The new and improved VBM Junior now ships with pre-installed flow control/pressure profiling!
Enjoy a great latte or creamy cappuccino from the brand new digital VBM Junior espresso machine with pre-installed flow control. An upgrade from the 2010 VBM Domobar Junior. Great small home heat exchange espresso machine for customers looking to entertain and do a lot of steaming. With this newer model comes a host of new features, such as a water tank level sensor, which displays an empty tank symbol and red LED light on the Digital Interface when it is time to refill your tank. Optional, customizable side panels, allowing you to choose from a variety of side panel designs that you can stylize your machine with. The brand new digital interface allows the user to adjust all settings on the digital touchpad. After turning the main switch to the ON position, the display shows the selected function (coffee delivery), and the temperature and time of coffee delivery. The button settings show the units warm-up status. Green means the machine is ready, orange means the machine is loading, and red means the machine is in alarm mode. Additionally, there is an LED mode for temperature increase and decrease. ECO Mode exists to increase the espresso machines temperature when idle to save energy. After 2 hours of not using the machine, the shutdown symbol will show up on the display. And as an added safety mechanism built-in alarm codes will display if there is little to no water inside the boiler, then code E01 shows on the display and an LED light appears in red. Moreover, if there is a probe malfunction, then code E02 appears on the display and an LED light appears in red.
VBM calls it ‘Junior’ because of its smaller footprint. Ideal for those customers who do not have space for their larger espresso machines. Renowned for its versatility the VBM Junior has the ability to extract espresso and steam milk at the same time, and the ability to change the pressure in the boiler which is a direct proportional relationship to the temperature. This machine’s smaller footprint not only saves space, but also saves the customer money as it's constructed with less metal and materials.
When compared to the Super models, there are a few key differences. The boiler is controlled by a smaller pressurestat which needs to be manually descaled. The heat exchanger has a 1 liter boiler which is smaller compared to the larger 2.5 liter boilers found on the Super models. The drip tray on the Junior, and the grouphead and water tank switches are also smaller.
The Junior HX machine still boasts VBM’s exclusive and original E-61 grouphead found on the larger machines, the same Ulka 41 watt pump, gorgeous styling, large adjustable overpressure valve (OPV), commercial grade steam and hot water valves, multi-directional steam and hot water wands, brew and steam pressure gauges, heavy vacuum breaker valve, and one-way valve to eliminate back pressure from the boiler.
