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@mmccarthy - have you replaced the steam wand tip on yours for a single hole one? If so, did it make a difference + which one did you go with?
I have the stock wand and I really struggle with my milk / any latte art that doesn't look like a scrotum.
BCarley-
Yep, stock 3-hole tip is useless with the small amount of pressure this machine makes. It's ridiculous that a company as old as La Pavoni are still shipping these with 3-hole tips.
I tried a few different single-hole options and to be honest none of them were that great. So I just got some M6 acorn nuts and drilled a hole through one (I cannot vouch for the food-safety of this solution). Works much better and is super easy to remove for cleaning. This was an issue I had with a few of the off-the-shelf ones, was impossible to find a torque that was tight enough to prevent a lot of steam/water flying out the sides, but loose enough that it could actually be removed for cleaning.
mmccarthy
Your setup looks perfectly fine to me!
(but yeah, warmup time is a bit of a pain, especially if someone asks for a coffee and the machine isn't warmed up)