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  • robusto
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    Thats a good result for you GW. But it can be very frustrating not knowing what caused it...lest it reappears. But alls well that ends well, for now.

    Robusto

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  • GW
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    Re: Please help! Miss Silvia has carked it !

    sorry for the late reply, ive been away with work.
    update: I had already fitted a new shower screen a month or so ago, checked it, it wqas clean so I switched on the steam button and flushed steam through the grouphead not the wand. at first it just bubbled out and I figured Id wasted my time. i tried it the next morning and it works better than ever! so i took off the showerscreen again and checked if anything had come out of the grouphead, nothing.
    Maybe the valve was stuck? who knows but it works better than ever now !?!
    Oh well, the upgrade will have to wait.

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  • COFFEECHASER
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    Magiva came to mind with the tip about using plasticene as a back flsuh tool.

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  • robusto
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    Magiva??? Which of the two tips?

    ---Robusto

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  • fatboy_1999
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    Originally posted by fabcat link=1163799773/15#19 date=1164247337
    I dont think you can backflush if no water comes out of the group
    No - but if it is the shower screen stopping the flow and not the group, then removing the screen and doing a backflush would work.

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  • fabcat
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    I dont think you can backflush if no water comes out of the group

    If you dont find an obstruction in the valve (this sounds like the likely culprit to me), then it could be a failed solenoid coil. Check this link to see if the symptoms match:

    http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1158187073

    I think a failed solenoid coil is less likely in your case.


    edit: added some more details

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  • Thundergod
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    I saw him stop a nuclear reactor meltdown with a bar of chocolate.

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  • fatboy_1999
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    If you add the Swiss Army knife, he can build an interstellar spacecraft!

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  • nunu
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    Forgot the Swiss Army knife.

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  • fatboy_1999
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    Originally posted by Coffeechaser link=1163799773/0#14 date=1164232390
    We will have to start calling Robusta "Magiva" with tips like that
    All he needs is a drill, 2 eggs and some ordinary household bleach, and hes can rig up an atom bomb!

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  • COFFEECHASER
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    We will have to start calling Robusta "Magiva" with tips like that

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  • robusto
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    GW:
    ou can check the water situation by watching what happens when you press the brew switch. With the water tank lid removed, do you see a lot of water returning to the tank? If yes, that would indicate the pump is working well, but there is a blockage. A dirty shower screen should be a suspect culprit.

    Also, while waiting for a blind basket, you can improvise your own. Press a little playdough into the bottom of the portafilter, replace the basket and backflush.

    Good luck,

    Robusto

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  • beanmeupScotty
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    In response to above............my pump didnt actually fail or stop working ,it just didnt pump as efficiently as it should hence lower water output - this can be tested by just running water through the portafilter with no coffee..unfortunately I cant remember what the normal volume was. but when checked it was lacking....this reduced pump pressure will be enough pressure to pump water through the steam pipe............so there could be a pump problem, as in my case.........but as FC mentioned worth looking at the group valve too

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  • Fresh_Coffee
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    Actual failures in these types of pumps are very rare. Also didnt someone above mention it pumps strongly through the steam pipe in hot water mode? In which case it is unlikely there is a pump problem here.

    As stated by others, I would be looking at the group valve.

    Regardz,
    FC.

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  • beanmeupScotty
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    how old is your Silvia?? My pump went recently (about 3yrs old)......symptoms were similar i.e. still sounded to be working but wouldnt push out the full volume of water and hence shorter shots.........replaced it with a new pump from CoffeeParts and all good to go...........fairly easy job to replace.

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