I couldn't help myself and contacted Londinium Espresso for more details regarding their lever! Boiler 2.3L, supply from a tank, so no more boiler filling or plumbing in, full commercial group 🙂 and they have even thought about an antivac (I hope your listening Ponte Vecchio!). Londinium Espresso are only handing out the specification, it is being designed (i.e. the engineering calculations, etc) and built by a long established engineering firm in England. All sounding good so far. My only concern is powering this beasty. In the UK a typical powerpoint is 13A, here its 10A, will this machine run on 10A with a 2850W element? The bigger element is being used to make it temperature stable, steam like a bugger, and heat up quickly. It all sounds good, and here's the best part. They are targeting their price at 1500GBP 🙂 and that incl 20% VAT. They hope to have a prototype soon, and comestics ironed out and in production by Aug. Fingers crossed for a nice shiney English lever on my bench before Christmas. Please Santa!!!!
