Cash register receipt, receipt and cash order;
  • Consignment note
  • Instructions for the use of goods in Russian;
  • Warranty card;

For legal entities:

  • Packing list
  • Invoice
  • Warranty card
  • Instructions in Russian

Further, with your signature, confirm in the Order Form that you have no complaints about the appearance and completeness of the goods. After acceptance of the goods by the Customer, the Seller does not accept claims regarding the appearance and completeness of the goods.

The seller does not install and configure the product.

Please note that discounts provided by our store for additional cards, magnets and other promotional products are not cumulative and do not apply to goods offered at a discount on the site.

Refunds to the Buyer

If you want to return goods of proper quality, this can be done only within 7 days from the date of purchase, if there is a sales receipt, original documents, factory packaging, including inner packaging and in the absence of traces of use or testing of equipment or devices.

In return, you can receive payments equal to the purchase price, or exchange goods.

Note, that the refund is made in the same form in which the payment for the order was made (in cash, using a bank or postal order, as well as transferring funds to an electronic wallet or credit card).

We draw your attention to the fact that if for some reason the delivered goods did not suit you or did not like the delivered goods, except in the case of a defect upon acceptance, you must pay the delivery cost in the amount of 250 rubles.

Delivery of goods in Moscow and the near Moscow region

When ordering for the amount of 3500 rubles. - Free within the Moscow Ring Road and the near Moscow Region up to 10 km from the Moscow Ring Road

From 2000 to 3499 rubles. delivery cost within the Moscow Ring Road is 300 rubles.

Up to 1999 rub. delivery cost within the Moscow Ring Road is 350 rubles.

The cost of delivery to the nearest Moscow region (up to 10 km from the Moscow Ring Road) with an order amount of less than 3500 rubles, but more than 400 rubles. - 350 rubles.

Delivery time of orders from 10-00 to 18-00. Except Saturday and Sunday.

Delivery of goods within the Moscow Ring Road is carried out by our courier, as a rule, the next day from the moment of placing the order until 18-00 and every other day, when ordering after 18-00.

Delivery of oversized and heavy (from 8 kg) cargo is carried out to the entrance and the client picks up the ordered goods on his own.


Delivery to any regions of Russia at the choice of the Client is possible:

1. Through Russian transport companies. We cooperate with any companies convenient for you. Delivery to TC Boxbury and PEC is free of any amount. Delivery to other shopping malls when ordering from 3500 rubles, within Moscow is free.

Most Popular:

  • Boxberry www.boxberry.ru
  • Business Lines - www.dellin.ru
  • Baikal Service - www.baikalsr.ru

The cost of delivery of goods to your address must be checked with the transport company. The cost depends on the weight and volume of the cargo, as well as on its value, fragility, etc. For fragile, valuable goods and equipment, our company strongly recommends making crates, indicating fragility and value, because the cost of the whole, not broken cargo on the way, almost always significantly exceeds the above additional payments, and your nerves + time will also be saved, which, believe me, is also important for us.

2. Points of issue of orders and check-in terminals throughout Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. There are restrictions on dimensions and weight, information can be reduced when ordering from a manager

3. Delivery by courier to your home or office is called Express. There are restrictions on dimensions and weight, information can be reduced when ordering from a manager

Dealer Certificates

With this review, I want to start a cycle of tests of various devices for coffee machines, which can expand the functionality of even a budget model, endowing it with the capabilities of premium coffee machines. The first such device in line is the Aqualey system for connecting coffee machines to the water supply system. It is produced by a company from St. Petersburg (import substitution is on the march!), Which kindly provided me with a sample for testing.

To begin with, connecting to the water supply is the prerogative of either commercial models (for example, or), or very expensive and rare home ones (this is usually typical). Russian reality, of course, makes adjustments. This is in the homeland of most coffee machines - in Italy - almost San Pellegrino flows from the tap, and in our country it is better to connect to the water supply after the household filter under the sink or directly to the cooler.

But if you want to teach your inexpensive coffee machine to fill with water on its own, then there is nothing impossible. Here is such a simple set, it contains everything you need to connect almost any model (with the exception of some instances with closed access to the tank) to a household filter and make it almost autonomous:

The principle, of course, cannot be called innovative - any person with an engineering education, if given time, can assemble a similar eyeliner by selecting the necessary spare parts. In the case of Aqualey, the manufacturer has already done this for you, having developed a universal set for most coffee machines.

Aqualey is essentially a system of fittings and pipes that can be gently routed from the filters under the sink to your coffee machine. Plus the main element and "know-how" - a float valve with fastening that regulates the inclusion and shutdown of the water supply. An additional tap is optionally installed to turn off the water supply for more peace of mind during a long absence or in case of cleaning the coffee machine. Also included are stickers to facilitate fastening:

All materials are selected conscientiously, the manufacturer assures (and this is confirmed by the marking on the spare parts) that the fittings - pipes, faucet and fittings (adapters) - are produced by the British company John Guest in the UK.

However, enough to consider, let's collect. I connected Melitta Caffeo Varianza to the water supply and this is how it looked:

I start using fittings and a knife to assemble the required tube configuration. This stage requires care! First, I try everything on. Before starting the process, I recommend straightening all the segments of the tubes (since they come twisted, they have a slight curvature when unpacking). At the first stage, I try on without cutting for a complete tap (with a blue valve). At the last stage, I will simply embed it in a suitable segment, having precisely understood the future wiring from the machine under the countertop and further to the filter under the sink.

