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Sent from my iPad On Feb 14, 2013, at 19:19, [email protected] wrote: > 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. > > -- 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.
