Espresso: Lever Espresso Machines La pavoni professional made April 2000 Cafe Espresso Machines Video reviews, nationwide installation, leasing options... Nuova Simonelli, Rancilio, La Marzocco. www.seattlecoffeegear.com   Not Logged in: log in updated topics   new posts   new unanswered   search   faq   sign up   Discussions > Espresso > Lever Espresso > La pavoni...   view previous topic | view next topic | view all topics Author Messages scottyg514 Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2006 Posts: 205 Location: ny Expertise: I like coffee Espresso: Quick Mill Vetrano, la... Grinder: Macap m4 stepless doser Roaster: Iroast 2 Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012, 5:18pm Subject: La pavoni professional made April 2000   Is this manufacturing date a guarenteed 51mm basket & tamper? Thanks Scott back to top russel Senior Member Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 380 Location: Los Angeles Expertise: Pro Roaster Espresso: GS/3, Stradivari, Eurobar,... Grinder: Super Caimano Barista, HG71,... Drip: Hario V60 + Buono, Clever Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012, 5:55pm Subject: Re: La pavoni professional made April 2000   Hi again. Here is an HB thread about this issue: Click Here (www.home-barista.com) The following is a Millenium LP...note the shape of the group... Click Here (www.google.com) (Click for larger image) back to top russel Senior Member Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 380 Location: Los Angeles Expertise: Pro Roaster Espresso: GS/3, Stradivari, Eurobar,... Grinder: Super Caimano Barista, HG71,... Drip: Hario V60 + Buono, Clever Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012, 5:57pm Subject: Re: La pavoni professional made April 2000   The following is a pre millenium machine...again note the shape of the group Click Here (www.google.com) back to top hankbates Senior Member Joined: 2 Feb 2012 Posts: 30 Location: Yarmouth Port, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: La Pavoni Professional... Grinder: LaPavoni Jolly Roaster: Hottop Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012, 6:22pm Subject: Re: La pavoni professional made April 2000   See the picture of two machines in this thread:  http://www.home-barista.com/levers/identifying-year-of-la-pavoni-europiccola-millenium-t9707.html the one on the left is pre-, the right is post-millenium. back to top scottyg514 Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2006 Posts: 205 Location: ny Expertise: I like coffee Espresso: Quick Mill Vetrano, la... Grinder: Macap m4 stepless doser Roaster: Iroast 2 Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012, 6:28pm Subject: Re: La pavoni professional made April 2000   By the shape of the group, looks like mine is a pre. I just saw a thread that said the millenniums started  August 2000. Mine says April 2000 So I'll be ordering a 49mm double basket & tamper I guess. I'll probably be posting a lot of questions till I get my s--t together back to top orphanespresso Senior Member Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 243 Location: Troy Expertise: Professional Espresso: Cremina Faemina Microcimbali... Grinder: Hand Grinders Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012, 10:52pm Subject: Re: La pavoni professional made April 2000   Look in the group.  Plastic sleeve=millenium.   No plastic sleeve=PRE. back to top scottyg514 Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2006 Posts: 205 Location: ny Expertise: I like coffee Espresso: Quick Mill Vetrano, la... Grinder: Macap m4 stepless doser Roaster: Iroast 2 Posted Fri Mar 9, 2012, 6:12am Subject: Re: La pavoni professional made April 2000   Would looking in the group require taking off the screen? I'm a bit shaky that I may damage something. Is it a simple thing to do? back to top stefano65 Senior Member Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1,334 Location: Eugene OR Expertise: Professional Espresso: Vibiemme,Elektra, Grinder: Vario,Macap, Vac Pot: not Drip: not Roaster: not Posted Fri Mar 9, 2012, 9:34am Subject: Re: La pavoni professional made April 2000   This is in my opinion the easy way to measure http://espressocare.com/PavoniGroupsCompare.html but like Dough says sleeve versus NO sleeve eventually you have (MUST) remove the screen/gasket for cleaning anyway   Stefano Cremonesi info@espressocare.com www.espressocare.com back to top scottyg514 Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2006 Posts: 205 Location: ny Expertise: I like coffee Espresso: Quick Mill Vetrano, la... Grinder: Macap m4 stepless doser Roaster: Iroast 2 Posted Fri Mar 9, 2012, 2:54pm Subject: Re: La pavoni professional made April 2000   Thanks stephano, your link confirmed that I must have a late model pre millennium . 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