Good quality espresso / cappuccino maker that doesn't leak or break within 18 months of use I have been buying de Longhi coffee machines for a while now and they seem to be getting worse.  I started on a Delonghi EC152 which was low cost and pretty reliable.  Then when my 2nd one died, I tried to order a replacement but it had been discontinued and so equivalent model was a EC146.B which was really poor.  As luck would have it, or so I thought, I received another de Longhi as a present, an EC 270.  But this leaks like crazy after only a few weeks.  If you fiddle with the valve on the  water vessel it stops leaking for a few  hours.

So I would like to buy a coffee maker which doesn't leak and which will last.

Willing to spend a reasonable amount to get something that will last.

I am looking for a home use machine for say 1-2 cups per day.  Our cooker is an electric hob - so not sure the stove types would work.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
I think I put a new gasket in the Vesuviana once, but I find it more of a pain to clean than I like. Still, gotta be pushing 50 years old, pretty reliable. 

Also a stovetop device, but purported espresso. Espresso snobs may say it's not real espresso.

For cappuccino there are similar stovetop devices to make steam with.