Nice article, thanks. I would be curious for a followup post, after you next backflush with Cafiza, on whether the 111 stood up to it or not. bmc
On Jan 9, 2010, at 6:09 PM, mariowar wrote: > Well, I got some Dow Corning 111 and it took me about 10 minutes to > remove the nuts and the cam and lube everything. Then it took me about > 2 hours to put the cam back where it belongs. If I had taken a pic > before taking it out it would have bee WAY easier..... :) > > Now the lever feels like NEW, I had forgotten how smooth it was. I > will definetely do it again. > > Just in case that you think that coffee oils are enough to lube the > cam and the lever take a look to this link which by the way showed me > the way to put the cam back in its place. > > http://coffeetime.wikidot.com/e61-lubrication > > > > On Jan 7, 7:24 am, HERMAN <[email protected]> wrote: >> i have a brewtus II that i got in november of 2005, it does the same thing >> every time i clean with cafiza but it smooths out after a couple of shots. >> it's done it since the first time i cleaned it. i doubt it will be a problem. >> h >> >> --- On Thu, 1/7/10, mariowar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: mariowar <[email protected]> >> Subject: Squeaky Lever >> To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 12:48 AM >> >> My Brewtus III is one year old and the E61 lever started to produce a >> squeaky sound. Y backflush with cleaner every week after pulling about >> 30 double shots. >> I am a little worried because it does not go away by itself and I >> think that if I keep using it some internal parts of the group will >> wear out fast. >> >> I read about DOW Corning 111 valve lubricant which is Food Safe + >> handles High Temperatures. >> >> I wonder if any of you have serviced the lever? Any tips? Is it >> easy to put it back? >> >> Thanks >> -- >> 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 >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > -- > 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. > >
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