Hi,
Ive just started cleaning Miss Lucy that I bought second hand (arrived on Friday). I took apart the grinder and cleaned it. I also cleaned the portafilter which was a bit grotty, and the shower screen had about 50% of the holes blocked with crud. Ive cleaned that but there still appears to be some residual crud stuck right out at the edge under the fine wire cover.
Anyway I though I should backflush it too because Im not sure when it was last done or the machine used, so I used the espresso coffee cleaner 500gm that I got as part of my kit from coffeeparts. It really did need a clean!!!! Ive run the cleaner, left it for 10 mins then a water only backflush though 4 or 5 times and its still not clear. Its about 100% better than my first run which was nearly black. When I run the backflush and remove the portafilter the basket is filled with light brown water, and a few bits of coffee too.
So, being a noob Im not sure how to proceed from here. Will scrubing the group a bit more, replacing the shower screen help or is the crud coming from somewhere else?
Hope someone can point me in the right direction. I really need a coffee!!!!!
Also the portafilter only goes to about a 6-7 oclock postition but I cant move it any more, is that normal?
Ive just started cleaning Miss Lucy that I bought second hand (arrived on Friday). I took apart the grinder and cleaned it. I also cleaned the portafilter which was a bit grotty, and the shower screen had about 50% of the holes blocked with crud. Ive cleaned that but there still appears to be some residual crud stuck right out at the edge under the fine wire cover.
Anyway I though I should backflush it too because Im not sure when it was last done or the machine used, so I used the espresso coffee cleaner 500gm that I got as part of my kit from coffeeparts. It really did need a clean!!!! Ive run the cleaner, left it for 10 mins then a water only backflush though 4 or 5 times and its still not clear. Its about 100% better than my first run which was nearly black. When I run the backflush and remove the portafilter the basket is filled with light brown water, and a few bits of coffee too.
So, being a noob Im not sure how to proceed from here. Will scrubing the group a bit more, replacing the shower screen help or is the crud coming from somewhere else?
Hope someone can point me in the right direction. I really need a coffee!!!!!
Also the portafilter only goes to about a 6-7 oclock postition but I cant move it any more, is that normal?

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