There are two rubber seals that fit in there, the get brittle from the heat and leak after a while. Very easy to replace and shouldn't be too expensive to buy online as they are pretty standard. Lots of videos on Youtube on how to replace them, here is a link to one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3IsBrnDeJA&list=PLHOKeHGTzz0NAoyta2VfJ7L2ph5JZdHYS
Good luck JohnB On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 7:31 AM Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s just because you flush all the coffee oils out of it with cafiza. > After a few shots it will smooth out again. Normal in my experience. I > never felt it was worth it to disassemble each time you use cafiza in order > to lube with food grade silicone grease. Just pull some shots and enjoy. As > data, in the 8 years my B2 was active, I only had to replace the shaft > seals once, even with not lubing ever except when I replaced the seals. > Best, > bmc > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 23, 2018, at 10:09, wsmckenz <[email protected]> wrote: > > It gets all squeaky and stiff every time I backflush with Caffiza. I > wonder if you should oil it as well? > > > On Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 11:32:43 AM UTC-5, herman dickens wrote: >> >> Yeah I'm pretty sure WLL has the parts for that. I had to replace them in >> my BII a couple of times. I think I even replaced the shaft once but I'm >> not sure it needed that. >> >> Herman >> >> On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 12:23 PM wsmckenz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> My BIII started leaking quiet a bit from around the brew lever. The >>> video is with a blind portafilter, but it's the same with a normally tamped >>> shot. Is there some gasket or something in there that can be replaced? >>> >>> -- >>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
