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  • flynnaus
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    You could also try a rubber hand shower hose which has a fitting designed to be stuck onto a tap. Remove the shower end, of course.

    You can also buy plastic hosing (cut to length) and a funnel at a hardware shop.

    Consider also a small clip-on lamp to give you better vision while filling.

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  • Coffee2Di4
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    Excellent, thanks TG - you might have just made me think of the perfect solution. Weve got a clear 1 foot hose witih a funnel at the end that was bought and is used for cleaning out the fish tank from the pet shop.

    I wont use that one, of course, but I could get a new one of those from the pet shop and use it for my machine. I think it only cost between $5-$10, so a not very expensive solution!

    Youre not just a pretty face!

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  • Thundergod
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    Originally posted by 153224362E5D0 link=1243731515/43#43 date=1243946677
    theres probably only about 10cm gap between the top of the machine to the bottom of the cupboards, so not really enough clearance for much at all.
    If it was me Id be looking at a funnel with some tubing added so it reaches.
    As far as being able to see, that could be a deal breaker; I wouldnt want to overfill it and spill water out of the tank.
    One thing Ive done to help with seeing the water level is dropping a bright orange table tennis ball into the tank.
    It stands out better than clear water in a white tank.

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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    My Bezzera has a hinged lid on top

    I use a clear hose connected (pushed in) to the Filtered water tap to fill up the tank

    KK

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  • Coffee2Di4
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    You can just take off the warming tray but its only got about a 4cm diametre hole to fill into which still means that I either have to have the jug very low with the water level in order not to tip it all over the machine from the front (not to mention I cant really see it that well), or I still have to move the machine away from the wall on an angle so I can get in from the back - theres probably only about 10cm gap between the top of the machine to the bottom of the cupboards, so not really enough clearance for much at all.

    I really dont see it as a design fault really, just more of an inconvenience with where I have placed the machine. If I wanted to, I could move the machine to the island bench but it all just fits so nicely (well, apart from the lack of clearance above) in the area that it is with the grinder, knockbox and canisters and its also in a bit safer area where it cant be touched by little 3 year old fingers.

    Actually, thinking about it, Id probably be better off getting Pete to build me a  plate to go underneath it so I can slide it more, because at the moment I have to lift it off its feet to move it and its a heavy little bugger!  Hmmm, more things for Pete to build me!!!  I put in an order today for a custom made plate to fit underneath the grinder, so hes not going to be particularly enamoured with me at the moment...

    Best thing he did was become a metalworker/welder (well, for me, anyway!) and gain enough of an interest in it to buy the bits to be able to do homework at home!  

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  • ajayro57
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    Originally posted by 7549544F454453464E45210 link=1243731515/41#41 date=1243939316
    I dont know how yours is designed but why do you have to take the tank out to fill it?  
    Yes. Cant you just fill it from the top? I think you just have to remove the top plate, right?

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  • Thundergod
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    Originally posted by 5F786E7C64170 link=1243731515/37#37 date=1243895890
    Probably the worst thing is Ill be refilling the 1.7l tank every couple of hours and, where Ive got the Maver is against the wall underneath some overhead cupboards so its a bit of a pain pulling it out so I can remove the tank to refill.
    My Expobar is in the same position Di.
    I cant get the tank out either, but I just use a kitchen funnel and pour into that from my Brita jug.
    Its still a bit tight but works.

    I dont know how yours is designed but why do you have to take the tank out to fill it?

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  • Coffee2Di4
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    Yep, Mal - at this stage, anyway...the great grey beast has been known to change its mind at a whim, however its looking pretty good at the moment...ay.

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  • Dimal
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    Originally posted by 604751435B280 link=1243731515/37#37 date=1243895890
    Hey, BTW, the rumour at the moment that we might be moving up to Ipswich early next year, so I might get a chance to catch up with all my Gods Country friends (ay...   have to get back into the swing of it after being away for 10 years! )
    Based at Amberley Di?

    Mal.

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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    Originally posted by 03243220384B0 link=1243731515/37#37 date=1243895890
    Hey, BTW, the rumour at the moment that we might be moving up to Ipswich early next year, so I might get a chance to catch up with all my Gods Country friends (ay... have to get back into the swing of it after being away for 10 years!
    Dont forget to visit Ipswich City Council the Mayor has one of the worlds largest collections of demitasse cups
    And they are on display
    KK

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  • Coffee2Di4
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    Thanks Mal - gave it a try this morning and it does make a difference: the coffee doesnt taste as burnt.  It wasnt an overwhelming flavour previously, but the two coffees Ive had so far this morning with a cooling flush are definitely a lot smoother on my pallate, thanks for reminding me of it!

    Im at home from work with Emily (8 year old) who has a bad cold at the moment - no curly tails evident! - so Ill have plenty of opportunity to experiment today.

    Probably the worst thing is Ill be refilling the 1.7l tank every couple of hours and, where Ive got the Maver is against the wall underneath some overhead cupboards so its a bit of a pain pulling it out so I can remove the tank to refill.  Once Chris 3 month Warranty is up, I might have to get Pete to modify it to make a hinged side opening so I can remove the hoses and slide it out sideways (if thats possible!)

    Hey, BTW, the rumour at the moment that we might be moving up to Ipswich early next year, so I might get a chance to catch up with all my Gods Country friends (ay...   have to get back into the swing of it after being away for 10 years! )

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  • Dimal
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    Hi again mate,

    Yeah, I think you would need a cooling flush, be it even a small volume as the water moving slowly through the HX tube will be superheated to some extent and it is this water that you need to flush out. Chris has got a really good description of how to get the best out of E-61 Group machines at the top of this category as a Sticky. Well worth reading through..... 8-) As is this info from the Home Barista website... http://www.home-barista.com/hx-love.html

    Mal.

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  • Coffee2Di4
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    No, not really, Ma unless Im warming up the PF because Ive forgotton to put it in and warm it up before I grindl - possibly I should, do you think?

    Apparently one of the advantages of the Maver is that you dont have to do much of a cooling flush and, I have to admit, Ive overlooked this up to now because Ive been concentrating too much on the grinding and tamping. :-[

    Ill give it a go and see how that results (in the morning now).

    Cheers
    Di

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  • Dimal
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    Gday Di,

    I may have missed it in your posts above but do you use any kind of cooling flush before locking in the PF and pulling the shot?

    Mal.

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  • Coffee2Di4
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    Sorry, Greg, got my measurements wrong - meant, as in 1/3 of a cm or so (3mm?). Unfortunately I put about as much effort into, if not less, maths in school than in photography - always been more of a word person than a sums person (I bet you could never guess Im a 100wpm touch typist with a propensity for gabbling on a bit too much at times!) [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

    And this was around where the top of the crema finished, give or take, in the last couple of final shots (ie; rounds 2 and 3).

    The very last 7th shot definitely tasted a bit on the bitter side, but shot 6 (the finer grind, normal dose) one didnt have any bitterness whatsoever, so I think it was pretty well on the nose for the most part.

    Im very susceptible to both bitter and stale which is what keeps me away from most chain coffee houses and my local On Base Cafeteria, unless I have no other choice... :P

    I can always tell bitter coffee because I add more sugar to it to mask it, and why - prior to making/grinding/roasting my own - I only used to drink 1/4 strength coffee, although at the time I didnt realise it was because the coffee was bitter but rather that I thought I didnt have any tolerance for strong coffee.

    Ahhh, the God shot - still a long way away for me, I suspect, but Im enjoying the path towards it!

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