The connecting wire from the thermostat in the pot was quite rusty, the thermometer itself had some corrosion on it as well. While I was trying to clean the sensor, the connecting wire broke, now I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to just solder the wire back to the sensor or just replace the whole thermostat. This is the part: https://www.partstown.com/bunn/bu04069-0003#id=spec

The whole device was struggling to heat up, so there could be an issue with the heating element, but I would need to take the whole thing apart to check it, open to advice on this point as well.

I've been asked to perform station relocation to a remote outpost in the kitchen. When I work through my routine, there are a lot of things I can't envision doing, like striding confidently across the kitchen with the espresso drip tray. I mostly do espresso (cortado) and French press. I'll build a small custom cabinet with countertop for my nook. Likely 2 drawers, floating with the cat dishes underneath. I expect that I'll have to have a tray that lives in the top drawer. That tray will have to have some arrangement of fitted compartments for waste water, a sponge, compost, dirty cloths and maybe some clean water. I'd plan to make one trip over in the morning and one back after the afternoon coffee. Do folks do this? What works for you?

I want to stop using Nespresso pods. They're expensive and make a lot of garbage. There seems to be a whole new bunch of single cup machines that will do the same thing as the pods, make a single cup of coffee, but from my own ground beans. That should save a bunch of money and garbage. I don't want to buy a $1000+ machine and I don't know which of the less expensive machines will do the job. There are machines from $199 and up. Any suggestions?

A question, do some coffee beans grind finer than others? My Lelit Marax gets up to ten bars before the liquid slowly drips out. The grind is the same one l use with other beans, but these beans came from the supermarket as l missed my regular bean shop in a nearby town. Usually, there is good flow.

I have a cabin in the mountains that I will be listing as a weekly rental for part of the year. It is a 4 bed/4 bath that sleeps 8-10 people. It is in a development with higher end homes, about 25% of which are short term rentals. I would like to up my coffee game and add to my existing coffee station. Right now I have a Moccamaster 10 cup brewer, a Capresso burr grinder, a gooseneck kettle, a Chemex pour-over, a Matcha set, and an Aeropress. I would love to put a nice espresso unit in, but want one that a guest can figure out how to use with basic instructions, not have to read an entire manual. Someone suggested a super automatic, which sounds like a good solution. I’m trying to spend maybe 1k, but can go up a bit if it is a foolproof option. Also, I live in the guest house on the property so I do the weekly cleaning myself most of the time. I have a lady they helps me and the 2 of us knock it out in a few hours, but I will do a clean on the espresso maker every turnover.

What machine do you recommend for just personal use? My budget is 200-300$

I have a counter that separates the cooking area from the living room. This is the only available counter space. Any pictures of ideas for setting up a coffee station where the back will be exposed?