Q. What’s the difference between the old PL041 and the new model ?
A. The only substantial changes are the steam wand and the OPV. The OPV on the new one is adjustable but Lelit recommends not to fiddle with it. Lelit just did the right thing and adjusted it down to 9bar in the new version which should help make already great shots even better. What they really needed to do was make a significant improvement to the steam wand. The new one is the same length (which is just a little bit short) as the previous one. Regardless, with practice and proper technique as described elsewhere on CG, it’ll steam with the best machines in the class.