MattH being as I do so much “machine flushing” I think it must count a flip of the paddle as a flush? Wonder how it knows, pressure? Time?

I did the back flush today, had no idea that was there until you said! That’s quite a nice feature although for me it restarted as soon as it had finished which is annoying.

Seems LM do good machines (I hope!) but not good apps, no surprise!

      with the bianca, i usd to backflush blind with just water at the end of a brewing session, and cafiza once every couple of months

      Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

        caffeinated-carp Seems LM do good machines (I hope!) but not good apps, no surprise

        Exactly. It’s why I haven’t bothered with the app.

        I use a smart plug for the scheduled on/off twice a day. My watch for the shot-counter, and my hand for the backflushing. So far no problems!

            Ernie1 Thanks for the cleaning regime - have done the weekly runthrough - judt need to clean the grouphead once it calls.

            I used the automated backflush process worked fine . So quite impressed 👍

              caffeinated-carp Looks awesome!

              So you have a very dark colour coffee - how much much milk are you making up ? Mine seem to be very milky ? Usually do about 200ml …

                  MattH so I’m using a 9oz cup with 36g espresso and probably about 190ml milk (before steaming), using the LM jug that came with the LMLU

                    So I have had the machine just over a week now… I seem to be getting the hang of it… the milk steaming is getting better - needs more practice but I have done a lot of soapy water attempts :)

                    I have set the steam power back to 2 as I am learning to not blow up the foam as I steam…

                    Thanks for the tip @Ernie1 I have ordered the grouphead tool/cleaner and whilst there picked up a ims shower screen just because.. its the hobby of a million accessories…

                    All in all a very pleasant experience so far - I guess in machine terms its as simple as it can be compared to others - and has been mentioned before seems very forgiving even when your shots are not as dialed in as you would like.

                    The only thing I think can be said against the Micra is the steam wand length of you want to use say a 600ml jug - unless its quite full its not really feasible imho. But for the 200ml or so I usually steam for a drink the smaller 400ml jugs are perfect once you get the hang of not overdoing it. My goal is to work on getting the milk mixed in properly before its upto temp.. which due to the power does not give you a huge amount of time to work with.

                    That’s it ramble over - best go make the morning cuppa!

                    Cheers

                    Matt

                    My main gripe (and it doesn’t bother me that much) is the app, it really is quite crap :) I was doing the cleaning the other day and it restarted itself weirdly.

                    Then a couple of days ago I tried to use the shot timer, it said it had stopped brewing about 4 times during the shot, totally useless!

                    Possibly the wifi signal for the machine is not strong, not sure.

                      Cuprajake please explain this hand backflush

                      Missed this! The LM app allows you to run an automated backflush cycle where it starts/stops the pump a few times. I just meant I do it manually, thankfully no burns involved!

                      @MattH nice video! Thorough service, and good to see someone walk through it.

                      Interesting to hear about the steam wand length, I did think it would be a bit short. The one on the Mini isn’t exactly long (certainly in comparison to most other machines in this price bracket).

                      Not sure why that guy in the vid would sacrifice the looks of his machine with that shot timer… He’s wearing a watch for goodness sake… one glance when you pull the paddle, one glance when you stop, voila… no ugly shot timer needed!

                        caffeinated-carp

                        I’m almost certain LM just jumped on the ‘technification’ bandwagon and tried to add unnecessary digital features. I agree the app feels totally superfluous.

                            Ernie1 I agree the app feels totally superfluous.

                            I thought the only way to adjust pre-infusion time on those machines is through the app? Fair enough if you just want to keep at factory setting, but it would be nice to not need to use the app for such simple things :-)

                            It’s also my understanding temperature and boiler pressure are adjusted by manual controls - presumably analog controls on the machine. Is that correct?