If it were me, I'd be putting calipers on the gasket. They come in differing thicknesses, and I wonder if they gave you an 8.5 or a 9 instead of an 8. Maybe another thing to check. b
https://www.chriscoffee.com/Group_Gaskets_p/groupgasketg.htm Sent from my apple IIe On Jun 3, 2013, at 9:01, Peter Sharpe <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark: It is true that the new gasket is thicker than the old, dried out one. > And it is true that the portafilter handle is "seating" earlier than the old > one. These are not unexpected. But this seems much different from when > the machine was new. It feels like the wings are barely moving into the slots > (although the portafilter feels solidly in place and does not wiggle.) And, > after two+ weeks of use, the situation hasn't improved. > > Ben: No problem. I didn't take any offense at all to what you wrote. I deal > with "bug reports" all the time and realize how important it is to get the > description of the problem clearly stated. > > Thanks everyone for your help. I have a call with the service department this > afternoon and we'll see what comes from it. I'll post an update when there is > something useful to report. > > Peter > > On 13-06-03 8:42 AM, Benjamin McCafferty wrote: >> 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. > > -- > 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. 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