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The espresso machine shower screen is one of the most important items in a espresso machine. This item needs regular cleaning and cleaning seen the shower screen determines how your coffee is going to taste.
There are a variety of espresso machine shower screen, almost all of them are made by the Italian company IMS filtri. They have basically 2 model types. The shower screen which is held in place with a screw and one which is held in place with a friction fit.
The screw shower screens are used on espresso machine brands such as Astoria, Cimbali, Gaggia, Rancilio, La Spaziale, Nuova Simonelli, Victoria Arduino, La San Marco and Conti.
The friction fit shower screen is used for instance on all e61 and e61 style of brewing groups, with for instance Faema, Bezzera, Rocket, ECM Heidelberg, San Remo,
Besides the “standard” shower screens there are also competition shower screens, which have in some cases a nanotech coating. These competition shower screen normally have a much finer mesh then the standard versions.
In some cases, the shower screen is attached with a screw, in most cases that is a Philips or a slotted screw. It is difficult to remove it with a regular screwdriver due to the limited height under the brew group. But for that you need a shortened slotted screwdriver, in this case the one from the German brand Wera, which fits well under the...
It is quite common on espresso machines that the shower screen in the brewing group is attached with a screw. The issue is that the space between the brewing group and the drip tray is quite often too little for a normal screwdriver. For that reason we have the Wera short version screwdrivers. This specific model is suitable to use in combination...
Every espresso machine uses a shower screen in the brewing group. But the La Spaziale uses not 1 but 2 shower screens stacked up each other. This is the only brand which does have this configuration of shower screens. The biggest shower screen(IMS SPDD001) has a outer diameter of 51,7mm and has a central diameter of 10mm and the smaller shower screen...
The shower screen on this page is marked as shower screen for Nuova Simonelli espresso machines. But it can be used on a variety of different brands such as Victoria Arduino, La Pavoni and various old and new groups of La Carimali. This shower screen has been made by the Italian company IMS Filtri, the part reference for this item is NSDR139. This shower...
The shower screen on this page is made by the Italian company IMS Filtri, no this is not a competition shower. But they also make standard shower screens. This shower screen can be used on a variety of brewing groups. Like on the ones of Reneka, Carimali, Bezzera, Grimac, Astoria, Wega and Elektra. The external diameter of this shower screen is 51,5mm...
On this product page you will find a 57mm shower screen suitable for various espresso machine brands like Bezzera, Promac and Rancilio. This shower screen is made by IMS filtri, the IMS code is RADR152 This stainless steel shower screen has a external diameter of 57mm and a height of 3,7mm. The central hole for mounting the shower screen in the brewing...
The stainless-steel shower screen screw is mainly used on the La San Marco espresso machines. But it can also be used on a few models of the brands Astoria and Wega. The Astoria part reference is 27100001 and for Wega the reference is WY27100001. For the La San Marco part references please check our extra info tab. This shower screen has been made by...
The function of a shower screen is to spread the water coming out off the group on a equal way over the coffee. One of the standardized sizes and most common, is the 60mm shower screen. This shower is a pressed model made by IMS IMSDR300. The outer diameter is 60mm, the internal height is 17mm and the diameter of the punctured holes is 2,5mm Note: this...
The shower screen on this page can only be used on various domestic Gaggia espresso machines. This shower screen has been made by the Italian company IMS Filtri, the part reference for this item is RCDE190. For this item is no Gaggia part reference number available. This shower screen has been made from stainless steel. The outer diameter of this...
This article is one of the earliest designs of the 60mm shower screen. This shower screen is made by IMS CFDR070. The border diameter is 60mm, it has a internal height of 15,7mm. The internal holes, 112 in total, have a diameter of 2mm Note: this is not a specialty coffee shower, but IMS also produces normal showers. This is, unlike other 60mm...
On this page you will find a stainless-steel screw which holds the shower in place. This screw is used with a variety of brands such a Casadio, San Marco, la Cimbali, Astoria and Wega. This screw has a Phillips head screw and is made from stainless steel. The screw thread is a M5 with a thread length of 20mm. This screw is according to specs of UNI 7688...
The shower screen on this page is one of the most commonly used screw in showers. The manufacturer of this shower screen is IMS Filtri, the part number of this item is IMSDR310. IMS filtri doesn’t only make competition shower screen but just also regular screens. This shower screen has a diameter of 51,5mm. the central hole is suitable for a m5...
Every espresos machine brewing group uses a shower screen. You can choose between a standard model of shower screen, or can go for a competition shower screen. The competition shower screen on this page is made by IMS Filtri.. This is the IMS part GA35WM. The shower screen on this page has a outer diameter of 55 mm. a central hole of 5mm for a M5 screw...
Next to Competition filter baskets IMS Filtri also makes competition shower screens. These shower screens have a higher finish and degree of engineering. The shower screen on this page has the IMS filtri product code CI200IM This IMS shower screen is a screw on version. The shower has a hole in the middle suitable for a M5 screw. The external diameter of...
The hex screw on this page is used in various applications on various brands such as Nuova Simonelli, La Spaziale and Elektra espresso machines. The Elektra part reference is 00361035 and the Spaziale part reference is 00643 This hex screw is a stainless-steel model, with a male M5 thread which has a length of 25mm. This screw has been made...
The item on this product page is a precision/competition shower screen made by the Italian company IMS Filtri. This shower screen is called the E61200NT or the E61200TC. This specific model of shower screen is based on the shower screen used on e61 style brewing groups. But this shower screen is not the standard precision screen. It has been coated with...
The screw on this page is used to keep the shower screen attached on various Gaggia espresso machines. The Gaggia part reference for this item is WGADI0964-5X8I. This screw is a slotted stainless-steel screw, with a male M5 thread which has a length of 8mm. This screw has been made according to UNI 6110 - DIN 964 - ISO 2010. You can use this screw on...
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