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I have just read through this thread Getting to know the Mini Gaggia were it was stated that there is a version of the Mini Gaggia that has a brass boiler. I was wondering if anyone knows how to identify the versions of the machine that have such a boiler.
Hello friends, I just got this machine (not arrived yet so the pics are not mine). It is a mexican Nacional Azteca, 1 group spring lever machine. It looks really solid (I have used one before), and the portafilter looks like some kind of E61 type. Well, the main question is, may...
The steam valve on my secondhand 2015 Cremina has never been great. Recently it has degraded though. I have ordered a washer rebuild kit but I'm concerned the valve itself needs replacing. Here are a couple of pictures of it extended and compressed and the difference is only a...
I thought I would share some photos of my new purchase, it's not really a lever but this seemed like the most appropriate place for her. A 1929 La Pavoni Ideale 2 group. This is the Mignon version, the smallest size - it is still very impressive in stature and weighs in around...
Hi, im going install a pid on my Cremina boiler. I'm between gicar pid or a rex style. I will love to have the option of a second switch for steam. Can I do this? With a pid? One set for espresso and second for steam? Any help? Thank you so much
I just acquired a v1.6 Europiccola (grouphead with removable screen and brass sleeve). According to Francesco Ceccarelli, no special tool is required to remove this brass sleeve, unlike earlier versions where the screen is permanently attached to the sleeve. Coffee-sensor sells...
I have the Robot and have been having an issue that I didn't always have. When I noticed it a couple of weeks ago I thought perhaps the lopsided puck was an occasional thing due to the fact that the piston needs to be pulled up to get the basket off of the piston, but since it...
This evening Paul Pratt announced on Kickstarter that 50 Robots have shipped and that 15 more are being shipped every day. It's time to open a User Experience thread so we can learn from each other. This is also the thread for initial comments on the Cafelat Robot Review that we...
I know there have been many posts here about the temperature of non-electric, completely manual levers like the Robot. I wonder if this new lever doesn't solve the problem by creating a concentric water chamber so the outside chamber can act as a bath or hot water jacket to heat...
