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Loxeal 55-03 thread sealant for Bacchi valves arriving this week
After much deliberation with the Loxeal technical sales guys we have decided to offer the Loxeal 55-03 formulation instead of the more commonly used 18-10 formulation. The reason is simply one of practicality. The 18-10 formulation is more viscous than…
Plumbing an espresso machine into your water supply?
We dislike using fiddly PTFE tape to ensure a good seal on all the threaded connections. A lot. So now we use Jet Lube’s V2 Plus thread sealant for coarse threads, i.e. 15mm diameter water pipe and upwards to 2″…
Bacchi whistle not shrill?
From time to time your Bacchi may not whistle as shrill as it should. The ‘drains up’ way to address this issue is to remove the middle of the three valves in the piston, disassemble it, looking carefully for any…
Kudos to Bacchi for their ongoing refinements
Also worth mentioning is the redesigned casting for the crown of the piston (part no.15). On the previous casting the screw hole for the screw that secures part no.14 was drilled right through the crown of the piston casting. The…
The Bacchi is now running a stainless steel spring
A nice refinement over the previous spring, which was zinc plated (galvanised).
What does the black nylon disk (part no.14) on the top of the Bacchi piston do?
This is a question we have been asked more than once. Whilst not a critical component, it is an added refinement in that it acts as an insulator, slowing the rate at which the heat is conducted from the lower…
The iconic Orphan Espresso Pharos conical burr grinder is coming to Londinium Espresso
in stock soon.
New Bosco lever espresso machine website goes live
bosco-macchine.com
A bit more about the Olympia Cremina group
it is worth pointing out that the significantly shorter distance from the boiler to shower screen on the Cremina group means that once the first espresso has been drawn from the machine it stays very close to operating temperature whilst…