Made my machine like new!
Wahoo!  The pump arrived first thing in the morning and my wife was drinking cappuccino 45 minutes later!<br />This was a 1:1 direct replacement for my Starbucks Barista made by Saeco.  (The original was brass too.). The dramatic increase was the difference between new and how it degraded over time until it finally failed.  Now our machine is like new!<br />HINT: if you find a nice espresso maker at a thrift store, chances are the pump needs to be replaced.  If it hasn't been abused, you can remove most internal water scale and crud with some citric acid added to the water in the reservoir.  Use the old pump to cycle the water and citric acid through the heating tank and steam wand a couple times.  After cleaning the crud, then replace the pump.  Chances are, your thrift store machine will be good as new!
Rating: 5 stars