What is the best home, non commerical pump espresso maker?  I had a La
Pavoni PL-16 Pump machine for 5 1/2 years. I paid about $350 back
then.  I've had to send it away for repairs 2x in the last 6 months
where water streams out of the steam wand  instead of coming out of
the group head like it should. I want a pump machine that looks nice &
will last more then 5 years. Help...

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Clarification of Question by burmese-ga on 27 Mar 2005 13:19 PST

What is the best home, non commerical pump(semi-automatic) espresso
maker?  I had a La Pavoni PL-16 Pump machine for 5 1/2 years. I paid
about $350 back
then.  I've had to send it away for repairs 2x in the last 6 months
where water streams out of the steam wand  instead of coming out of
the group head like it should. I want a pump machine that looks nice &
will last more then 5 years. Help...