I think the detergent is quite granular, leading to a rough feeling on the lever. Mine feels fine after back flushing with water but I do re-lube the cams and pins with Molykote 111. Instructions available on the Internet. It's a 5 minute job.
Sent from my iPhone On 15 Feb 2013, at 00:53, [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus/topics > > method [3 Updates] > E61 Brew Lever a bit stiff after Cafiza cleaning [1 Update] > method > Bobcat <[email protected]> Feb 14 12:56PM -0800 > > You could just get an extra cup, not the entire portafilter. Pop out the > cup in your current portafilter and remove the retaining spring that runs > around the inside of the hoop. This will allow the cups to drop into and > lift out of the portafilter easily. You can fill/tamp both cups before you > begin extracting and then after extracting the first one the used cup will > lift out easily and you can replace it with the clean & dry cup in seconds. > I use this method every day so I can make drinks for my wife and myself > without having to deal with a dirty wet cup between extractions. > > > herman dickens <[email protected]> Feb 14 04:35PM -0500 > > my bad i meant portifilter cup > > > > KittJohnson <[email protected]> Feb 14 06:11PM -0500 > > This technique works even better with Gaggia portafilter baskets which have > smooth sides. And you leave the wire in. The pressure from the straight > sections of the PF retainer wire provides a grip that keeps the basket from > accidentally dropping out, but you can easily pull the basket out with your > fingers after you knock and rinse it. Using baskets with a retainer ridge > means you get the "snap" of the basket seating itself every time you insert > them ... which risks breaking the seal of the side of the puck to the wall of > the basket and getting channelling. > > The wire removed solution means the basket will fall out when you try to > knock out the puck. Or you can take the hot basket out and hold it in you > fingers while you knock it. Not a lot of fun. (The wire and ridge were a > solution to the falls out problem that bugged baristas from the beginning.) I > would recommend that you order three or four Gaggia baskets and discover how > nice and tidy the process is. And WLL even has a small sale on at the moment. > > Sent from my crystal radio > > > > E61 Brew Lever a bit stiff after Cafiza cleaning > Bobcat <[email protected]> Feb 14 01:04PM -0800 > > Mine is always stiff and feels like it's grinding after Cafiza but, like > Todd says, it goes away after a couple of uses. Been this way for six years > of daily use and I haven't developed any leaks. I'd hate to think that I > need to take the whole mechanism apart to grease it after every Cafiza > flush, and the idea of introducing any type of grease in this area doesn't > appeal to me at all. > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > brewtus. > You can post via email. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an empty message. > For more options, visit this group. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
