La Pavoni Bar Star Commercial Espresso Machines

La Pavoni offers the "Bar Star" line of commercial espresso machines, which are made for high-capacity restaurant use. The La Pavoni Bar Star line of commercial espresso machines is for large restaurants, espresso bars, and coffee houses in which there are pronolged "rushes" for espresso drinks. The La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machine line is a redesign of the traditional legacy Bar line of commercial espresso machines. It is made with sexier lines and with a new and vibrant Candy-Apple Red finish (also available in Black). It also has a few updated features, and has a 12 liter water softener unit included in the price.

The La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machines come in either two-group, three-group, or four-group configurations. All La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machines feature TWO steam wands. This allows two people to froth milk simultaneously. All La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machines are fully automatic espresso machines, on which your shots can be preprogrammed.

When there is a prolonged rush, you will need to be frothing milk nearly continunously throughout the rush. What enables you to do this is a large boiler. In commercial espresso machines having smaller boilers (such as the La Pavoni Pub line), you will need to let the espresso machine "recover" for a few minutes (say, 3-5 minutes) after steaming for a long stretch (say, 10-15 minutes). If you will need to be steaming continuously for longer than this, you should look at the La Pavoni Cafe and Bar Star commercial espresso machines.

In addition to having the largest boilers in the commercial espresso machine industry, the La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machines each feature TWO steam wands; one on each end of the espresso machine. With a La Pavoni Bar star commercial espresso machine, you can have two staff members frothing milk continuously during a prolonged rush. The extra large boilers were built specifically for this reason.

If you do not anticipate prolonged "rushes" in your coffee shop or restaraunt, then the La Pavoni Pub commercial espresso machines may meet your needs quite adequately.

Commercial espresso machines having large boilers (like the La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machines) were built to run at 230 Volts, which is the new European Standard, but they will operate at any standard Voltage in this range (208-240 Volts). They are fully NSF certified.

This is because the larger boilers in these commercial espresso machines require the higher voltage to heat it quickly enough to get your shop up and running in the morning. This means that if you do not already have a 220 Volt outlet where you are going to put your commercial espresso machine, you will need to have your electrician put one in for you. Note that most zoning departments will require that the outlet be within 3 feet of the commercial espresso machine. You should check with your local zoning board.

The La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machines come in 2, 3, or 4 group configurations. All of these commercial espresso machines can be ordered with a Candy-Apple Red, or a gloosy Black finish. There is no price difference, although please call before ordering so that we can be sure that we have exactly what you want.

The standard features of all La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machines are:

• All espresso machines come with two steam wands;
• Runs at 220-240 Volts at 50 or 60 Hertz;
• Finish is choice of Candy-Apple Red, or shiny Black;
• Height is 21" and Depth is 22";
• Widths are 31", 40", and 48" for 2, 3, and 4-group configurations, respectively;
• Independent radiator hydraulic system for each group allows for consistent water circulation and temperature throughout the boiler;
• Manual boiler water change button allows you to replace the water in the boiler;
• Anti-vacuum valve prevents liquids from siphoning up into the steam wands, so that you don't need to purge them after each use;
• Separate gauges for pump and boiler pressure control;
• Automatic electronic water-level control with a sight glass;
• Hot water jet is flexible and telescoping;
• Four-position energy-saving power switch (power reduced by 1/3 during off hours);
• Electrical heating is protected by a 3-pole manual-reset thermostat;
• Fully automatic operation (shots can be programmed);
• 12 liter water softening unit included.

The different features of the La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machines are outlined in the table below. Prices include a water softener unit, and a 1-year parts warranty. They do not include freight. Additional warranty coverage can be purchased if desired.

What's Included in the Price?

The prices include the La Pavoni commercial espresso machine itself, a 12 liter water softening unit, and a 1-year parts warrany. The price does not include freight. Specifically, prices above include:

• Your La Pavoni Bar Star commercial espresso machine;
• A 12-liter water softening unit;
• One single-serving group handle (independent of the # of groups);
• A double-serving group handle for each group;
• A 1-year parts warranty.

The 1-year parts warranty (which comes with the commercial espresso machine) provides replacement of any defective parts - deemed defective through no fault of the user - for the first year. This does not include labor. This kind of warranty is fairly standard throughout the commercial espresso machine industry. We offer an additional warranty that covers labor for the first year, parts for two more years, and two scheduled "preventative maintenance" service visits. The details are below.

We can also handle the installation of your commercial espresso machine for you for an extra fee (see below), or you can do it yourself.

What You Need to Do Before Your Commercial Espresso Machine is Operational?

When your La Pavoni commercial espresso machine arrives, it needs to be installed, and if you aren't sure how to use it, you need to be shown how to use a commercial espresso machine. (You will be able to figure it out yourself by reading some of the articles about commercial espresso machines on our site; being shown is merely quicker. We recommend that you read the articles on commercial espresso machines and on running a coffee shop too.) We will arrange for the installation of your commercial espresso machine, or you can have it done yourself. Our installers will provide about an hour of training on your commercial espresso machine as part of the installation.

For us to provide installation of your commercial espresso machine, your site must be installation-ready. This means that there has to be a high-voltage (220 Volt - 240 Volt) outlet, a water outlet, and a floor drain (as per your local health code) near the commercial espresso machine. Specifically:

• A 220-240 Volt outlet within 3 feet of the commercial espresso machine;
• A water supply line having a 3/8 inch diameter and a shut-off valve, also within 3 feet of the commercial espresso machine;
• Your local board of health will specify the requirements for a floor drain. Usually, they want a floor drain within 3 feet of the commercial espresso machine, but sometimes they will allow for other creative solutions. You have to find out what it required by them, and let us know.

You will have to have these things in place before our people come to install your commercial espresso machine. The person doing the installation of your commercial espresso machine will probably not be a licensed electrician and/or a licensed plumber (although they might be), and are not authorized to provide plumbing and/or electricity as part of the installation of your commercial espresso machine..

You must arrange for these things with your own electrician and/or plumber ahead of time. We will be happy to discuss what's required with them if you aren't sure. If our installer arrives and these things have not been done, he or she will not be able to do the installation of your commercial espresso machine, and they will have to make a second trip. You might be billed a "nuissance fee" for this, depending on how far the installer had to come.

Note that the commercial espresso machine will come without a plug at the end of the power cord. This is because there are different outlet conventions for high-voltage circuits, so there is no "standard" plug for 220-240 Volts. Part of the installation procedure for your commercial espresso machine is to put a plug on the power cord that matches your outlet. If you will be doing the installation of your commercial espresso machine yourself, you will have to provide this plug.

Other Things You Will Need to Buy, and Their Prices

Here are the additional expenses that you will incur in getting your La Pavoni commercial espresso machine operational. Some of these are optional conveniences that you might wish to take advantage of, or not. Some of them are unavoidable.