This shower screen style is one of the most used shower screens with espresso machines. It can be for instance used on the Faema E61 and E61 style brewing groups. This specific model of shower screen is made by IMS Filtri in Italy. But this is not a standard version, it is from their Competition series shower screens. This specific model is the E61200IM.
The body of this shower screen is 56,5mm and has a border diameter of 60mm. The wall height externally of this IMS shower screen is 17mm. This specific IMS filter has a hole pattern of 98 holes which have a diameter of 3mm. The finer filter membrane in the shower screen has a diameter of 200µm. This model of shower screen is held in place due to the friction of the portafilter gasket in the brewing group.
As mentioned before this is shower screen which is quite common. You will find this screen with espresso machine manufacturers like: Bezzera, BFC, Brasilia, ECM, Faema, Grimac, Kees van der Westen, La Scala, Rocket, San Remo, Vibiemme and Wega.
Do always verify the dimensions of the shower screen to be certain that you are ordering a correct matching shower screen. Seen not all brands use 1 type shower screen on their espresso machines.
Bezzera
Brasilia
Casadio
ECM Heidelberg
Faema
Grimac
La Scala
San Remo
Vibiemme
Wega
Country of manufacturing
Made in Italy
Faema
Compact
Due
Due A
Due S
E61
E61 Jubile
E61 legend
E64
E66
E71
E91
E92
E97
E98
Emblema
Emblema A
Emblema S
Emblema restyling A
Emblema restyling S
Enova
Enova S
Express
Faema E61 Jubilé A1
Faema E61 Jubilé A2
Faema E61 Legend S1
Faema E61 Legend S2
Faema E61 Legend S3
Smart
Smart A
Smart A restyling
Smart S
Smart S restyling
Star
Stylema A
Stylema S
Teorema A
Teorema S
Well that answer is pretty simple, no it isn’t. The original valve works as following, when you turn the shaft inwards the valve pin will push a gasket holder. The steam can go out, close it again and no steam can go out. In the case of the modern E61 valves is that behind the gasket holder is a small stainless steel ball with a spring.
From the beginning of the Faema E61 brewing group are basically no differences between the parts installed inside the brewing group. Parts such as the valve gaskets, springs, valve assemblies and portafilters have all remained the same. The biggest change is the small cleaning hole on the front of the brewing group. With the earliest models this hole didn´t exist.
There are 5 types of boiler used on the Faema E61 espresso machine. The most well known is the double flanged model. You have on one side the heating element flange and on the other side the water level flange, both are out of production. These are held in place with aluminium boiler rings. For the single groups you have a boiler with a flange on one side.
The next model is a stainless steel boiler, with one flange. This type of boiler is less common then the copper boiler above. There is also a later model stainless steel, which doesn’t have a removable flange. Both these boilers have corrosion issues, this has to do because of the stainless steel.
The latest model is also a copper boiler, this boiler has a single heat exchanger(HX) in the middle. Most modern espresso machines have for each individual brewing group a individual HX.
Yes it is, but this depends on various factors. The first thing is experience, seen this is a manual operated espresso machine it requires a lot more attention from the barista then a solenoid operated model. There you need to stop the brewing process manually. If you don’t have the experience you probably can’t hold up with the tempo which is required at such a bar. Then I would advice to go for the Faema E61 Jubilee, this is the solenoid operated version of the Faema E61 Legend espresso machine.
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