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- April 16th, 2024, 5:34 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 6
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What is this part... Fiorenzato Bricoletta
Well, apparently I am working through this... I pulled the heating element and plugged it into the machine while is was dipped into a separate silicone cup filled with water to isolate it from the chassis ground. It did not trip the GFCI. BUT when I reinstalled it... it also didn't trip the GFCI... so... maybe the insulation is a
- April 16th, 2024, 5:33 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 11
- Views: 261
Rio Lisa Junior
It's a standard CMA machine - rio, Astoria, etc
- April 16th, 2024, 5:22 pm
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 14
- Views: 301
Help with spritzers- puck prep
The Lelit baskets are comparable to other, conventional IMS baskets. They're good baskets. I would avoid the new generation of high-flow baskets until your puck prep is better. Pulling dark roasts, you may be better off avoiding them entirely. If you wanted to try a different basket, I'd see if someone can run some EPNW HQ 14
- April 16th, 2024, 5:16 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 11
- Views: 261
Rio Lisa Junior
I am partial having 4 of these (plus the ones that I put in the hands of others), but great looking machine. They also seem to last forever. I repaired a bad seam on a boiler on one, but otherwise regular maintenance keeps these going even in a commercial setting. On one of my machines just today
- April 16th, 2024, 5:14 pm
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 14
- Views: 301
Help with spritzers- puck prep
As others have noted, dark roasts age really quickly and two weeks is quite long. My Sumatran Mandheling favourite is not much good past day 8 or 9. As they age you're likely compensating with finer and finer grinds and that makes channeling risk much much higher. Also, if it were me personally, I'd be
- April 16th, 2024, 5:07 pm
- Forum: Blog
- Replies: 50
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Mazzer Philos Comments
Any thoughts on the alignment? For me a big selling point of this grinder is that it's supposed to come properly aligned from the factory so I won't have to fiddle and waste several hours to shim it like I did with the 078s
- April 16th, 2024, 5:06 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 12
- Views: 429
La Marzocco GS3 MP paddle adjustment/preinfusion
It would be great to know what it is, how it works and how it differs from the conical valve used now, as well as the motive for the switch to conical
- April 16th, 2024, 5:03 pm
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 162
Espresso Cafe Suggestions for London?
The next bridge up-river from Tower Bridge is London Bridge, at the south end of which is Borough Market. This is an assemblage of fruit, cheese, bread etc stalls, of high quality, and is worth a visit on its own. Adjacent to the market (west side) is one of Monmouth Coffee's outlets. Monmouth was sourcing, roasting and serving high quality
- April 16th, 2024, 4:50 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 12
- Views: 429
La Marzocco GS3 MP paddle adjustment/preinfusion
It's called the helix valve. What do you want to know?
- April 16th, 2024, 4:48 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 10
- Views: 448
Any Benefit to Slow Grind Speed
My experience with the Lagom P01 with the 98mm Mizen burrs has been negative for slow to medium grind speeds. There is a change in grind adjustment, slower speeds requiring finer settings for the same dose and timing of espresso; but the taste is unchanged, at least given the five minute gap in tasting. Given the difficulty