Krups Semi-Automatic Espresso maker Review

We were so excited to finally buy our first espresso maker. A trip back from Europe had made us converts and the idea of a machine that would wake me up with espresso was the ultimate luxury.  The directsion were easy and the machine straightforward. the first cups came out like a dream.  Five cups later our machine started making little chugging noises: ten cups after that it stopped finishing making cups of espresso entirely! We reset the machine nearly every time we made a cup and notice that it was now overheating regularly.  Not a great sign for a house that with young kids running about! We switched espresso types and that seemed to increase the odds of getting a full cup of espresso for awhile but the shaking returned. It had become a major distraction and source of stress around breakfast time.  I would not recommend it unfortunately. BUT, on the plus side the manufacturer took the machine back without question.  I noticed that Wililams Sonoma has ceased carrying the model - perhaps others have had similar situations.