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  • flatwhite
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    Thanks TG. It seem that just sending the spacer was sufficient. The problem has rectified itself before I was able to try and follow those instructions.
    Go figure!

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  • Thundergod
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    Originally posted by flatwhite link=1224547450/0#17 date=1224816766
    Sunbeam are sending me a spacer. Anyone know where I can find instruction on replacing the group seal. I got the basket off easily and the managed to get the nut off, but nothing past that. How does the assembly come out?
    Send me your email address in a PM and Ill send you a pdf file "EM6900 seal change instructions".

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  • runfast
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    Flatwhite check the model number on your machine - it sounds like you have a 6900. On the 6910 you only have to take out the screw!

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  • hammer
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    Originally posted by runfast link=1224547450/0#16 date=1224804798
    I have been quoted $60.00 for the collar - but of course labour is extra.
    hmm a $60 collar will quickly turn to a $120 replacement

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  • flatwhite
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    Sunbeam are sending me a spacer. Anyone know where I can find instruction on replacing the group seal. I got the basket off easily and the managed to get the nut off, but nothing past that. How does the assembly come out?

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  • runfast
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    I have been quoted $60.00 for the collar - but of course labour is extra.

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  • hammer
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    well i rang the insurance place for the credit card. Seems because i paid a small portion cash, and the rest on the card im not eligible for the extra warrenty.

    It is frustrating that jsut outside the warrenty things go bad. Average price for the machine is $600ish. I would have hoped that it would last longer than it did.

    I guess the original group seal must be slightly thicker than the replacement. the handle swings past 5 Oclock when i try to lock it down tight. i might see if i can try the spacers.

    Does anyone know how much a collar replacement is likely to be? The down time that it is away is also crap.

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  • foul-up
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    As previously mentioned a change to the miss silvia would be a good option, in my honest opinion there is no comparison in build quality between the two, they are chalk and cheese.


    exactly

    one is small appliance made in china

    the other is a small coffee machine, made in italy by a company who has been making commercial machines for over 70 years

    graham

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  • runfast
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    [QUOTE=runfast link=1224547450/0#8 date=1224650600]
    Originally posted by JetBlack Espresso link=1224547450/0#2 date=1224548522
    I have been told that the Sunbeam uses Zinc in the group head rather than Brass ?
    I believeit is a common fault for this machine for the Zinc to wear and then the portafilter doesnt lock in place as well as when new.  

    charlie

    I am not sure how this is wearing? The zinc you are referring to sits underneath the group seal and this is held in place by the shower screens and a phillips screw. The fault seems to be with the group collar being too soft and or the lugs on the portafilter being too aggressive or both. It seems to me that replacing the collar will only be a short term solution as the new collar will also stretch. The silicon spacer seems to do the trick although some people may need two of them.


    As an aside Charlie, I see ACF are now making the cups in red.

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  • Ray_C
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    I replaced the group seals in my la scala and noticed that they have several different thickness seals you can fit to it, does the sunbeam have this option?
    maybe it would fix it but I too had a sunbeam once and the collar which held the group handle in also flogged out in no time flat to the point where the group handle would fly out under pressure and make a hell of a mess, needless to say I no longer hold much regard for sunbeam espresso machines and mine left with the name "junk" following it.
    As previously mentioned a change to the miss silvia would be a good option, in my honest opinion there is no comparison in build quality between the two, they are chalk and cheese.

    Ray.

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  • Thundergod
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    It can be fixed in the short term with a new gasket.
    In bad cases the extra silicon spacer is also needed.

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  • JetBlack_Espresso
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    In answer to your question runfast, Ive heard the same story from a number of customers. Im not suggesting it happens to every one and I realise that "common" will mean different things to different people.

    charlie

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  • flatwhite
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    I chimed into this thread just in time. Ive noticed that my portafilter is starting to work loose during the brew. It starts off at about five oclock position and as the pressure builds, swings around to six o-clock. YOu can actually see it move.
    Then theres the occassional water drips during the pour.
    Im really annoyed on a couple of fronts - firstly, its just outside warranty by a couple of months; secondly, it was in a few months ago for a new pump as the original was leaking; thirdly, the repairer is way across town and fourthly, I dont relish the prospect of two weeks without coffee! Ive emailed the ever-helpful Poppy, but it doesnt look too good for the longevity of the EM - and it wont be too long before I go looking for a Silvia.

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  • runfast
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    Re: Sunbeam 6910 woes

    Originally posted by JetBlack Espresso link=1224547450/0#2 date=1224548522
    I have been told that the Sunbeam uses Zinc in the group head rather than Brass ? I believe it is a common fault for this machine for the Zinc to wear and then the portafilter doesnt lock in place as well as when new.  

    charlie

    based on ... ?

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  • hammer
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    good idea about the amex. i have a gold comm bank card and upon reading your post i checked the benfits of that card. it turns out they offer a similar arrangement. ill call them up today.

    Cheers!

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