Wow, Ray, it's really surprising that the top of your screen is clean after a couple of months - mine is gunky after a couple of shots! I wonder what I'm doing wrong? Maybe I'm grinding too fine, so the coffee is migrating 'upstream'? Or maybe it's your wiggle and flush that are doing the trick. Whatever - it's working for you, so that's good.
Anyway, I hope it's clear to everyone that we don't need to touch the gasket during the removal process - if your screen looks like mine there's a slight groove running around it, near the lower edge, that can provide purchase for a lever (I use the handle of a spoon, but a cycle tire lever sounds good - I must try one of mine) with a little practice. As Kitt said, you move the screen down a couple of millimetres on one side, then the other, and before you know it,the screen and gasket fall into your hand (I do it when it's hot, so I have a rag handy to catch it). I hoik mine off daily and I haven't put a mark on the gasket. My gasket has a slightly rounded side and a flat side (the edges of the gasket are rounded on one side and square on the other). The rounded side goes on the top, so the curved metal edge of the screen fits flush into the gasket. Sorry, that doesn't read well but hopefully it will be obvious when you look closely at the two parts. Cheers! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
