La Pavoni Europiccola Millenium portafilter. Clipless or with Clip??

[rawman]

Hi, Sorry for cross posting this, but I hijacked Rob / IMAWriter's thread so I wanted to pull this out,

I recently got 2 La Pavoni Millenium Europiccolas from Williams Sonoma. Both of them came with stock PFs with basket retaining clips, and with ridge less baskets.

For others with La Pavoni Millenium Europiccolas, did the stock PF come with a clip, or was it clipless? Also, has anyone gotten one with a ridged basked?

Since I had never seen one before I assumed that they all came with clips. IMAWriter said his came with the indentation for the clip but no clip, and rapidcoffee said all of the ones he has seen all have had no clips and no indentations where the clips would even go. I'm curious to see what types other folks have gotten.

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[shadowfax]

That would be nice if they finally put clips in. I have an old Pre-Millennium Professional, and the lack of clips is seriously aggravating when the basket falls into the knockbox (or worse, the trash can). I ended up solving this problem by putting a rubber band around the basket and using a naked portafilter, so the basket is pretty well stuck in the portafilter. The bands tend to break about once every couple of months.

[Psyd]

For others with La Pavoni Millenium Europiccolas, did the stock PF come with a clip, or was it clipless? Also, has anyone gotten one with a ridged basked?

Well, from the Gaggie Factory version of the Millenium EP, the inside wall of mine is as smooth as a babies bottom. I'd kill for a clip groove, as I can make a retaining ring myownself.
That makes quite the difference as to where I will shop for my next PF, though. Feel like selling one? ; >

[A2chromepeacock]

For others with La Pavoni Millenium Europiccolas, did the stock PF come with a clip, or was it clipless? Also, has anyone gotten one with a ridged basked?

Mine is about three years old (to me...who knows when in or after 2000 it was built). No clip, no ridge. Smooth portafilter baskets.

[stefano65]

The portafilter for millennium models that i've been receiving they all have the groove and the clip
some older models or pre millennium used to have that too then they stop doing it
why??????????
don't know

[IMAWriter]

Hi, Sorry for cross posting this, but I hijacked Rob / IMAWriter's thread so I wanted to pull this out,

I recently got 2 La Pavoni Millenium Europiccolas from Williams Sonoma. Both of them came with stock PFs with basket retaining clips, and with ridge less baskets.

For others with La Pavoni Millenium Europiccolas, did the stock PF come with a clip, or was it clipless? Also, has anyone gotten one with a ridged basked?

Since I had never seen one before I assumed that they all came with clips. IMAWriter said his came with the indentation for the clip but no clip, and rapidcoffee said all of the ones he has seen all have had no clips and no indentations where the clips would even go. I'm curious to see what types other folks have gotten.

Moderators (those who are not in tax season hell) feel free to reprimand me for cross posting, or the other posts may be moved to this thread.

No problem, friend.
I can't figure out why mine has the groove, but no clip...I triple searched the box...everything had been factory wrapped...you can always tell if there's been messing around...got no answer from espressogifts, or La Pavoni.
For me, the problem is theat my beautiful Regt fits perfectly for tamping, but if I'm not careful, removal of the tamper will lift the basket out.,..just slightly...it is no fault of the tamper...I just need to pay more attention...I've been spoiled by the Naked PF with clip and ridge-less Synesso basket I use with Anita.

[IMAWriter]

The portafilter for millennium models that i've been receiving they all have the groove and the clip
some older models or pre millennium used to have that too then they stop doing it
why??????????
don't know

Stefano...can I purchase a clip?
By the way, you've misspelled your last name in your profile shown to the right..

[rawman]

No problem, friend.
I can't figure out why mine has the groove, but no clip...I triple searched the box...everything had been factory wrapped...you can always tell if there's been messing around...got no answer from espressogifts, or La Pavoni.
For me, the problem is theat my beautiful Regt fits perfectly for tamping, but if I'm not careful, removal of the tamper will lift the basket out.,..just slightly...it is no fault of the tamper...I just need to pay more attention...I've been spoiled by the Naked PF with clip and ridge-less Synesso basket I use with Anita.

That's the curious part... Why doesn't yours have the clip. What do you mean everything was factory wrapped? What was wrapped? The baskets, POS plastic tamper and the scoop were in a plastic bag, but nothing else in either of the boxes I got were wrapped in plastic. The PF was just in the designated location in the styrofoam. The machine wasn't in plastic either... Was yours?

[IMAWriter]

That's the curious part... Why doesn't yours have the clip. What do you mean everything was factory wrapped? What was wrapped? The baskets, POS plastic tamper and the scoop were in a plastic bag, but nothing else in either of the boxes I got were wrapped in plastic. The PF was just in the designated location in the styrofoam. The machine wasn't in plastic either... Was yours?

No, you're right...stuff was in a sealed plastic bag, the auto frother was in it's own compartment...guess I meant nothing looked like it had been used...the urnex type stuff was there...but a VCR tape, not a DVD, which leads me to believe mine unit is a bit older...for all I know, could have been at WS for several years...this way too intensive the usual Stepford wife type shopping in Cool Springs Galleria!...haha

[samgiles]

What a bunch of pansies! What's the odd 3rd degree burn when in pursuit of the perfect shot? I have a pre-millenium Pavoni so obviously it's clipless and ridgeless but I thought it might be a good time to share my solution to burnt fingers. It's a rubber thing used for sorting mail. It's taken some of the pain out of it for me

[IMAWriter]

What a bunch of pansies! What's the odd 3rd degree burn when in pursuit of the perfect shot? I have a pre-millenium Pavoni so obviously it's clipless and ridgeless but I thought it might be a good time to share my solution to burnt fingers. It's a rubber thing used for sorting mail. It's taken some of the pain out of it for me

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\Pansy!...

No seriously, that is a way cool solution...and necessary after the 2nd shot, when the PF and basket have really heated up.
But for those of us over 50, a reminder of out next visit to the Dr.

[TUS172]

Owning older Pavonis and Creminas I have no clips... but soon after buying them I also bought numerous double filters. The best I and others have found are the Leva A double filters. I bought six of them because they fit both the Pavoni and Cremina 49mm portafilters. The point is that when I make a few doubles I first grind and load the baskets. As I finish the pull on each one I simply dump the basket into the sink and later after the basket cools I remove the contents safely w/o having to bash the basket against anything.

[Psyd]

What a bunch of pansies! It's a rubber thing used for sorting mail. It's taken some of the pain out of it for me

Unless you have one of those that goes past my elbow, you take that back! ( ; > )
My issue is digging in the yard tall garbage can that I've mounted my bottomless knockbox into. Burns!? I haven't been burned by anything other than actual hot water in years! ; >

Yeah, for me the pain is reaching into a foot and a half of garbage to retrieve the basket that somehow slips past my restraining finger.

[samgiles]

hehe. Can't help you with that one but maybe someone who works in a slaughterhaus might have a solution. Or I've seen vets examining cows sometimes... but I guess that's even more equipment. If you find the right glove, I'd recommend buying it new

[turo0002]

The La Pavoni Millenium Europiccola I purchased from Williams Sonoma circa March 2008 came with stock PF with basket retaining clip.

[Jarno]

Mine also came with a retaining clip, though the spare PF I bought did not have one. However, one thing I found about banging the PF against the knockbox is that the PF will dent as it is made of brass. So I ended up scooping out the spend grounds anyway.