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The Mechanika VI Slim is a heat-exchanger machine in a narrow body: at 25 cm wide, it fits a single boiler that makes steam and heats the brew water into very little space, with the temperature held by a PID. The group is ECM's own, developed from the café-classic E61, and worked with a lever. A three-position switch sets the temperature, between roughly 90 and 99 °C in the cup.
Two gauges show boiler and pump pressure, and the pump pressure can be adjusted with a screwdriver by anyone who wants to tinker. The steam and hot-water valves are old-style rotary taps, and pre-infusion can be switched off. The box includes a blind basket for cleaning the group and a tamper.
It needs switching on about twenty-five minutes before the first coffee, and wants a counter almost 45 cm deep. Scale is best prevented: once a machine has calcified, only the dealer can descale it, since the boiler and pipes may need partly taking apart. It is for someone who wants the heat exchanger in its classic form, rotary taps included, in a machine that fits where the counter is narrow.
| Parameter | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Machine dimensions | 25 × 44.5 × 39.5 cm (9.8 × 17.5 × 15.6 in) | manufacturer website |
| Weight | 20.2 kg (44.5 lb) | manufacturer website |
| Power supply | 230 V / 50 Hz / 1500 W | manufacturer website |
| Boiler architecture | Heat exchanger (HX) | Declared by the brand |
| PID control | Yes | Declared by the brand |
| Pump type | Vibration | Declared by the brand |
| Group head type | Proprietary | Declared by the brand |
| Boiler material | Stainless steel | Declared by the brand |
| Water tank capacity | 2.8 l | Declared by the brand |
| Pressure gauge | Yes | Declared by the brand |
Seven grams, twenty-five seconds, twenty-five millilitres: Italian espresso has a written specification, and this is it.
The same dose as an espresso, less water in the cup. No institutional source fixes its volume — so here you will only find what is documented.
25 ml of espresso and 100 ml of steamed milk, in a 150–160 ml cup. The cappuccino has a specification too.
An espresso and a stain of milk. How much milk, exactly? No source declares it — and we do not invent it.
An espresso lengthened with hot water. The amount of water is set by no standard: it changes from country to country and from bar to bar.
Double espresso, sugar syrup and ice in a shaker. It has no specification: it has a house recipe.
Scelte dalla fascia d'uso e dall'ingombro dichiarati, non dal prezzo: i prezzi non li pubblichiamo.
Simpler, entry level
The step up
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