Hi Here is my PID control in LP PC-16 {image} {image} I bougth all the suf in {link} The PID, the SSD relay and the thermocouple J type It's provisional till the electronics store opens and I can go to buy some decent inox box, my idea is to put the

Ohh yes tekomino Of course I did, I cleaned pretty hard with a powerful soap and then y preheat water and citric acid and let it do for some like 2 hours. After I rebuild all I run 2 complete boilers with nothing else than water And thanks for the advise J

YES ! ! WE CAN ! ! ! This night I was spinning on my bed cant sleep (too much coffee may be ) xDD The point I remembered that video {video} when the guy up's the lever more water than vapor goes out, not my case. So

Thanks guys It's hard to believe but If all of you said the same,,,,, then I have to try xDDD I'll try to found some place here in Barcelona for buying some "just roasted" coffee This afternoon I just installed a PID control on LP (Not good coffee yet, but At least I have some

Hi Actually you could be right so I'm using some kind of Illy But one thing I could not understand is that I use the exactly same coffee in my demoka pump machine and makes really good crema and good taste as well. I have another one newer and better quality but is already

So first things first I read a lot (sweetmarias, lesson from Chris ect.. I see all Utube videos) but is not working I have now everything working with the machine new gaskets around good pressure and temp. I use a compak K6 grinder, a little big, I know but was "the

Hi After I fixed the heating element, I was waiting for the new brass piston and the gaskets, thanks to Peter the waiting wasn't too long As you can see the old plastic piston after 10 years of heating's status {image} So the first some good polish {image} Now hard cleaning on the

Hi I'm in the middle of rebuilding a pre-milenium LP p16, one of the down sides was the heating element "death" I was looking for some non OEM options to avoid 150$ xDD and i finally found this {image} {link} I make some modifications to keep a little part of the old resistor

Thanks Erics I just did, now I'm waiting for my new heating element to test It I'll post pictures soon Regards

Hi, Recently I bought a second-hand 1994 La Pavoni Professional. It looked nice from the outside, but the heating element is death and it was full of scale! The pressure gauge seams broke as well. Yes I know may be bad purchase but now is done so.... The fun part begins restore ! !