Models we service and repair
Dalla Corte was founded in Milan in 2001 — a comparatively young brand in the Italian espresso machine landscape, with a clear technical statement from day one: a multi-boiler platform with direct-brew design. Each group has its own boiler with its own sensor, its own heating element, its own PID logic. That was unconventional in 2001 and is now the benchmark modern premium machines get measured against.
Mina is the home/boutique model. Single group, one group boiler plus steam boiler, tank or plumbed-in depending on configuration. Visually its own thing, technically scaled straight down from the Evo platform.
Studio is the larger single-group variant with an extended steam system and a bigger water tank setup. For ambitious home setups or small specialty boutiques.
Evo 2 is the main commercial line. 2-group or 3-group, each group with its own boiler, separate large steam boiler, volumetric or manual depending on variant. You'll find it in specialty cafés across Berlin and Brandenburg that made a deliberate multi-boiler platform decision.
XT is the premium range. 2-group, 3-group, 4-group, with extended profiling options, a larger steam boiler and premium build quality. Competes with the La Marzocco Strada and Slayer in the top league.
DC Pro and Icon are more compact commercial variants for smaller café setups or premium boutiques.
Direct-brew design — what it means for service
Advantages in the cup: temperature stability (water is heated right at the point of extraction), per-group temperature (each group individually adjustable), faster heat-up, energy efficiency (steam boiler separate).
Consequences for service:
- Check each group's sensors individually — PT100 per brew chamber, separate PID logic
- Check each group's heating individually — heating element value per brew chamber
- Direct-brew chamber gaskets are wear parts with their own maintenance interval
- Multi-boiler diagnostics need a systematic approach — standard E61 repair shops without Dalla Corte experience are often groping in the dark
- The central control board manages the per-group logic — sensor drift in one group doesn't affect the others
We know the multi-boiler logic.
Typical problems and how we fix them
Evo 2, one group drifting in temperature. The most common service call on multi-boiler platforms after 2-4 years without maintenance. The PT100 sensor in the affected brew chamber scales up (especially in café setups without proper water treatment), reads wrong values, and the PID heats too low or too high. Sensor out, into citric acid, back in clean, measure the values. If the sensor keeps drifting: replacement. The heating element in the group boiler is the second suspect to check.
Mina or Studio, pressure drop. Home machine with a vibration pump or smaller rotary pump. First we check the OPV adjustment, then the pump, then the solenoid valve at the brew outlet, then the direct-brew chamber gasket. The diagnostic order is different from E61 machines because the Dalla Corte platform is proprietary.
XT, multi-boiler logic acting up. The central control board can misinterpret sensor drift in one group, which produces cascading errors. Diagnostic order: check each group's sensors and heating individually, compare values, check the plug connections on the control board module, check the firmware version. On a 4-group XT the multi-boiler diagnostics get more complex — we take the time, no quick shots in the dark.
Water under the machine. Direct-brew chamber gasket porous, or the steam boiler heat exchanger gasket. Diagnosis by visual and pressure test; both components have standard replacements, swap takes 60-120 minutes depending on findings and number of groups.
Mina, display shows an error. Mina-specific control board. Sensors first (scaled-up sensors in 70 percent of cases), then the firmware version (Dalla Corte ships updates through the distributor), then the plug connections. Board replacement is the exception.
Genuine parts from Milan
We source Dalla Corte spare parts through the authorized distributor in Germany and directly from the factory in Milan. Rotary pumps (or vibration pumps for Mina/Studio depending on configuration), heating elements for the group boilers and the steam boiler, PT100 sensors, control boards, direct-brew chamber gaskets, solenoid valves, level probes — all genuine.
Dalla Corte components don't come from the standard E61 parts bin. Direct-brew chamber gaskets have model-specific dimensions, heating elements fit specific seats per group, control boards are proprietary. We don't fit third-party components — the platform is too integrated, and every gray-market part is a risk for cascading errors.
