The Pasquini Livia 90 is absolutely one of the finest home/light commercial espresso machines available, offering a beautifully polished stainless steel housing, commercial construction and professional features throughout. The Livia 90 incorporates a true commercial heat exchanger type boiler which maintains brewing water and steam separately at the ideal temperatures so that you can brew espresso shot after shot and steam milk simultaneously with no waiting.
Additional features of the Pasquini Livia 90 include a powerful commercial pump, automatic boiler refill, Simple to use and easy to read controls make brewing with the Pasquini Livia 90 a joy. Heavy-duty rocker switches and two attractive indictor lights are conveniently located on the front of the machine. One flip of a switch gives you the green light and the power is on. professional pressure gauge, separate steam wand/hot water dispenser and solid brass chrome plated commercial portafilter. Pasquini Livia espresso machines are designed to be left on all day if desired so they are ideal for entertaining and light commercial use.
Authentic Espresso: The Pasquini Livia 90 produces true Italian espresso, thick with crema and delicious. All components of the Livia 90 are designed to create the optimum conditions for brewing authentic espresso, including perfect pressure and temperature stability.
Commercial Construction: The Livia 90 features commercial construction and design features, creating the ideal machine for the demanding home barista as well as light commercial applications such as offices, cafes and small restaurants. The beautifully polished stainless steel coachwork is absolutely stunning and the heavy steel internal frame is completely powder coated for anti-rust protection.
Quality Semi-Auto Controls: The Pasquini Livia 90 Semi-Automatic espresso machine features quality commercial grade rocker switches, indicator lights and steam/hot water valves. The left rocker switch controls the main power; when turned on the pump automatically insures the boiler is full of water and the boiler begins to heat up. The right rocker switch turns the pump on for brewing espresso; simply turn the switch off when your reach the desired volume. Steam and hot water are always available when the machine is at operating temperature, the left valve controls steam and the right valve hot water. A professional pressure gauge indicates when the pre-set boiler pressure has been reached.
Commercial Heat Exchanger Boiler: A large 1.5 liter copper boiler features a split system enabling the Livia 90 to brew espresso and steam milk simultaneously and continuously with no recovery time required. The heavy duty heating element brings the Livia 90 up to operating temperature in less than 10 minutes and can be left on all day ready to brew if desired.
Commercial 58mm Portafilter: Heavy chrome plated brass portafilter maintains temperature stability for consistent brewing results and the large 58mm diameter helps insure water is evenly distributed through the ground coffee.
Powerful Commercial Pump: The commercial grade vibration pump is rated at 15 bar maximum pressure, providing the ideal pressure needed to brew authentic espresso.
3-Way Valve: A commercial grade 3-way valve relieves pressure from the portafilter following the brewing process, dispensing waste water into the drip tray. This feature prevents dripping and eliminates soupy leftover coffee grounds, yielding a solid puck that can be removed with one knock.
Hot Water Dispenser: Easily add hot water to your espresso for an Americano as an alternative to drip coffee, prepare tea, hot chocolate or soup. The hot water dispenser is separate from the steam wand.
Cup Warmer: The Livia 90 provides a large passive cup warming tray on top of the machine which captures heat from the boiler and can hold twelve standard espresso cups or six cappuccino cups.
Steam Wand: The stainless steel steam wand pivots for convenience and is supplied with two frothing tips; one traditional commercial style four-hole stainless steel tip and one Teflon “turbo tip”.
Automatic Safety Shut-Off: Sensors continuously monitor the water level in both the reservoir and boiler and automatically shut the machine due to low water to prevent overheating.
Back Flush Capable: The Livia 90 is designed to be back flushed when needed; a standard feature on most commercial espresso machines. This process runs water in reverse to clean the brew group, shower screen and 3-way valve, dumping the waste water into the drip tray.
* Color: Polished stainless steel
* Certification: UL, cUL & NSF
* Body Material: Stainless steel
* Pasquini Livia 90 Semi-Automatic espresso machine
* dimensions: 12.5″H x 11.5″W x 15″D (16.5″H w/ lid open)
* power: 120v, 1200 watts
* ETL listed for home & commercial use
* Pasquini 2-year warranty
* includes: single & double shot stainless steel filter baskets, blind back-flush disc, measuring scoop, coffee tamper, cleaning brush, espresso machine cleaner and instruction manual
* Warranty: 12-month parts and labor, extended 2nd year of warranty covers parts only.
* Support: Unlimited toll free technical support
* imported from Italy
Cleaning & Maintenance of Components
In order to keep the inside of your machine healthy; it must be periodically cleaned. Scale buildup from naturally occurring minerals in your water can build up on sensitive components like the inside of the boiler, which left unchecked can cause considerable damage to the machine. By descaling your machine every two-three months, your machine will be trouble-free for years. Espresso machine cleaner can be purchased from us or by calling the support number in your user guide. It is recommended that you perform a “back-flush” of the brew system. This removes buildup of coffee residue in the grouphead (part of the machine where you insert the portafilter and coffee basket). Your Livia comes with detailed instructions that describe the procedures for maintaining your machine.
Installation and Accessories
The Pasquini Livia 90 requires no special plumbing or electrical outlets. Just plug it in and it’s ready to operate. The Livia cannot be plumbed to a water source. With purchase, the Pasquini Livia 90 comes with two filter baskets, one for single shot and the other for double shot, a blind filter basket for back-flushing, a brewing group cleaning brush, coffee tamper, measuring spoon, espresso machine cleaner and a full color instruction manual.
Please Note
The Pasquini Livia 90 Semi-Automatic espresso machine is the same as the Livia 90 Automatic, but does not have the one-touch automatic volume brewing feature found in the Livia 90 Automatic version. With the Livia 90 Semi-Automatic, you simply turn the pump rocker switch “on” to brew and “off” once you have reached the desired volume of espresso.