Adding Thermometry to a La Pavoni Europiccola - Page 25

#241: Post by **mrtwobits** » March 30th, 2016, 6:49 pm

Has anyone tried adhering the probe or sensor with ptfe thermo attachment pads like these: http://www.alliedelec.com/rs-pro-7887148/70653332/

March 30th, 2016, 7:38 pm

No, but you could try it and let us know.

#243: Post by **mrtwobits** » March 31st, 2016, 1:39 pm

I'm waiting for a shipping cost quote and will report back.

#244: Post by **Piedav** » April 26th, 2016, 9:19 pm

Hi there. Wow! Lots of great ideas on this thread! I just wanted to post what I have done to afix a thermometer to my Pavoni. Nothing special as far as the thermometer is concerned, except it has a feature that would be nice to customize...it has a green LED that flashes when it hits 160 degrees. Would be neat to customize to whatever temp you want. Other than that, what I wanted to show you was the clip I found. It comes with suction cup type of things for hanging objects on glass. Simply remove the clip and it fits perfectly on the bolts on the group head. Just tight enough to keep the thermometer from drooping, yet extremely easy, and tool free, to remove! I am a newbie with this machine, so I don't yet have an o-ring to use to hold the thermometer tip to the group, so I'm just using that aluminum tape for now.

Here's a couple pics of my solution

#245: Post by **dominico** » April 26th, 2016, 9:39 pm

EDIT

You fixed it before I posted. Good job!

#246: Post by **Piedav** » April 26th, 2016, 9:40 pm

I just figured that out. Thank you, I was wondering what the heck was going on!

#247: Post by **thedude** » April 27th, 2016, 8:54 am

Hi there. I have used a Pavoni for a couple of months now, and -surprise- it is almost impossible to make consistent espresso without a thermometer. Nothing new, but I did not like the thermal strips or digital thermometers that many others use.

A simple and in my opinion good looking alternative is a so-called pipe thermometer. It is really cheap, and works sufficiently well to give a reasonable temperature reading of the brewing unit. It is not the fastest, nor accurate, but got enough for knowing when the head has cooled off enough to make another round (for me, this temp is about 75°C (ca. 170 °F))

#248: Post by **thedude** » April 27th, 2016, 8:56 am

#249: Post by **Calendar** » July 16th, 2016, 5:30 pm

I'm a new Pavoni owner acquiring a 2nd Gen, Pro recently. This is my first lever, but I'm not new to espresso.

I added a Polder thermometer today. Mounted it right on the heat sink - no muss no fuss. The end of the wire is wedged between the heat sink and the group. No adhesive of any kind.

Eventually I'll use hi-temp silicone gasket it put it directly on the group and get some thermal compound between the sink and the group.

The Polder I bought today at Bed Bath and B has a shaft that unscrews, no need to force or cut. I cut it after I took it off and then put the short piece back on to mount in the heat sink and added heat shrink to the rest of the wire.

I'm having fun with this machine so far. More to to do, though.

July 2nd, 2017, 3:54 pm

I've created a mount that works on a 1st generation La Pavoni lever, one of the models built between 1961 and 1974 with the water-heated group that threads directly into the boiler. Here's a photo, and a link to that thread.

Mounting Group Thermometer on 1st Generation La Pavoni