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  • #31
    Morning SS, great news, pleased to hear you have the problem sorted out.
    As a matter of interest how did your mate clear the blocked gicleur, was he able to identify what it was blocking it?

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Yelta View Post
      Morning SS, great news, pleased to hear you have the problem sorted out.
      As a matter of interest how did your mate clear the blocked gicleur, was he able to identify what it was blocking it?
      Thanks, I'm stoked, and the 3 shots I've been able to pour are something else compared to my old Oscar.

      He used some tool with various sized tips to clean it, he said that it didn't look like the usual scale, but he had no idea what it was or why it was on an "unused" machine.

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      • #33
        Certainly a problem/fix to keep in mind.

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        • #34
          Originally posted by soccerstuie View Post

          I'm still not sure what the actual blockage was, I tried taking a photo but it didn't really turn out.
          Not having an E61, I am not familiar with the guts of these things. May I ask what component that is in the photo ?
          Also, why is it so scratched up on the outer face and pitted looking on the internal area ? Is this the common finish standard on a new machine ?

          Regards
          B.B

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          • #35
            Originally posted by BeanBrat View Post
            Not having an E61, I am not familiar with the guts of these things. May I ask what component that is in the photo ?
            Also, why is it so scratched up on the outer face and pitted looking on the internal area ? Is this the common finish standard on a new machine ?

            Regards
            B.B
            Not sure about other machines BB, however, the area photographed is the top of the E61 assy and my Galatea is finished similarly, seems they are all like that, must admit it's the one cosmetic aspect of the machine that pisses me off, Mr Bezzera please take note.
            Fortunately it's pretty well hidden from view and is only really noticeable when you working on the top of the assy, removing the mushroom etc.

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Yelta View Post
              As a matter of interest how did your mate clear the blocked gicleur, was he able to identify what it was blocking it?
              The above image is looking at the gicleur jet inside the mushroom nut,
              Once the mushroom nut is removed, the mushroom itself along with the gicleur can be lifted out and the gicleur unscrewed from the mushroom and cleaned out with a toothpick or similar.
              On a new , unused , machine i would not be surprised if the blockage was some form of debris, sealing compound, metal particles, etc left over from assembly and moving the m/c could have loosened up some of this and let it flush through to the gicleur area.
              There should be a filter immediately above the gicleur to prevent this kind of issue... was there one installed ?

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              • #37
                Originally posted by blend52 View Post
                ... was there one installed ?
                Yes, I even quizzed my tech friend what it was for who told me, verbatim, "to prevent this kind of issue".

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by soccerstuie View Post
                  He used some tool with various sized tips to clean it, he said that it didn't look like the usual scale, but he had no idea what it was or why it was on an "unused" machine.
                  Chances are it was a very small film of scale deposited as the water remaining in the group head passages (after factory testing) slowly dried out while the machine sat on display - the jet being the smallest orifice in the system would have likely remained a film of water across the orifice (due to surface tension) and as the water dried, the jet orifice would have gradually plugged up with dried mineral deposits. I've seen it happen on several brand new machines, both commercial and domestic, and they don't always have to have been sitting for a long time for it to happen.

                  Chances are the tool he used to clean the jet was a set of tip cleaners for oxy/acetylene welding torches, that's what I use. Perfect for cleaning out a wide variety of small jet orifices.

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