LPowners.org

A comprehensive, independent resource center for La Pavoni manual lever machines.

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1-New to our site?

1.1-Welcome (Pappas)
1.2-Beginner guide to pulling your first shot (Ornish)
1.3-Looking to buy used? (Pappas)
1.4-So you bought a used LP, what's next? (Ornish/Pappas)

2-FAQs

2.1-Frequently asked questions (Pappas)

3-Recommendations

3.1-Recommended vendors (Pappas)

4-Links & YouTube channels

4.1-Links
4.2-James Hoffmann review "La Pavoni Europiccola" - YouTube
4.2a-Comment on Hoffmann review by Bruce Colglazier Pappas
4.2b-John Hauck "Hoffmann's Clip with CAD Overlay" - YouTube
4.3-Ruel "Bong" Juachon - YouTube channel
4.4-La Pavoni/Bplus - YouTube channel
4.5-Bruce Colglazier Pappas - YouTube channel
4.6-John Hauck - YouTube channel
4.7-Hoon's Coffee - YouTube channel
4.8-Claudio Santoro - YouTube channel
4.9-Stephen Jones - The Espresso Couple - YouTube channel
4.10-Stefano's Espresso Care - YouTube LP playlist
4.11-Orphan Espresso - YouTube channel

5-Repair, rebuilding, & maintenance

5.1-Repair, rebuilding & maintenance (videos)
5.2-Adjusting piston throw (Pappas)
5.3-Tools for grouphead rebuild (Pappas)
5.4-Tightening boiler (Pappas)
5.5-Heating element conversion
5.7-Safety valves (Pappas)
5.9-Opening a grouphead for the first time (Pappas)

6-Common mods

6.1-The Lever Mag - La Pavoni Mods (Santoro/Forgia)
6.2-Pressure Profiling Kit - grouphead (Pappas)
6.3-Bottomless portafilters
6.4-Europiccola pressure gauge - boiler pressure (Pappas)
6.5-Single-hole steam wand tip
6.6-Leaky steam valve silicone tip
6.7-Roller pin spacer replacement
6.8-Gen2 Europiccola red-green switch missing wire
6.9-Lever play
6.10-Regulating pressurestat
6.11-Grouphead temperature (Pappas)
6.12-Gen2 grouphead temp mod
6.13-Gen2 grouphead temp mod - analysis
6.14-Bong isolator theory - YouTube (Hauck)

7-Descaling & cleaning

7.1-Descaling & cleaning
7.2-One descaling procedure (Pappas)
7.3-Another descaling procedure with citric acid
7.4-La Pavoni maintenance - YouTube by Juachon

8-Dating your machine

8.1-Dating your machine (Ornish-Pappas)
8.2-Francesco Ceccarelli - La Pavoni "bible"
8.3-Timelines (Pappas)
8.4-Pre-Millennium vs Millennium by Stefano
8.5-Four generations of groupheads - video by Hauck
8.6-Portafilter-grouphead gaskets (Pappas)

9-Tech Tips

9.1-Tech tips by Bong

10-Tips

10.1-Grouphead temperature (Pappas)
10.2-Beginner quick guide to pulling consistent & delicious shots (Ornish)
10.3-Preinfusion-Pull Fellini technique
10.4-Removing false pressure
10.5-Mini-Fellini (Pappas)
10.6-False pressure discussion
10.7-Fast grouphead "dry" heat-up - video (Santoro)
10.8-Ornish Tipsheet: Grouphead temp control is key
10.9-Pappas Tipsheet: What you need to get started
10.10-Tipsheet: Latte art
10.11-Latte art
10.12-Milk steaming & microfoam

11-Miscellaneous

11.1-Cameo appearances - links
11.2-Transparent portafilters - links
11.3-Glossary of terms

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Created 13-Sep-2020 | updated 12-FEB-2023 | BCP