I have a Lelit PL042. I have been very busy, traveling, etc. and haven't used it for several months. It has been sitting idle on my counter, with the same water in the reservoir/boiler. I did a backflush/etc. using Cafiza just before I stopped using it, although I pulled a few shots in the following

I am enjoying my new Lelit PL042LET, but the documentation that came with it is miserable, and the people who sold it to me don't seem to know anything. If someone could steer me in the right direction on any of the questions below, I'd appreciate it: 1) I live in Colorado Springs, CO. Water boils at

I stupidly ran my new Lelit PL042 out of water the other night while I was cleaning it before putting it away for the night. I was running water through the portafilter empty when I noticed the flow slowing. A few seconds later, I realized that what I thought was the water level on the tank was actu...

Thanks for the replies. I (think I) figured it out this morning, after some rest. For the benefit of anyone finding this page in the future: at least on my machine, the three switches are as follows. From left to right, there is the on/off switch, the "pump switch", and the "steam switch". The on/of...

This is very frustrating. Why couldn't they have just said somewhere in the manual, "switch 2 turns on the pump", "switch 3 position 1 sets the thermostat", "switch 3 position 2 does whatever", etc.? I don't understand why I am supposed to do anything with the 3-position steam switch if I just want ...

The steam switch definitely has three positions, and the manual is definitely written as if it has only two

I just got a Lelit PL042LET for Christmas. The manual can be found here, so that you can see a picture of the machine. {link} However, the manual sucks. There are three switches, from left to right: the on/off switch, the "coffee / hot water switch", and the "steam switch". The on/off