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By accident, the stopper on my pressure gauge popped out for my manual lever, Rossa, and the mineral oil drained out of it. I bought mineral oil and refilled it, but how do you know if you've put in the right amount? I still see a small air bubble in it and am wondering if I...
First of all: I mostly knew what to expect beforehand, so I'm not complaining, but rather just ranting a little :wink: .
Anyhow I was a little disappointed at first nonetheless.
I got myself a brand new Europiccola two months ago, when I decided that my French Press needed a...
I got the quote today. While searching in the forums, there are a lot of complaints about temperature stability on lever machines in general. Is there testing done to demonstrate Vesuvius'a ability to do consecutive shots and long shots? How does it...
I've only been in the home based espresso machine world for a couple years. I started with a Flair then moved up to a Lelit Mara X about a year ago. I've had great success with the Mara X, but am starting to evaluate whether I should step up to an upscale spring lever machine. I...
Background - my EPC is my daily workday driver. I keep it on for 5-6hrs a day, to get my 4-6 espressos throughout my workday. It's not what an EPC is made for, puts the machiner under extra wear and tear... and temperature control is a bit of a challenge.
After a few false starts, I recently bought a Bezzera Family, a machine I had been searching for for some time now to use as a daily driver. I bought it from another member of this forum, who had bought it at auction years ago and started working on it before getting sidetracked...
LR24 owners, just wondering what's the reading of the boiler pressure from the gauge on your LR/LR24. Mine was slightly below 1 bar, with the temperature set to 117C. I changed it to 119C (by opening it up and press the button on the digital controller), and it is at 1 bar now....
Hi there.. researching my next machine and have it narrowed down I think to 4 choices..
The LR24, Nurri, and Evo Leva, and then the La Marzocco Linea Micra as a 4th option.. and my head is spinning.. falling into analysis paralysis and I'm just wondering if someone more...
