Hey Peter, Wasn't trying to bust your chops. Each time I read "basket" in your original, I was picturing the part that holds coffee. I just wanted to clarify that I now understand what you meant and that hopefully my response made sense too. No offense intended.
best, bmc Sent from my apple IIe On Jun 3, 2013, at 8:13, Mark Carter-Piff <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 [1 Update] >> Trouble fitting replacement gasket >> 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. >> 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.
