installations

Coffee Physics can help support your installation, from initial set up consultation to barista training and onboarding.
In order to help with the myriad of things to check off to make sure your equipment installation goes smoothly,
here is our installation process at a glance:

  1. Customer Checklist
    Make sure you review the water, drain and power recommendations list below. You’ll need to have these ready before we perform your installation. Most of these things should be performed by your general contractor, plumber and electrician.

  2. Site Survey
    A Coffee Physics coffee technician will come to your location to inspect your set up to confirm your site’s readiness before scheduling your installation. If they find anything that needs to be done before installation, they’ll let you know. If your site is ready for install, your coffee technician will perform the installation on this visit.

  3. Installation
    Once your installation site is deemed ready, your coffee technician will connect water, drain and power. They will also make sure your coffee equipment is functioning properly and answer any questions you may have about your newly installed equipment.

 

*Free Site Survey & Installation?

If you’ve purchased your commercial espresso machine from Coffee Physics, you will not be charged for your Site Survey and Installation’s travel + labor fees (woo!) Otherwise, Site Survey and Installation follow the same labor and travel rates listed in our pricing section here.

*This offer does not apply to home espresso machines or other coffee equipment such as brewers, grinders, etc.
Only applies to new commercial espresso machines purchased through Coffee Physics.

Purchase of the espresso machine through Coffee Physics includes a limited labor and parts warranty. Warranty start date is same as installation date.

What is included with your new espresso machine purchase:

  • 1 day Installation and training - to be scheduled after site survey is completed.

  • 1 year parts warranty for non wear and tear parts; based on manufacturer recommendations. Labor to repair faulty parts included, but does not include travel fees.

 
 

Customer Pre-Site Survey/Installation Checklist

 
 

Water

It’s important to make sure your coffee equipment is being supplied with clean water that’s free of pipe sediment and chlorine. We recommend having a water filter installed in-line with your existing water valve. Coffee Physics installs Pentair Everpure carbon filters for coffee equipment installations.

Here are some things you’ll need to have ready before we perform this installation:

  1. 3/8” male compression water shut off valve no further than 6 ft away from where your machine will be installed.

  2. 2” holes drilled through countertop and cabinet walls (if needed) to run water lines from shut off valve to machine.

  3. At least 3 ft. vertical space under or around your coffee machine for water filter placement.

 
 

Drain

If you’re plumbing water to your espresso machine, you must connect a drain to carry waste water out to your existing drainage. This is the best way to help avoid flooding.

Here’s what you’ll need to have ready before your installation:

  1. (Residential) 3/4” drain pipe stem at your existing drain pipe for our coffee technician to connect a drain hose.
    (Commercial) Drain cup to drop drain hose into that is no further than 6 ft. from your machine. There must be an air gap to avoid drain overfill and leaking from your espresso machine.

  2. 2” holes drilled through countertop and cabinet walls to run no more than 6 ft. of drain hose through. You can use the same holes you use to run water supply lines through.

 
 

power

Once your coffee machine is connected to a clean water supply and has proper drainage; it’s time to fire it up!

Here’s what you’ll need before doing so:

  1. (Residential) Usually a home espresso machine plugs into a 110V/120V outlet. We recommend having a GFCI outlet for your machine to plug into. Espresso machines draw around 10 amps of power and should something spike, it’s best for a GFCI to trip to safely let you know you’ve got a power related issue with your machine.

  2. (Commercial) A receptacle and breaker panel switch to match your machine’s recommended power requirements. For example, if your machine is a 208V, 25A rated machine, you’ll want a bit of head space at your breaker panel, so you’d go with a 30A breaker that supplies 208V of power.

  3. (Commercial) Let us know what receptacle you have or are hoping to have installed. We recommend a locking receptacle, like an L6-30R. L6 being the locking plug type and the 30R meaning it’s for a 30 amp receptacle. Your coffee technician will need to know before your installation date which type of receptacle you have and if you need Coffee Physics to supply the machine’s cord cap to match your receptacle.