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I am attaching a video of the pressure gauge on my brand new la spaziele a53 Lucca mini. It has been vibrating like this since day one. I am awaiting their response to the same video but I thought I'd see what you guys thought. This is a triple basket with 20 grams of coffee. Thanks in advance. Any ...

Unboxed my Compak E5 yesterday. Its my first real grinder (complete with my first real espresso machine, a Clive Coffee A53 Mini). So far its pretty awesome. Are there any fellow users amongst you that have words of wisdom or bits of information that might be useful to me or save me some trouble in ...

Thanks for the reply. I spoke with one of the techs at Clive and they recommended using a Mavea brand filter. So I ordered one. I'll be testing my water before and after filtering when I get the testing strips.

Hi guys. I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of my A53 mini Lucca from Clive. I am looking for recommendations for/against bottled water versus tap. I am thinking that ICe mountain would be best for our location. They have "drinking water" and "spring". Any help would be appreciated.