San Remo seems to have thrown their hat into the ring for the high end single group home machine. The design is very similar to the Cafe Racer. It will be available in 110-120v and 220v with a water tank. It has a manual paddle to pressure/flow profile real time and...

Hi, can anybody explain to me how the heating elements in my Faema E61 Legend S1 is controlled? (Not thinking about overall/thermosyphon temperature regulation, but the on/off of the heating elements themselves.

I have three-phase delta connection.

After replacing the heating...

I have been following this community for almost 10 years and never posted before. I am very grateful for all the content and knowledge that I have gained from Home Barista over the years. Thank you!

My setup: LM GS/3 MP, Niche Zero (waiting on MC5 arrival), Third Wave Water...

I just installed the new SMA vacuum breaker B.2.029 on my GS3 and am wondering at which temperature that new valve switches between open and close? The LM tech bulletin doesn't really talk about that point.
However I noticed when the machine cools down at the point where it...

Hi friends! I received my white LM Linea Micra today. Overall it looks just like the Linea but scaled down. Setup was a breeze and the packaging was nice and minimal. The box seems to be the same, if not even smaller than that of my Rocket Appartamento. I've pulled one shot so...

Got the new Linea Mini home just last night after picking it up at Clive Coffee here in Portland. Clive held a nice open house event on Memorial Day where they invited customers down to the store to try out some of the new equipment and check out some of their open box buys....

latest edit, 8 May 2022: I added a second paragraph to item 6 under the maintenance section. It is an ifixit guide to removing the group and the steam boiler. This has application if you have an older BDB and want to upgrade to the latest group with the two-piece collar inserts...

I was wondering if this should have been posted in the repair/maintenance section but at the end I decided that this was the right place. It can be moved if necessary.

I am interested in knowing what is the general experience of other members with the quality of the machines...

The machine has been in development for a while, and has been delayed, but is now in early production and will ship soon. It is a commercial machine. In the future, it will be interesting to see if the technology comes down to home use - where induction might be a game changer....

Hi all
I just bought a Lelit Elizabeth a few months ago. Recently I noticed a small pressure variation after a while with the blind filter. I may be a bit dainty but still wanted to share a video with you guys. I wonder whether this slight (0.1 bars) pressure drop / fluctuation...