Re: 6910 leaking around group. Advice needed from wise heads.
Firstly, thanks for the answers AM. You truly are a wealth of knowledge on the 6910 and Im sure all of the apprentice 6910 baristas appreciate your posts on here as much as I do.
Also, ta to Black Gold for letting me in on this convo. I hope your warranty claim went well. Im glad you enjoyed my coffee explosion story. I had tears in my eyes too... well, nearly. It was bloody funny.
I may have phrased that wrong. My single dual floor basket seemed to act as a blank when I tried to do a sweet spot test with it. Hardly any water coming through it.
I tried to poke the cleaning tool in the hole and it seemed blocked. I used a needle to see if there was any hole at all. The cleaning tool then finally snapped through and is still a snug fit.
I get the same sweet spot using either of the pressurised baskets. I may have damaged it, but never plan on using it again anyway. The bins probably the best spot for it!!
For the record, I seem to have solved my leakage issues. It was a combination of slight overdosing and being a pussy when twisting the handle on.... Meow! I go just past 6 oclock now.
One other thing I notced, is when using the same dose/grind but only tamping very lightly.... meow! again, the machine would nearly choke and leak. If I did everything the same but tamped harder, so the puck was at the correct height ie just clear of the shower screen (re-did the 5cent test) the shot would pull correctly.
Its hard to make yourself tamp firmer when you are nearly choking the machine.
I have found I now need to go one notch finer grind aswell as the firmer tamp now I have the correct puck height (dose/tamp). So go back and check that 5cent test if youre having some choke/leaks. Just thought that this may help some people.
Firstly, thanks for the answers AM. You truly are a wealth of knowledge on the 6910 and Im sure all of the apprentice 6910 baristas appreciate your posts on here as much as I do.
Also, ta to Black Gold for letting me in on this convo. I hope your warranty claim went well. Im glad you enjoyed my coffee explosion story. I had tears in my eyes too... well, nearly. It was bloody funny.
Originally posted by 0B242D2F38072B242B2D2F272F243E4A0 link=1276900278/18#18 date=1277079524
I tried to poke the cleaning tool in the hole and it seemed blocked. I used a needle to see if there was any hole at all. The cleaning tool then finally snapped through and is still a snug fit.
I get the same sweet spot using either of the pressurised baskets. I may have damaged it, but never plan on using it again anyway. The bins probably the best spot for it!!
For the record, I seem to have solved my leakage issues. It was a combination of slight overdosing and being a pussy when twisting the handle on.... Meow! I go just past 6 oclock now.
One other thing I notced, is when using the same dose/grind but only tamping very lightly.... meow! again, the machine would nearly choke and leak. If I did everything the same but tamped harder, so the puck was at the correct height ie just clear of the shower screen (re-did the 5cent test) the shot would pull correctly.
Its hard to make yourself tamp firmer when you are nearly choking the machine.
I have found I now need to go one notch finer grind aswell as the firmer tamp now I have the correct puck height (dose/tamp). So go back and check that 5cent test if youre having some choke/leaks. Just thought that this may help some people.




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