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ECM / Profitec Classika, Mechanika, Pro 300 to 800

German brands, Italian hearts: E61 groups, Italian pumps, valves and baskets. The best-documented machines in the German-speaking community.

Which version do you have?

Version is on the serial plate; Profitec models are numbered.

VersionYearsHow to recognise it
ECM Classika2010–todaySingle boiler, E61, PID on Classika PID
Profitec Pro 300 / 500 / 7002015–todayPro 300 dual boiler compact; Pro 500 HX; Pro 700 dual boiler

Typical faults

  • Dripping from the E61 group. Group gasket, or lever seals.
  • Pump loud and shot slow. Vibration pump or scale.

Guides for this machine

    One repair tip a month, from the workshop

    No offers, no noise. A short note on what breaks, what to check, and which part fixes it. You also hear first when the shop opens.