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  • blazz commented on the thread Grace PL81T impressions.
    Good luck! I heard that there was a problem with early models of Grace/Victoria but the only way to update the behaviour was to buy a...
  • blazz reacted to hotCUPPA's post in the thread Grace PL81T impressions with Like Like.
    We got grinders covered, now it's a matter of finding a Grace with programmable pre-infusion!
  • blazz commented on the thread Grace PL81T impressions.
    I see@hotCUPPA. It would be nice to have an unlimited budget! If I was starting again (on budget) I'd focus on grinder first. Getting...
  • blazz commented on the thread Grace PL81T impressions.
    @hotCUPPA my main complain about the machine is not seeing the live temperature. It gives live reading when it heats up but then it just...
  • blazz commented on the thread Grace PL81T impressions.
    yes its 3 seconds - probably artificially limiting so they can make the Victoria/Mara/Bianca stand out more. I use the steam knob to...
  • @antinwales I followed a random video I found for Victoria. I would want to have a longer screwdriver for it but what I had was ok. video
  • I have done this recently with my Grace and its not too difficult. The worst thing is that they apply a bit of a glue at the valve so...
  • blazz commented on the thread Grace PL81T impressions.
    I've heard there is about 1 bar difference between the valve and the basket. My machine sits on 10.5 bars when extracting so I expect...
  • blazz commented on the thread Grace PL81T impressions.
    The pre-infusion is done by 3 second soaking without applying pressure (Grace bought summer 2020). I sometimes extend this manually by...
  • blazz commented on the thread Grace PL81T impressions.
    I found that there is always something that fits but its definitely more restricted. Ascaso filter baskets do; Baristator tamper fits...