I purchased a Sunbeam EM3600 about a year ago,
and it has been serving me pretty well up until recently
(I have a Breville BarAroma for fresh grinding of beans).
A couple days ago, it seemed to have lost almost all pressure,
out of both the main espresso... opening... and the steam wand.
I thought "Damn, its shot" but I took the casing apart and couldnt see anything wrong,
then, upon reassembly, it seemed to work properly.
I figure it might have been jammed with something, somewhere,
and it possibly cleared itself during the jiggling of taking it apart.
This lead me to revisit these forums in search of others having issues,
which lead me to revisit my entire coffee making schemes
so I have some questions!
Im still using the factory group and the factory dual-walled baskets.
One of the things I read to do was to remove the black plastic piece in the group.
I did that just now, and it opens up a third hole, which resulted in a few seconds of a good pour,
which promptly turned into a "spray in all directions" pour.
Would removing a wall and drilling more holes perhaps help this?
Should I be jamming that middle hole up with something?
I have an extra double-shot basket and a dremel,
so does anyone have a link to a thread detailing the de-walling process?
Ive been using the terrible factory plastic tamper,
and Ive read all over the place that you should get a proper heavy one,
but I cant understand why it would make such a difference
if you put the same amount of pressure on the plastic one.
Can someone enlighten me on why the heavy tamper makes that much of a difference?
Sorry for the wall of text,
I just like to be thorough!
Cheers.
and it has been serving me pretty well up until recently
(I have a Breville BarAroma for fresh grinding of beans).
A couple days ago, it seemed to have lost almost all pressure,
out of both the main espresso... opening... and the steam wand.
I thought "Damn, its shot" but I took the casing apart and couldnt see anything wrong,
then, upon reassembly, it seemed to work properly.
I figure it might have been jammed with something, somewhere,
and it possibly cleared itself during the jiggling of taking it apart.
This lead me to revisit these forums in search of others having issues,
which lead me to revisit my entire coffee making schemes
so I have some questions!
Im still using the factory group and the factory dual-walled baskets.
One of the things I read to do was to remove the black plastic piece in the group.
I did that just now, and it opens up a third hole, which resulted in a few seconds of a good pour,
which promptly turned into a "spray in all directions" pour.
Would removing a wall and drilling more holes perhaps help this?
Should I be jamming that middle hole up with something?
I have an extra double-shot basket and a dremel,
so does anyone have a link to a thread detailing the de-walling process?
Ive been using the terrible factory plastic tamper,
and Ive read all over the place that you should get a proper heavy one,
but I cant understand why it would make such a difference
if you put the same amount of pressure on the plastic one.
Can someone enlighten me on why the heavy tamper makes that much of a difference?
Sorry for the wall of text,
I just like to be thorough!
Cheers.



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