Ceridan Senior Member Joined: 10 Dec 2012 Posts: 31 Location: Prague Expertise: Just starting
Espresso: Rowenta Opio Grinder: Hario Slim
Posted Mon Dec 10, 2012, 11:19am Subject: Portafilter basket/filter replacement?
Hi!
I'd like to replace my pressurized portafilter baskets used with Rowenta Opio with a non-pressurized variant. However it seems the manufacturer does not offer them. Is there any chance I'd be able to get some universal filters? The size if the basket is 60 mm (the largest size) (~2.36 inches).
I guess the size is maybe standardized, but only for professional-grade coffee machines?
Thanks
p.s.: I know my Rowenta Opio is probably a crappy machine and I plan to buy something better :)
I think you need to measure the internal diameter of the basket or the diameter of a tamper that fits closely in the basket. But 60mm outside diameter sounds a bit too close to very common/de facto standard 58mm internal diameter to be that size - the edges of the basket should be a bit more than 1mm thick. Also, from looking at photos of the machine, the portafilter basket looks a bit narrower than a 58mm basket, but obviously I can't be sure that way.
From espressoParts.com - "The measurements of a basket (or portafilter) is in a way in non-issue. It should be noted, and cannot be stressed enough, that it is the size of a tamper base, be it 45 or 58mm, that is measured, and not the portafilter or the basket itself. The most prolific manufactures on the market use portafilter baskets that accept a 58mm tamper base. The rest (with one, hardly needing mention, exception), are smaller."
Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit = No New Posts since last visit = Newest post
Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. No commercial posting of any nature will be tolerated; only private sales by private individuals, in the "Buy and Sell" forum. No cross posting allowed - do not post your topic to more than one forum, nor repost a topic to the same forum. Who Can Read The Forum? Anyone can read posts in these discussion boards. Who Can Post New Topics? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post new topics. Who Can Post Replies? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post replies. Can Photos be posted? Anyone can post photos in their new topics or replies. Who can change or delete posts? Any CoffeeGeek member can edit their own posts. Only moderators can delete posts. Probationary Period: If you are a new signup for CoffeeGeek, you cannot promote, endorse, criticise or otherwise post an unsolicited endorsement for any company, product or service in your first five postings.
= No New Posts since last visit 