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Not sure what the sight glass is for really - you can see the spring that drives the piston in the group. Rather sadly the sender chose not to remove the steam wand, so the pipe has been damaged beyond repair in transit. I’ll probably remove it altogether and stick a little pressure gauge on the tap so I can set the boiler pressure easier.
It’s a beast next to my little Pav, footprint is about the same but everything else is a lot more substantial on the Faema. Much closer to a commercial machine.
Jung-
That's a shame about the steam wand damage, but the La Pavoni also has some sort of curved steam wand too right? Or is it just from that angle?
Also I thought that tap on front might've been hot water on one side & steam on the other, but it looks like it's steam only and the bit with no attachment is where the steam wand handle goes.
On a related note, just discovered this machine. Completely impractical (and probably a maintenance nightmare) but looks amazing:
Also, you've probably seen it already, but there's a great example of a restoration of a Faemina here: http://www.chromesdantan.com/en/
mmccarthy
Nice! Is that a sight-glass on the front for the boiler? Looking forward to seeing the progress on getting it nice & shiny!
Just noticed how huge it is next to the La Pavoni too! Also liking the fancy curved steam wand you've got on it.
Is that both a hot water tap & steam wand on the top of the Faema there?