Originally posted by noidle22
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As usual, we are 90% in agreement here. FWIW, I do not think that "blemish" should be able to affect the shot at first. Having said that, I would replace the machine anyway under warranty as the seal will flex and damage itself in the longer term.
Originally posted by lilviss
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I am a 2 6910s (one sold to a friend) and 1 7000 owner, all still going strong. FWIW, the 7000 is a delight at home - the easiest to maintain domestic machine IMO.
Your photos: I noticed that the p/f was not even up to the 12 o'clock position in the photo showing the leak. Any 6910 / 7000 I know would leak at that spot - certainly mine would. Overdosing then just makes the leak worse. FYI: the 6910 / 7000 will handle massive (i.e. far beyond sane) overdoses without leaking - not that I recommend it. The "secure firmly" in your photo is meant literally.
I suggest you show this post to SB and get another 7000 under warranty anyway - that blemish is a clear manufacturing fault - albeit one I haven't seen before.
However your leaking issue is probably the showerscreens. They were incorrectly fitted into the seal in the first place. My post http://coffeesnobs.com.au/brewing-eq...tml#post563647 refers to the seal in more detail (6910 / 7000 seal is the same). Look for a tear in the inner circle of the seal - it is the "first line of defence" and is easy to misalign, then tightening the screw cuts the seal. I have seen two friend's machines with that problem "out of the box". SB quality control may not be able to pick that up, as you have to pull the showerscreens off to detect it (or else they are slack, your call). To be fair, SB replaced both seals under warranty without a quibble (as they should).
Feel free to PM me with a photo of the seal from the p/f side, or add it to this thread.
Hope this helps
TampIt

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