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Domestic repairs
Domestic Coffee Machine Repairs in Cape Town
When a home coffee machine stops behaving, the cause is usually mechanical, hydraulic or electrical — not mysterious. ExoCoffee diagnoses the actual fault, quotes on it, and repairs it rather than guessing at parts.
We repair domestic espresso machines, automatic bean-to-cup machines and household grinders, from a single leaking group head to a machine that trips the breaker every morning.
Who this is for
Airbnb and self-catering hosts
Machines guests rely on, where reliability matters more than adjustability.
Households with bean-to-cup machines
Automatic machines that have started throwing errors or making poor coffee.
Faults we repair most often
Water where it shouldn't be
Drips under the machine, a wet drip tray between uses or water tracking down the portafilter.
Weak or dead extraction
Shots that run fast and thin, or almost no flow at all through the group.
Won't power up or trips
Dead machine, intermittent shutdowns or a machine that trips the plug point or DB board.
Heating faults
No steam, lukewarm water or a machine stuck heating and never reaching temperature.
Noise and vibration
A pump that has become loud, a rattling grinder or a knocking solenoid.
Error codes
Warning lights or fault messages that lock the machine out of normal operation.
What we check during a repair
- Pump output and brew pressure against the machine's specification
- Boiler and thermoblock heating behaviour, thermostats, sensors and safety cut-outs
- Solenoid valves, one-way valves and the flow path for blockages or scale
- Seals, gaskets, O-rings and the group head for leak paths
- Wiring, connectors, element resistance and earth continuity
- Water supply, filtration and scale load, which cause many repeat failures
How a repair works
1. Tell us the symptom
Send the brand, model and what the machine is doing. Photos or a short video of the fault help a lot.
2. Diagnosis
Domestic machines are usually assessed in the workshop where they can be bench tested.
3. Quote before work
You get a written quote covering parts and labour. Nothing is replaced before you approve it.
4. Repair and test
The machine is repaired, pressure and temperature tested, and only handed back once it pulls a proper shot.
Machines we repair
- Domestic espresso machines
- Semi-automatic and dual-boiler machines
- Bean-to-cup and automatic machines
- Domestic espresso grinders
We regularly work on Breville, Sage, DeLonghi, Gaggia, Philips, Saeco, Krups, Siemens and selected bean-to-cup brands. If your brand isn't listed, send the model number and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help.
Cape Town service area
ExoCoffee works from Durbanville and covers the greater Cape Town area, including the Northern Suburbs, Bellville, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Tygervalley, the city bowl, the Southern Suburbs, Stellenbosch and Somerset West. See the full service area.
Questions
Usually yes — most faults are seals, valves, pumps or heating components rather than the whole machine. If a repair doesn't make financial sense against the machine's value, we say so before you spend money.
Most domestic machines are stripped and repaired in the workshop where they can be bench tested. Larger built-in or plumbed units may be attended at home.
Most repairs are completed within 24–48 hours. Where a part has to be ordered in, allow three to five working days.
More answers on the coffee machine repair FAQ.
Related services
Espresso & coffee machine repairs
Pressure, steam and group-head faults in detail.
Bean-to-cup repairs
Brew units, milk systems and error messages.
Coffee machine servicing
Preventative work rather than breakdown repair.
Describe the fault, get a quote
Send the brand, model and symptom and we'll tell you what's likely wrong and what it should cost.