After many months of decision making, my husband and I (God, I sound like the Queen!!) went off to Hardley Normal and for the grand price of $700 got the package of Sunbeam 6910 and grinder 480. Brought them home, plugged in, did all the running thru of water etc etc. Now, weve had a little ol Saeco for about 8-9 years, so weve been making pretty good espressos, but we thought we would update to the twin thermoblock thingy.
Well, we started off on a fairly fine grind, using our usual Harris Espresso beans, and NO WATER would go through the group filter at all!! Gradually increased the grind, till I had it set on 15 or 16, and almost no pressure at all in tamping. Pressure gauge was up in red zone. Also noticed that the water temp is only about 66 degrees measured in the cup, just as it comes out of the group, (not through any coffee of course!) Is this too low?)
Any help would be appreciated!!
Well, we started off on a fairly fine grind, using our usual Harris Espresso beans, and NO WATER would go through the group filter at all!! Gradually increased the grind, till I had it set on 15 or 16, and almost no pressure at all in tamping. Pressure gauge was up in red zone. Also noticed that the water temp is only about 66 degrees measured in the cup, just as it comes out of the group, (not through any coffee of course!) Is this too low?)
Any help would be appreciated!!

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