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withered_preacher
The maintenance issues with the usual go-to home espresso machines are a large part of the reason for me getting a lever machine.
Spent a good few years working in coffee shops and the pro-spec machines tend to suffer from similar problems (and damn expensive to fix at times). Stripping away the complexity of pumps and valves for a big lever takes care of all but a heating element or pressure stat failure.
Apologies if this comes across as indoctrination! Each to their own and all that! Just sharing my experiences with manual vs pump-driven machines.