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La Pavoni Professional

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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    Another shot, played with this a bit to highlight wood handles etc. ::)
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1458355444:
    Brilliant folks!  Great pictures of great fun machines!  Many happy shots to you both!!
    Tanks mate. ;D
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  • Brett HBrett H
    I missed them the first time.... Awesome; and, jealous!!!
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    on 1458354615:
    Not sure how important the false pressure thing is? have been doing it each time I use it, easy to do, just open the steam valve, dump steam for a few seconds, wait for pressure to build again and go. Pic looks good, you did a good job with clean up. :)
    I made sure to remember to do it last cuppa. I'm not sure it made a difference though. Maybe it did and I didn't notice. Thanks, it looks a little inferior compared to yours lol. I'm, struggling to get 30ml in one pull of the lever. Any ideas?
    on 1458355444:
    Brilliant folks!  Great pictures of great fun machines!  Many happy shots to you both!!
    Thanks, I'm hoping so :D.
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1458363893:
    I'm, struggling to get 30ml in one pull of the lever. Any ideas? Thanks, I'm hoping so :D.
    Are you leaving the lever in the up position for a few seconds to allow the cylinder to fully charge? and I presume pre infuse.
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    on 1458371103:
    Are you leaving the lever in the up position for a few seconds to allow the cylinder to fully charge? and I presume pre infuse.
    Sure am. Maybe I should try leaving it up a bit longer.
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1458373508:
    Sure am. Maybe I should try leaving it up a bit longer.
    How old is the machine, do you know if the seals have been replaced recently?
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    The machine is 4-5 years old. The seals were supposedly replaced, it then made a few coffees and then it was put away in favour of the old owner using a bigger machine. Make of that what you will but the seller did not come across to me as being dishonest. I spoke with him quite a bit. Hubby says it looks like it hadn't been used for quite a while. We do have a seal kit for it but instructions on how to do it.
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  • Brett HBrett H
    on 1458373508:
    Sure am. Maybe I should try leaving it up a bit longer.
    I leaving it up for at least 10 seconds.
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1458376408:
    The machine is 4-5 years old. The seals were supposedly replaced, it then made a few coffees and then it was put away in favour of the old owner using a bigger machine. Make of that what you will but the seller did not come across to me as being dishonest. I spoke with him quite a bit. Hubby says it looks like it hadn't been used for quite a while. We do have a seal kit for it but instructions on how to do it.
    Not sure Sue, seals can deteriorate through lack of use. Also have a read through this thread, particularly the last post, could be a quick and easy fix. http://www.home-barista.com/levers/la-pavoni-europiccola-water-flow-problem-t21099.html
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    I did leave it up a bit longer this time Brett, it helped. It turns out the machine had been is storage for 2 years. It came with a complete gasket kit  so hubby will see it right in the next couple of weeks.
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    on 1458377185:
    Not sure Sue, seals can deteriorate through lack of use. Also have a read through this thread, particularly the last post. http://www.home-barista.com/levers/la-pavoni-europiccola-water-flow-problem-t21099.html
    Thanks DB, I have just been there reading how to do the seals :P. Hubby said the same thing about seals deteriorating through lack of use :).
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    Disconnecting the lever and rotating the shaft could be a quick and easy fix, if that is the problem, if not no harm done.
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    I'll leave it cold this morning so he can take a look DB, thanks :).
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    Here's a little trick that works, have not seen it mentioned anywhere else. One of the things I missed on the Pav was the lack of a cup warmer, was having to warm the cup under the hot water tap For a single cappuccino size cup, place your cup upside down on the boiler cap of the machine before you turn the power on, an espresso cup sits nicely on top of the lever pivot point, by the time the machine is up to temperature the cup is well and truly warm and ready to go, love it. ;D
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  • Brett HBrett H
    That's a great hack right there!  Brilliant!  Cheers!!
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    on 1458545661:
    Here's a little trick that works, have not seen it mentioned anywhere else. One of the things I missed on the Pav was the lack of a cup warmer, was having to warm the cup under the hot water tap For a single cappuccino size cup, place your cup upside down on the boiler cap of the machine before you turn the power on, an espresso cup sits nicely on top of the lever pivot point, by the time the machine is up to temperature the cup is well and truly warm and ready to go, love it. ;D
    Brilliant, I have been using the milk frother to heat it up  8).
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1458377252:
    I did leave it up a bit longer this time Brett, it helped. It turns out the machine had been is storage for 2 years. It came with a complete gasket kit  so hubby will see it right in the next couple of weeks.
    Has your other half had a chance to check it out yet Sue? :)
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    on 1459559695:
    Has your other half had a chance to check it out yet Sue? :)
    Nope, unemployment has given him a severe case of the slackers  :(.
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1459580376:
    Nope, unemployment has given him a severe case of the slackers  :(.
    Get the whip out. ;)
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    on 1459580575:
    Get the whip out. ;)
    He might like that  >:D.
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    Update on the LaPavoni. On another thread I made the comment that the in the cup experience of the Pav was inferior to my Bezzera. Bearing in mind that my drink of choice nowadays is a Lungo and that's what I've been making on the Pav up to now, that is approx 90 mls in 30 seconds, 3 x pulls on the lever, I stand by my remark as far as this type of coffee is concerned, the Bezzera is streets ahead. However, last night, for the first time since owning the little lever I felt the desire for a straight espresso, so 16 grams in the double basket, 30 second pull, 30 mls, the resultant shot was excellent, just as good as, in fact perhaps better than the Bezzera,  so it seems the La Pavoni's forte is straight espresso or perhaps milk based coffee I'm impressed. :thumb:
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  • mycuppamycuppa
    A very honest and believable set of comments DB......bravo ! Would also not be surprised to hear that some coffees work better on one type of equipment compared to another, or that fresher coffees work best with the shot dynamics of one system versus another, or that over time one of the systems gives your palate a superior experience or offers a more reliably consistent outcome in the cup. I sometimes discover that just when I'm about to "write off" a coffee, or a blend, or a roast profile, a grinder, a set of filter baskets, a tamper, a dosing approach, a belief system around resting and degas periods. a brew temperature setting.........the impossible happens............a last minute Cinderella story......blown away by a god-shot that throws my theory and the kitchen sink out the window. When it comes to coffee and espresso extraction......you can never know for sure......
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    Strangely enough my best one was the first one I pulled after I got it  ::).
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    An executive decision has been made, she is off to Complete Cafe Services for a little sleep over late this week, early next week.
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  • Brett HBrett H
    Nice!  They're an easy machine to work on but seriously, I don't need a hobby-fixer-upper....I need a coffee!!!
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  • KevohereKevohere
    on 1460167756:
    When it comes to coffee and espresso extraction......you can never know for sure......
    Spot on! :coffee2:
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    on 1460373659:
    Nice!  They're an easy machine to work on but seriously, I don't need a hobby-fixer-upper....I need a coffee!!!
    Exacery :D. Hubby decided he's rather leave it to the experts and I think he is looking for an excuse to check the place out. I'm just a tad concerned about what we may come home with :/.
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  • Brett HBrett H
    Exciting times CB.....
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  • Cuir BelugaCuir Beluga
    on 1460448450:
    Exciting times CB.....
    It will be, I am really looking forward to going for a drive out. Clearly I don't get out much :P.
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