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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...
I recently rebuilt my La Pavoni Professional and found that the lever arm slowly falls to the down position after lifting. Does this mean I have an improper seal somewhere? The lever does stay upright after the preinfusion.
My little microcasa a leva is driving me nuts in the past few weeks.
After adjusting the pressurestat a little to lower the max pressure to around .9 bar it seems like the heating now starts only at as little as .1-.2 bar.
That means it always cools down all...
Hello. I bought a project europiccola. It's a pre-mil, somewhere around 1990. Have gone through and replaced all the gaskets. Big improvement, now it leaks in two places instead of dozens!
My last two leaks seem to be at the top of the sight glass (where the 11mm adapter screws...
Just finished up a full restoration and upgrade of my Mini Gaggia lever machine. Started as a sight unseen eBay buy, and turned into a fully stripped down rebuild. Upgraded 2nd spring, 110v heating element conversion, as well as a not-so-smart temperature controller.
Thomas added some major new details about the second edition in his blog today. We're starting to see what the price increase from the first edition can bring, e.g., 316 stainless steel instead of 304.
ETA: Other changes and the build process are on IG at: Some of the other...
I am almost ready to pull the trigger on a Londinium Compressa today. The plumbing solution is a bit frustrating.
I live in San Fransisco, and have heard that we have terrible water from city. My neighbors are all buying distilled water from water stores. I am using a...
