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  • lespresso commented on the thread Is it meant to hurt this much?.
    As a suggestion for the la pavonis and other small levers, one hand on the lever pulling down, the other hand on the handle of the...
  • i see your valrhona and i raise you https://eu.marcolini.com/shop/tablets.html you can obviously order online. i used to get mine from...
  • lespresso commented on the thread L1 piston gasket.
    hey man, quote our prices by all means but can you please extend us the courtesy of meaningful comparison? our seal kit (3 piston...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Clumping - why do you care?.
    Who mentioned L1? It's got nothing to do with it. What I am saying holds true for any lever machine. Don't over think it.
  • lespresso commented on the thread Clumping - why do you care?.
    I'm suggesting they might be able to quit the habit, at least if they have a lever [emoji6]
  • lespresso commented on the thread Clumping - why do you care?.
    If you were to illustrate with a Venn diagram it is only where the set 'clumping' intersects with the set 'poor distribution' that...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Clumping - why do you care?.
    Poor distribution is responsible for channelling. Clumping is not.
  • lespresso commented on the thread Clumping - why do you care?.
    I can't speak about pump machines, but for levers clumping is a non issue. Tell me how after say 10 seconds of 1.3 bar pre-infusion...
  • CoffeeChap is your man. he will be along shortly i expect
  • lespresso commented on the thread Never say never....
    No apparently something far better. Every penny spent over a Strega is money down the drain I was told.
  • lespresso commented on the thread Never say never....
    this guy jim told me its just like a strega.
  • lespresso commented on the thread Tamp Stand.
    http://hg-one.com/product/pf-cradle-l1/
  • lespresso commented on the thread So.... Now I own a La Pav.
    that's a credit to you, well done.
  • lespresso commented on the thread Londinium 1 - P.
    as the drip tray is intended to be plumbed to waste it is not deep, around 10mm
  • lespresso commented on the thread Londinium 1 - P.
    as a starting point sight glasses are a curse, which is why the L1 doesnt have one the only reason you put a sight glass on a...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Quick Mill Veloce vs Londinium I.
    If you need a difference to fixate on, choose one that exists; the Izzo group is Izzo's own design, made by the same people who make the...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Quick Mill Veloce vs Londinium I.
    Balls. You have just told me that you have never tried to fit one of these groups from one machine to another You are another keyboard...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Preinfusion on the L1.
    at 45 degrees above horizontal, or 10:30 as some prefer to call it if you are tamping too hard this won't happen, for as soon as the...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Preinfusion on the L1.
    fluffles your seals need replacing if thats the case. its a sub 20 minute job. if you want me to step you through it call me on Skype...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Preinfusion on the L1.
    If you stick thermocouples on the outside of the group and just let it sit there you can see the 'heartbeat' of the group if you like...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Preinfusion on the L1.
    the lighter the roast, the longer the pre-infusion if you like a chimney sweep, i mean traditional italian, roast then cut the...
  • lespresso commented on the thread Preinfusion on the L1.
    i don't wish to contradict you but it is not correct that you have to bleed the system - ever i don't even know what you mean by the...
  • One is a dipper connection to the boiler One is a thermosiphon connection to the boiler
  • lespresso commented on the thread LI fitting an IMS screen.
    have you stuck some loxeal (or equivalent grease) on the gasket? the other trick is to make 3 cuts on the inside of the gasket about...
  • lespresso commented on the thread New L1.
    hi rob i can see where you are coming from, and truth be told i tried hard to source Ebony, but the price was just crippling and supply...