> Brewtus crew, > > After waiting 6mo for a new pressure gauge to arrive, and installing it a > couple days ago, my problems are not yet resolved! My old gauge rested at two > bars and then under pressure it was completely unreliable or so I thought… > > Sadly, the new gauge shows the pressure climbs to 14 bars during the shot and > then after lowering the lever, it continues to climb until it’s pinned > somewhere past 16 bars! I’ve attempted to make adjustments to the pressure > via the pump, screw head, adjusting barrel or whatever you call it and also > on the OPV, but I do not see where those adjustments are making any > difference in the brew pressure. That said, over 30 seconds with a reasonable > grind size I’m still able to pull a good shot at the correct volume. > > Any advice? Does tightening, by turning in and shortening the length of the > brew pump adjustment barrel, increase the pressure or decrease the pressure? > Do the OPV and pump need to be adjusted in unison? Why might the gauge > continue to climb after the shot has been pulled and the lever is returned to > the downward position? > > At one point, I thought the problem lay in the pump so I disassembled it, and > having no luck finding a replacement pump, I reattached at all. I’m fairly > certain it went back together correctly but now there is some leaking at the > screw/barrel adjuster on the pump. > > I welcome anyone’s help here! > > Peter
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