Lelit PL62 Mara Espresso Machine V2 – Heat Exchange System, PID sensor in boiler
Overview:
A huge legend in a small body! The Lelit PL62 Mara V2 is placed at the prestigious end of many home espresso machines. Furthermore, it combines the best technology ever – the legendary E61 grouphead inside an incredibly compact, full stainless steel body. The result: a marvelous, appealing and super compact espresso machine! This enables you to apply barista’s golden rules and extract the tastiest espressos and cappuccinos you can dream of.
The new Lelit PL62 Mara V2 now comes with a built-in PID Sensor. Thus, this helps keep a steady boiler temperature, better than a pressurestat in terms of temperature management and in terms of reliability. However, although this unit does not have a user-programmable PID controller interface to change the boiler temperature, the manufacturer has a preset temperature for the boiler based on years of studying the PID.
Features:
- Polymer tubing connecting the boiler to steam and hot water valves are alimentary, withstand high pressure, withstand high temperatures up to 620 °F, facilitate easier repairs, and most importantly, are limescale free.
- Stainless steel body polished to a mirror finish (exterior only).
- Dual pressure gauge – Top part measures boiler pressure (0 – 4 bar). Bottom part measures pump pressure (0 – 16 bar).
- Separate indicator lights – Left light is for power to indicate the machine is powered on. Right light is for the heating element to indicate when the heating element is energized.
- Multi-directional, no burn steam, and no burn hot water wand. 2 hole steam tip.
- Professional grade portafilters – double spout handle – with 58 mm with Lelit logo imprinted on the filter head.
- Adjustable over pressure valve.
- Water reservoir has a two-stage shutoff. One shut off is for when removing the reservoir. The second shut off is a magnetic float to power off the heating element when the reservoir is low on water.
- Manual resettable safety thermostat on top of the boiler.
- E61 grouphead – hot water circulates from the heat exchanger through the grouphead and back to keep the grouphead to keep your portafilter nice and hot.
- 1.4-liter copper boiler, insulated on the side, with heat exchanger and thermo-siphon double cycle system to have the brewing group and the boiler always hot, at the right temperature.
- Internal pipes in copper.
- Extremely low feet to create a very low profile.
- Power plug completely removable from the machine.
- Accessories: Instructional manual, single spout portafilter, 1-cup filter basket, dual spout portafilter, 2-cup basket, nice 58 mm tamper, plastic scoop, and blind filter basket/insert, MC747 water softener.
If you are looking to purchase a similar heat exchange espresso machine with a PID display, then check out the Lelit PL62T Mara!
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Seth Phillips (verified owner) –
Great machine. Very pleased with the results.
Pulling excellent shots with very minimal tweaking.
Only complaint is the tamper. Too small and leaves an annoying ring of uncompressed coffee around the edges of the basket.
jdudfield (verified owner) –
I was looking for a Group 61 with a small footprint – this machine ticks all the boxes. Compact, solid, plenty of grunt and a pleasure to use. We use daily for 3 or 4 coffees in the morning. The combination of the PL62 and a Eureka Mignon Silenzio grinder is a perfect match and both are quiet (a great step up from the PL42).
When the package arrived, I set it up and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the first shot!
Thanks to Diane at 1st-Line who helped us decide what to buy and put together the package.
MC (verified owner) –
Upgraded from a Breville Express and couldn’t be happier with the improvement in shot quality. Absent the crutch of the a pressurized basket, which I always used on the Breville, you really get a feel for how to extract properly. A less forgiving machine, perhaps, but worth the extra effort for some well-earned, delicious crema. Bundled with the Eureka Silenzio, this thing is an absolute steal.
Build quality is far better than I anticipated, especially given the comparatively modest price point. Panels align cleanly, lever & knob action is smooth, no sharp edges on drip tray. Everything feels very solid. Having used the machine for a full month now, I don’t see how I could justify the extra expense for a Rocket / Profitec / ECM.
A few very minor points:
I recommend upgrading the stock rubber gasket with a silicone version, which won’t be as stiff and will last longer over time. I might also upgrade the stock baskets, which at 14g are small by American standards and in my (limited) experience seem like they might promote a bit of side channeling.
The steam wand builds up a fair amount of condensation, not so much on the first pull of the day but definitely on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. Not sure to what extent this is related to my humid climate, but you may need to run several long purges if you plan to make milk drinks. In the grand scheme of things this is a very small inconvenience.
If you’re thinking about it, go for it. Not a ton of info out there on the PL62 which I suspect will lead many folks to question its reputation. Fear not, this thing is great.
Anthony –
I upgraded to this machine from a NS oscar, and it’s been great. The portafilter and knobs are make of less expensive materials, and the basket needs to be replaced, but once those are taken care of, you get an excellent machine for 75% of the cost of its competition. Time will tell about reliability, but have had no issues pulling 4 shots a day over 3 months
Judy (verified owner) –
We chose to upgrade our home espresso game from a single boiler espresso machine and came to 1st line after family recommendations. We couldn’t be happier with the Lelit Mara PL62. Paired with the Lelit Fred grinder we were pulling some excellent espresso shots after the initial set up.
The steaming wand with its cool touch handle lets us produce café quality frothed milk; with the heat exchanger boiler, we can pull an espresso shot at the same time. This is a time saver for getting out the door in the morning. Special note, that the machine does need a good 15-20 minutes to warm up.
All and all, we are very pleased with the performance of the Lelit Mara PL62, its compact design doesn’t consume much counterspace. It comes with a quality tamper, single spout and dual spout portafilters, blind basket and filter for the water reservoir. The PID is built-in but not programmable for the user. This was not a huge concern for us, the quality of the espresso and steamed milk is still amazing for the home user.
If one is looking to upgrade, this prosumer product is especially recommendable to those looking to produce barista quality coffee drinks. Extra benefits on the small footprint and elegant design.
Thanks Jim at 1st line for the advice! Anyone looking to buy should give them a call!
Steven Feldstein (verified owner) –
Was also looking for a Group 61 with a tight footprint – have been very satisfied so far. Good temperature stability, nice brass and steel components. After a couple false starts, have had no issues pulling 3-4 shots/day. Highly recommended.
H kee (verified owner) –
We’ve had the Lelit Mara 62 since Nov. 2018, was lightly used, 5-10 shots per week, plus steamed milk until last year when we had to work from home full time and we started pulling 5-10 shots daily. It has given us very good espresso, with beans purchased locally, and ground at home with an Eureka Perfetto. Very nice.
Unfortunately, in the past month, the machine has started beeping intermittently, (signal for out of water), even when the tank is full. it is intermittent, we usually get to pull a couple of shots before the beeping starts. A bit disappointed, as this machine was supposed to have last a long time, did not have to start troubleshooting after just 2.5 years, especially when the machine is well taken care of and cleaned.
Anyway, we are handy engineers, so working on the problem via posts on home-barista where others have encountered this problem before. FYI. In case you run into the problem.