La Pavoni Europiccola or Professional? Quick refill hack.
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- Опубликовано: 22 апр 2023
- When choosing between Europiccola or the Professional, the main difference is the boiler size, which is 0.8l in the Europiccola, and 1.6l in the Professional. Bigger boiler = slower start time but less chance of the water running out too soon. This refill hack means running out of water is not so big a problem which makes Europiccola the winner in my book.
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thanks for the tips,mike. to me, steam into water makes unpleasant noise (as a sound sensitive guy),i’d rather use a cloth in a cup to damp the steam noise coming out the tip.and i really like your videos,thanks for sharing.
Great video, very informative. Thanks for sharing :)
This is great!
It still blows my mind that a manual espresso machine goes for double the price of a favored automatic.
Surely it should be the other way around.
Love the tip, save time and energy! What temp sensor are you using for the group-head? I am in a hard water location so always filter my water, is this something you do?
I bought the temp display and sensor from coffee-sensor.com. The temp probe fits into a hole in the heat sink bought from the same place. I use tap water because it is so good here in Melbourne Australia. I have tried with distilled water and added minerals but there was nothing to gain that I could taste. Descaling once every 6 months is easy.
Very well explained differences. You helped me deciding for the Europiccola. What are the mods you recommend for heat management. The group head isolator to be water heated and the group head heat dissipation metallic tool are both a must or with the isolator is enough?
Thanks!
It depends on which model you have. The pre-millenium models that have a high and low heat setting usually have a steam heated group and then the Bong isolator is a must. If it's a later model then maybe a thinner isolator is enough. The heatsink is a bit over the top for most but it just provides an easier mount for the digital display probe. Temperature indicator stickers are probably ok instead of a digital display but are slower and harder to read.
@@michaelporter000 thank you. What do you mean by a thinner isolator? It is a 2020 Europiccola. I was planning to get the bong isolator and the temperature sticker (colored one). Do you think it is a good set up?
Are you using the "new" 2022 Europiccola model since the acquisition by Smeg? I'm wondering if those new models are as easy to gear up like your model.
Mine is around 1990 I think. I added a pressure stat and changed from a steam heated group to water heated by adding the Bong isolator. Mine also has no plastic inside. I've heard people say the older ones are better in some ways but all can be improved with mods.
I notice you have a heatsink and a digital thermometer now! Have you removed the bong isolator modification, I can't see it in the video?
And how are you finding the heatsink & digital thermometer setup compared to the stick on temperature strips?
The digital thermometer is easier to read and quicker to see the effect of pumping the lever so I'm very happy with that. The heatsink has a slot for the heatsink probe so that is convenient but I'm not loving the look of it. It does its job so on back to back shots it is usually at the right temperature without any waiting. I'd probably prefer getting a thin temperature probe to attach with metallised tape so I could get rid of the heatsink and just cool the head with some water for back to back shots if needed.