It sounds like the new gasket is thicker than the old one (which would make sense) and that the portafilter handle is "seating" earlier than the old one. Which would also make sense.
Have I got it correct? On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 6:22 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus/topics > > - Trouble fitting replacement gasket <#13f07a10891fa954_group_thread_0>[1 > Update] > > Trouble fitting replacement > gasket<http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus/t/8794fcfd23d0b634> > > Peter Sharpe <[email protected]> Jun 01 04:00PM -0700 > > Sorry about the confusion. I think of the screen as just, well, the > screen itself not what it is attached to. But let me restate things > with > the proper terminology. > > The screen is a bit loose when there is no gasket. That is, I can > fully > insert the screen and then slide it back and forth. Not too far, but > there is slack there. > > The gasket was inserted with beveled side up. > > That gasket and screen were installed about 2 weeks ago and I lived > with > the handle at 7:30 to see if it would gradually seat fully but I > didn't > notice any change after that time. > > I used a portafilter without basket to push the gasket up as far as I > could. Then I added the basket to the portafilter and pushed again > with > it. (When I say "push" I mean that I inserted the portafilter and > rotated it with the wings in their slots. > > The previous time that I inserted this new gasket and screen I applied > plenty of force with all kinds of blunt instruments but nothing would > make it budge. > > The machine works and does not leak. I was hoping for something closer > to 6 o'clock though. > > Thanks for your reply. > Peter > > On 13-06-01 1:38 PM, Ben McCafferty wrote: > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > brewtus. > You can post via email <[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send<[email protected]>an > empty message. > For more options, visit <http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus/topics>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.
