Re: leaving your GPP running 24/7...
Personally, I dont think it is all that great an idea to do this with any Domestic machine, even with one as good as the GPP.
They are not really designed for this sort of duty and would be far better from a longevity point of view (especially of all the electrics), to turn it on when you first get up in the morning before heading to the shower, maybe use a timer, and then turn it off after the coffee making session is over. At the very outside, Id recommend never leaving the machine turned on when unattended, turn it off when the next coffee session is several hours away and definitely turn it off when heading for bed.
There will be times when friends and/or relos just turn up out of the blue expecting to receive one of your excellent coffees from your beautiful new espresso kit. Just tell em the GPP has to warm up for a little while and entertain them by what ever means, while this happens. There are a few short-cuts that can be employed to hurry things up a bit but with all that brass and copper, not to mention the water, to heat up there is only so much you do. The best Ive been able to manage with the little Bezz here at home is around 25-30 minutes from ice-cold. Id reckon Ofra and Renzo would know a few tricks about how to accomplish this on the GPP.
Anyway mate, thats my $0.02 worth on the subject but talk to Ofra and Renzo too to see what they think. All the best

Mal.

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