Update: The machine heats up well enough to make steam, but leaks badly at the glass and lever. I'll start taking it apart this week to establish what o-rings and gaskets I need to seal up the leaks. The power cord also needs to be replaced. There is a 125V label over the power cord, so

Uh, that's an oops on my part. The plug looked like 120V to me - I just focused on the crack and figured I'll be be replacing it. Sorry about the outbid. I started to ask about this thing here, but haven't seen any guidelines on posting about live auctions. In ac and coffeegeek, that is

I've been pondering a used La Pavoni for several weeks, but could never get one cheap enough to please SWMBO. Unfortunately, I stumbled into this place over the weekend and got tired of waiting for the right La Pavoni, so it is your fault that I bought this copy of a chrome peacock. The E-bay auctio...