Hi All...Happy Thanksgiving to the U.S. Folks I have been making espresso at home for about 5 years now. My current setup is a La Valentina Hx machine paired with a Ceado E6P grinder. I need a little help with my straight espresso shots. It seems like no matter how much water I run through the

Thanks everyone. Ordered and installed a new power switch and everything is fixed

Hi Guys, I have had my La Valentina for about four years now and luckily have not experienced any repair problems, until now. I first noticed a problem when the power switch light would not illuminate even though the machine was on. If I lightly depressed the button the light would appear on and if ...

Never...purchased the machine approximately one year ago. It is used for 2-3 coffees per day. On for 2 hours in the morning and 4 hours at night. All day Saturday and Sunday. I will source a replacement. Thanks Dan. I know! I was almost embarrassed to post a photo after I saw what

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Almost every morning when I wake up I find my group gasket/screen on the kitchen floor. When I go to attach the gasket to the grouphead, it feels like it is not snug and take a bit of fiddling with to catch. I have attached two pictures in the hopes that someone more advanced than me can identify

Jim, Do you think that the vario requires wdt? I get a rather clump less grind from the vario but I realize that wdt can help to evenly distribute especially when my dose is below the rim. I have been experimenting with different distribution techniques since I got my vario and have not settled on a

As the title says I have been working with my 17 gram strada basket for a month or so and cannot seem to get the results I want with my preciso. I recall a post by Chris Tacy that home users with grinders below a super jolly will be frustrated with the vst. Is the basket not a

To provide an update: I picked up some skinny cow milk which is a fat free milk with a high protein content. After two cappuccinos it is a world of difference. Creamy silky microfoam to the final sip. The milk frothing guides should come with disclaimers warning users to start with higher fat conten...

This same issue has now been covered in a few threads, and there is still one question that I cannot find the answer to: Is the lack of air at the "bottom" of the pitcher a symptom of not enough texturizing, or not enough stretching? In other words, if you do not stretch properly, it seems to me that