Brew chamber gaskets for Evo 2 and XT we keep in stock, because they're the most common maintenance parts. Same for PT100 sensors and standard solenoid valves. Control boards come through the distributor with 1-2 days lead time.
Multi-boiler know-how — our specialty
What we're particularly good at with Dalla Corte: multi-boiler diagnostics and calibration. That's the discipline where the platform shows its real character — and where most service shops without specific experience lose hours.
Multi-boiler service with us means:
- Measuring each group's sensors individually with a calibrated multimeter
- Comparing values between groups — what's drifting, what stays stable
- Per-group PID calibration via the control board
- Pressure measurement per group with a calibrated gauge at the portafilter outlet
- Steam boiler maintenance handled separately — its own logic, its own sensors
- Checking the firmware version and updating through the distributor if needed
We do this in the workshop for Mina and Studio, on site for Evo 2 and XT (too big and plumbed in to move).
On site or in the workshop
Evo 2 and XT in a running café: on site, always. Multi-group platforms are heavy, plumbed in, and downtime in a café is expensive.
Mina and Studio (home or boutique): workshop, after pickup. Home machines are cleaner to service in our workshop — pressure test bench, tooling, proper light, all the Dalla Corte special tools within reach.
DC Pro and Icon: depends on the installation. Compact setups in a small café sometimes get a workshop appointment; permanently plumbed installations get serviced on site.
What we don't do
Custom firmware on control boards. Dalla Corte ships official firmware updates through the distributor. Third-party software kills the warranty and can scramble the multi-boiler logic.
Aftermarket pumps or gray-market heating elements in Dalla Corte platforms. The platform is too integrated; every third-party part is a risk for cascading errors in the multi-boiler logic. Genuine or not at all.
Full resprays of custom paintwork. Dalla Corte has the occasional special edition with custom finishes — cosmetic care we do, full resprays go to specialized paint partners.
Repairs on counterfeit machines. Direct-brew platforms are technically too complex for mass counterfeiting, but the odd imitation does turn up — bring one in and you get a straight answer and no invoice.
Café emergency service — 24/7
Evo 2 and XT machines in Berlin and Brandenburg sit in specialty cafés that can't just close for a day. We run a 24/7 emergency service:
- Berlin call-outs usually fast for emergency appointments
- Brandenburg call-outs 4-6 hours depending on location
- We carry Dalla Corte spare parts in the van: PT100 sensors, solenoid valves, gasket kits, standard heating elements
- Standard faults repaired on the spot where possible
- Special cases get a diagnosis and a follow-up appointment once parts arrive
Call-out fee plus hourly rate from 99 euros net, small weekend surcharge for emergency calls.
Prices and flat rates
- Maintenance Evo 2 2-group: flat rate, multi-boiler maintenance per group
- Maintenance Evo 2 3-group / XT 3-group / XT 4-group: correspondingly higher
- Maintenance Mina / Studio: home flat rate with workshop appointment
- Per-group sensor calibration: included in the maintenance package
- Control board replacement: flat rate plus genuine board
- Emergency call-out Berlin: flat rate; Brandenburg plus mileage
Hourly rate from 99 euros net, small weekend surcharge for emergency calls. Genuine parts billed separately. Exact figures per model and scope in the quote.
We repair all espresso machines
Dalla Corte is part of our premium commercial portfolio — alongside La Marzocco, Slayer, Victoria Arduino, Kees van der Westen and Sanremo. We repair all portafilter espresso machines, Dalla Corte fully included — multi-boiler direct-brew platforms and all. Super-automatics aren't our business.
Get in touch
Send us the model (Mina / Studio / Evo 2 / XT / DC Pro / Icon), the configuration (number of groups), the year if you know it, and a short description of the symptom. For multi-boiler issues, tell us which group is affected. A photo of the type plate and one of the machine helps with the initial assessment.
werkstatt@9bar-studio.de | 030 75 43 73 44