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  • Lelit Anna PL41LEM issues

    Hi everyone,

    Hoping someone might be able to help me with some questions regarding my ~10 year old Lelit PL41LEM I bought from Jet Black Espresso. It's been a true workhorse pumping out 4-5 coffees daily for those 10 years but recently it's developed some strange issues which I'm hoping to fix myself if someone can point me in the right direction. These issues are probably related.

    1. When the boiler turns on, the machine makes a strange, high pitched squealing noise which it's never done before. I've taken a video of the issue where I've purged the boiler to force the boiler to turn on here:

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/U2BaCjcuyZxASfEw6

    It also does this during its intermittent warm up cycle (every 10-15 minutes or so) but I deliberately purged the boiler in this video to demonstrate the noise it's making.

    2. When I start the brewing process, the machine sits there for some time doing nothing (sometimes up to 10 seconds or more) before the pump kicks in. It never used to do this. Previously if I flicked the brew switch, the pump would kick in immediately. Here's a video which shows a slight delay:

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/KHT3Br8ZnRNbLuJc6

    The machine works fine but these strange little issues make me think that it may be on the way out?

    I'm planning on upgrading to a Lelit Mara X but I'd like to repair/service this machine so I can put it in our guest kitchen for family & friends when they stay with us. It's a brilliant little machine and I want to hang onto it. If there's some parts I need to replace, I'm happy to have a tinker and do this myself.

    Really appreciate any help someone can provide.

    John

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