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From what I hear the stove top ones are really good. They are also 1/10th the price of the electric one! Problem is the only really good electric espresso machines are £500 to £3000! So getting a £40 electric moka pot and trying to fiddle with the electrics is much cheaper. You could get the...

Turns out philips do a 1000w remote control dimmer plug for most household appliances: Philips SBCSP370For about £8 for each plug, £12 for the remote..... Guess I'll try commercial route seeing as parts for a DIY job are not that cheap. Thanks for the help everyone! Cheers, Hamzaan Admins...

Would the follwing be a possible commercial work around if a DIY job is too difficult and/or expensive?: Everspring Plug-in Dimmer (sorry no link, I'm too new to the forum!)

What range of power reduction would these dimmer switches allow? I don't hugely know how the reduction in power will effect rates of boiling in all honesty so would like to try a large reduction to start. Do you think the heating element will survive varying the resistance during operation? I'm...

Did some more maths and some looking around, unless I can get a 400+W resistor the idea above will just burn the resistor. WIth a 1k ohm resistor it should be okay to use 100W resistor (taking into account the fact that mains is RMS) it could work. it would lower the power to 1/8th so it will...

Additional relevant info: Power rating: 330-400W Voltage: 220-240V So the maths would work out to give a circuit resistance around 144Ohms, so I am thinking either adding in aroudn 50 ohms to get 3/4 power output or another 144Ohms to get half power. Cheers, Hamzaan

HI, I'm trying to modify an electric Moka pot imported from Germany, so it is fitted with a schuko plug and has a complimentary uk adaptor, to boil slower and therefore produce better espresso. (FYI: with standard, i.e. stove top, Moka pots the recommendation is to lower the heat and have the...