At this moment, I decide to slightly change the location of the coffee machine on the table and hang Aqualey on the back wall of the tank. In addition, after carefully reading the instructions again, I conclude that I initially forgot to cut out the corner of the round white sticker to fix the fasteners, and glued it strictly opposite the long white bolt. In fact, you need to make a small corner cutout and glue the resulting semicircle "above" the bolt. In this case, the sticker acts as a stop-spacer between the supply pipe and the fastening bolt (see photo below):

Now I finally fix the mount on the tank wall. For better vertical fixation, as indicated in the instructions, I made a corner cutout in the sticker and positioned it in the girth of the bolt.

I bring the Aqualey hose under the countertop to the filter. I carefully cut the blue hose that went from the filter to the tap at the sink and connect all three inlets in a complete tee.

This is what the mounted Aqualey system looks like in my case. I decided to place the tap that shut off the water supply to the coffee machine on the side of it, so that it was at hand and there was no need to climb under the sink. But, in principle, you can choose any other place for its insertion.

Now the coffee machine can be pushed deeper under the wall cabinet - there is no more need to take out the water tank. You just need to leave enough space to conveniently fill the grains.

Nuances

Like any potential client, I am primarily concerned about two questions - how reliable is the Aqualey system ( in other words, will the float "glitch" and will it flood the whole kitchen for me?) and how the warranty repair departments look at the use of such a system ( Will they refuse to repair my coffee grinder, for example, if I use Aqualey?). Let's figure it out in order:

  1. Reliability and protection against leaks. Here I must admit that I did not do a long test, but honestly for a couple of days I tried to make sure that the float valve "stuck": I turned it this way and that, turned off and on the water, used warm water, turned on the coffee machine so that it vibrated ... But the valve stubbornly worked at the right moment. In general, the design looks quite reliable in the new state. There are no complaints about the pipes and connections themselves - they really inspire confidence, although I am not a plumber.

Nevertheless, when using the Aqualey system in the office, for peace of mind, I would turn off the water supply to the coffee machine with a special tap at night. Again, it is included.

2. As for the warranty, then after polling several service centers, I came to the conclusion that they do not have a single position on the question of whether a coffee machine modernized in this way is a warranty or not. Certainly, connecting Aqualey to a coffee machine by means of a tie-in may be a reason for refusing a guarantee (but it may not be). But the supply of water directly from above to the tank can hardly affect the warranty repair. After all, the service center simply does not know that you connected their coffee machine to the water supply system, there will be no traces on the machine except for a couple of stickers.

3. Plus, of course, compatibility issue... The system is easy to integrate into coffee machines with top access to the water tank. Moreover, since the diameter of the tube and the dimensions of the other elements are relatively small, the aesthetically pleasing appearance suffers little, the system looks quite solid. But if the water tank slides out from the front or side, then a sidebar will be needed. This involves drilling a small hole with a diameter of 7-8 mm in the body of the coffee machine and in the tank itself. The manufacturer showed me several examples of such an implementation, below are a couple of photos. You can find out the exact information on whether Aqualey is suitable for your particular model on the manufacturer's website or on the hotline. The manufacturer also promises to help with all installation questions in your case.

An example of an implementation with a tank insert: Aqual in Saeco Aulika Top

But personally, I cannot say that I would immediately decide on a cut-in installation. All the same, the case deteriorates.

Aqualey review verdict

Without hiding the fact that this review is being printed, which is called "for advertising rights", I hasten to assure that I took the product for the test with the condition "if you don't like it, I will not review it." Well, as you can see, I completely overcame my skepticism 🙂

By the way, at first it seemed to me that such a device for connecting coffee machines to a water supply system would be relevant only in offices. However, after interviewing a dozen friends, it turned out that many of them are ready to consider this system for home use. My guesses were also confirmed by the manufacturer Aqualeya, who claims that more than 50% of orders come from home connections.

Indeed, in addition to the main functionality - automatic tank replenishment - Aqualey can significantly reduce the space occupied by a coffee machine, which is important just in home kitchens.

On the one hand, if the tank is taken from above, then this requires space above the coffee machine. When installing Aqualeya, there is no need for it. But not really, you need to fill up the grains.

The feint is different. Applying the system, you are decoupled from the volume of the water tank. That is, even if there are 10 consumers, you do not need to take a coffee machine with a large water tank and you can limit yourself to at least a liter! Examples right off the bat: the same Melitta Varianza, several other models of Melitta,.

And finally, the financial aspect - many are considering the option of buying built-in coffee machines just because of their autonomy. But in the end, they refuse such an acquisition - built-in appliances are very expensive. And with the Aqualey, you can get almost all the benefits of flush-mounted installation at no significant cost.

The Aqualey kit for connecting a coffee machine to a water supply system or a filter can be bought on the official website of the product - http://aqualey.ru/. In the homeland of the device - in St. Petersburg - you can also order the installation of a turnkey system. You can ask your questions about use and installation in the comments under this review, the manufacturer's representative will answer them.

Date of publication: 31/08/2016. Your opinion is important to me. Please rate the material: