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    help! help! help! Two weeks ago I bought myself a birthday present, an Espro click tamper. So excited, it clicked and it was wonderful. Unfortunately, gravity came into play an after the second tamp, it landed on the floor (think I was a bit nervous about using the tamper and got a bit buttery fingered). Anyway, next tamp, no click and now I am very sad , disappointed , and amazed that such an expensive item seems to have such a short life span. There doesnt seem to be any guarantee with the product and when I rang the company from whom I purchased the tamper I was asked had I dropped it which started the alarm bells ringing and havent pursued a replacement any further. Has anyone else experienced the disappearance of the click?

    Addicted

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    Re: Espro tamper

    really sorry to say that it sounds like you may have done an out of warranty scope damage job on it mine is coming up on 2 years old and has performed flawlessly since new, and this can be said about everyone I know with an espro.

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    • #3
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      I received an email from one of our customers who had dropped their Pullman Barista and was a little upset it had received a scratch and a dent. The implication was there was something wrong with our tamper because it sustained surface damage after a fall from nearly a metre onto a tiled floor.

      His concern was heightened because he apparently has an Espro which has survived falls with no damage at all, so that experience concurs with coffeehorses. The forces are going to be vastly different depending how they land, but in that case at least someone got away with dropping their Espro (numerous times it would appear) with no breakdown of the clicker mechanism. The weight distribution of a Barista is pretty different to an Espro so that may have something to do with why they land differently.

      Greg

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      • #4
        Re: Espro tamper

        I unfortunately dropped my Pullman Barista a couple of months ago when I knocked it off its perch on top of the machine, it bounced off the cupboard and then hit on the corner of the base...  Its now got a lovely little dent on one edge.

        Obviously the fault of the workmanship - can I get a replacement, Greg???



        Only joking - it was entirely my fault.  I just figure now its been Di-lemmad and has character!

        However, it does go to point out that even with something so robust and sturdy, it still took a beating, let alone if it had something mechanical inside.

        Cheers
        Di

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        • #5
          Re: Espro tamper

          I believe I have had my click since 2005; I make sure I dont drop it. I have used it approx three times a day at least six days a week. My son also purchased one to use it his coffee cart here in CBN. I notice that his has a few chips from the side of the tamper but that may be from tapping the side of the group handle. Further, I notice that he has an industrial type rubber mat on the floor so that he can catch items on their first bounce. 8-)

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          • #6
            Re: Espro tamper



            Greg

            Despite the fall to the timber floor which wasnt very dramatic, the espro has no external damage - just lost its click during the trip. Interesting to hear that other Espros can hit the dirt without much impact on their audible performance. Perhaps my Espros click was ready to leave the confines of the tamper before I bought it .
            Addicted

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            • #7
              Re: Espro tamper

              wait.... You say audible performance. Does the handle still depress at 30 pounds or is there no travel at all. Espros werent designed to let you hear 30 pounds rather feel 30 pounds.

              I would be surprised if the ratchet mechanism broke after one fall.

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              • #8
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                I managed to drop my first Espro in a butter fingered moment, and it lost its clicky mojo .
                It still moves up and down, but there is no way of knowing when youve reached the 15kg mark any more, so I bought myself another one to replace it, and Im much more careful about keeping my grip on on this one .

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                • #9
                  Re: Espro tamper

                  Ive used two different Espros and I have never heard * (noticed) one click. When it bottoms out you have reached 30 pounds.

                  *Mind you I used both in a fairly noisy cafe environment

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                  • #10
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                    Our Espros certainly have a click but have lost the audible pop they used to emit when they were new. Theyre also probably been dropped more times than Id like to admit. (According to the body, people have been doing that awful tamper-hit-the-group-handle) thing. Ergh

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                    • #11
                      Re: Espro tamper

                      Well the espro website does say they offer:

                      1 year no-questions-asked factory replacement warranty

                      Call them and see what the go is.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Espro tamper

                        All is well, Espro has been replaced. However, after going though the entire stock of the supplier all we could find was a Espro with a thunk rather than a click.
                        Click or thunk, Im very happy. They are a great weighted tamper and I really enjoy using it.
                        Thank you to everyone who responded to my post.

                        Addicted

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                        • #13
                          Re: Espro tamper

                          Glad youre back on top of things Addicted!

                          Mine has always made a loud thunk instead of a click. I suggest that this is the perfect sound for an espro to make.

                          NB: If a Pullman makes a thunk, youve dropped it. If an Espro makes a thunk, you havent dropped it.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Espro tamper

                            by the way, just want to give kudos to Greg Pullman in this thread! never seen anyone so quick to offer helpful advice (and quality confirmation) about a competitors product in my whole life!

                            ...now if Lisa was sold on the colours, Id get one of your barista tampers!

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                            • #15
                              Re: Espro tamper

                              Originally posted by 1835343F25382528510 link=1255322103/12#12 date=1255972665
                              NB: If a Pullman makes a thunk, youve dropped it. If an Espro makes a thunk, you havent dropped it.
                              This should go in a Q & A.

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