by Lost in LA on Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:45 pm
Hello again, everyone. I hope you're all doing well.
Not sure if this thread is still as active, but a few updates on my Lusso single group.
My earlier problem (the machine basically stopped working) were fixed by 1st-Line long ago and far away. I believe the fix was to replace the "brains."
The machine worked great for quite some time, but lately I'm having problems with, for lack of a better term, the piston slipping: I pull the lever down, get the pre-infusion, and then slowly release it, as I always did. Now, instead of pushing the water through the coffee right away, the lever goes up maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of the way (maybe a 60 degree arc) before the pressure starts (I'm probably not explaining that very well, but hopefully you know what I mean).
I'll go through this thread and the others, since I'm sure it's come up before, but I just thought I'd share the update.
On the plus side, after months and months of experimenting with mixed results, I've been getting a nice, consistent espresso with the Lusso. Very comparable, if not significantly better, than my Gaggia Classic, and it's safe to say I'm still hooked on the lever machines, despite the occasional mechanical setback.
Take care, everyone.