Olympia Express Cremina SL

MakerOlympia Express
BoilerLever (spring), single boiler
Brew boilerNot listed
Steam boiler1.8 L
Water tankNot listed
Plumb-inNot listed
Voltage (US)120V version
Maker's water filterNot listed

What water does this machine require?

Olympia Express hasn't published a limit our check can use for this machine yet, so the check can't give it a result. Whatever the maker does say is quoted below.

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  • Total hardness, 107 ppm (our conversion of the maker's 6 °dH). Guidance the maker gives as an ideal, a recommendation or a care tier, not as a limit. The maker's words for Total hardness.

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The maker's water guidance

What the maker says this machine needs from its water. This is machine care, not drinking-water advice.

From Olympia Express's guidance for this model.

  • Total hardness: 6 °dH

    “We recommend a hardness grade from about 6°dh (US: 0.336 ppm CaCO₃)”

    Cremina SL owner's book (OLY_owners-book_cremina-sl_web_2020.pdf, PDF created 2020-09-18), The importance of the water (page 16). Source (opens in a new tab), saved October 28, 2026.

  • Water type

    “It is important not to use hard water, so the taste and the aroma of the ground beans can fully unfold.”

    Cremina SL owner's book (OLY_owners-book_cremina-sl_web_2020.pdf, PDF created 2020-09-18), The importance of the water (page 16). Source (opens in a new tab), saved October 28, 2026.

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