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I recently purchased a 2019 La Pavoni PPG-16 that was only used a few times. Originally, it was not heating. Miraculously, I found Stefano's YouTube channel video How to Reset the Thermostat on the S/S Heating Element . I have been diligently working to pull an acceptable shot...
Love the great advice on this forum. I just purchased a Profitec pro 800 lever machine, I have been using the Pro 700 dual boiler machine for years with good success.
1) Just curious if anyone has advice on the best temperature setting? At 255 F. the machine has better steam...
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...
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.
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'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...
