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Londinium Vectis maintenance: what the manual says
Londinium’s published guidance lists 1 maintenance job for the Vectis. Each is below with how often and the sentence it comes from.
What to do, and how often
| Job | How often | The manual’s sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Piston seal replacement | When the seals blow by (no interval) |
|
What the manual does not say
16 jobs with nothing stated
- Backflush (detergent)
- Backflush (water)
- Portafilter & basket soak
- Boiler water change
- Descale
- Drip tray empty & clean
- Group gasket replacement
- Group head wipe / flush
- Lever/piston lubrication
- Professional service
- Shower screen clean
- Shower screen replacement
- Steam wand purge & wipe
- Steam wand deep clean
- Water filter / softener replacement
- Water tank clean
Notes from the research
- londiniumespresso.com returns a Vercel security checkpoint (HTTP 429) to curl, forum.londiniumespresso.com returns 522, and support.londiniumespresso.com (Zoho Desk KB) needs a login; no Vectis manual PDF was found anywhere. Only blog.londiniumespresso.com is readable.
- Every routine task except piston seal replacement is not_stated; no community source gives Vectis-specific intervals.
- blog.londiniumespresso.com / londiniumespresso.com is not in the sources.json allowlist.
Sources
- Londinium blog: Machined piston seals for the Vectis are coming (Reiss Gunson, 2025-07-04) Maker’s page
- Londinium blog: Vectis are now shipped with factory fitted no grease seals (2025-02-27) Maker’s page
Researched on .
Published: the sentence is on the maker’s own page or in the maker’s own document.
Community: the maker’s text, hosted somewhere else, usually by a retailer.