Ana içeriğe geç

An easy to use home Espresso machine created by Saeco and rebranded for Starbucks. This machine is excellent for every day espresso drinkers and has an excellent build and product life.

140 Soru Tümünü görüntüle

Disassembled portafilter & now my shots are not calibrated properly.

I disassembled the portafilter to clean it because one of the spouts was not pouring. After I cleaned it and put it back together the spouts now pour properly but the shots have no crema and they're really weak. One contributor here said, "It is impossible to put one of these back together. They can only be assembled by machine. Once you take it apart, its broke; unless you want a non-pressurized porta-filter." Henry H, replied that he had, "disassembled, cleaned/repaired and re-assembled...with no ill effects." I don't know exactly whats wrong but the portafilter seems to have lost pressure. If it's possible to re-assemble the portafilter properly could anyone instruct me how?

Yanıtlandı! Cevabı görüntüle Ben de bu sorunu yaşıyorum

Bu iyi bir soru mu?

Puan 1
Yorum Ekle

6 Cevap

Filtre ölçütü:
Seçilen Çözüm

If you take a look at the pictures in this teardown, the large spring on the top holds a needle valve in place which plugs the portafilter; you can see the tip of it if you remove the filter basket. Once you start the brew cycle, pressure will build up in the brew head until this spring is overcome, at which point the coffee flows past the needle valve at high pressure, creating the crema. If your coffee is flowing very quickly after starting the brew cycle and you're not getting any crema, you may be missing this spring, your needle valve may be broken or the portafilter might not be correctly assembled. Individual parts for this portafilter are difficult to impossible to find, but replacement portafilters can be found at many online retailers; I would try Parts Guru first.

Bu yanıt yardımcı oldu mu?

Puan 3

3 Yorum:

+ excellent answer

tarafından

Wow Henry that was very helpful. Thank you. I had assembled it wrong. I had the spring on the opposite side of the needle valve. Thanks again.

tarafından

Adam, if this answer fixed your problem, please accept it so that it will be archived for others. Thanks

tarafından

Yorum Ekle

I can confirm the large spring must NOT be around the needle valve but on "top" of the flapper when you reassemble. Another suggestion: clean off the screw threads before you reassemble. They should spin-in easily.

If your cranking on the screws - something is wrong.

Bu yanıt yardımcı oldu mu?

Puan 1
Yorum Ekle

This is a great answer, and the picture goes a long way to show how actually simple and straightforward it is to keep the portafilter clean, instead of the widespread fearmongering and dire warnings that abound most everywhere else online! Two Thumbs Up, Henry H!

Going further, lifting the spring shown in the picture will also lift the needle valve on its hinge (don't worry, it won't fall off, just lift the spring and put it aside, it'll slip right back on no problems). This exposes the valve seat for cleaning and it's then just a matter of using a toothbrush, some Q-tips and a household degreaser such as ammonia (caution, it's fairly corrosive, use dishwashing gloves) or glass cleaner to remove the gunk that may have made the mechanism stick in a partially closed position.

When you do that, just be careful not to do it too forcefully, notice on the picture the little feather spring, how it should be set in, should it come off. I simply put my finger on it while I work with the toothbrush so it won't. In any case, it's very easy to put back on but it's a small part to look for should it fly off ;)

Cleaning the outlet spouts in the handle is just as deceptively simple, also remove the handle end cap to clean the inside of the handle, it's hollow and this is where the pressure release goes in case of need, it may be full of coffee residue as well, just imagine what ugly after taste it could give your coffee...

Total actual cleaning time, not counting soaking (I suggest you let it soak an hour in pure household ammonia in a covered container to soften the gunk), was about 30 minutes, including reassembly and running clear water through it from the machine.

Now brew yourself a fresh coffee and taste the best coffee you've had in a long time, possibly not since the machine was new ;)

Bu yanıt yardımcı oldu mu?

Puan 0

1 Yorum:

Good advice in here, I wanted to add that we usually clean portafilters in the shop using a food-safe orange cleaner. It does a quick job of breaking down the coffee oils, and usually a minute or two of soaking then a scrub with a stiff brush is enough to get them nice and clean.

tarafından

Yorum Ekle

What picture?

Bu yanıt yardımcı oldu mu?

Puan 0

1 Yorum:

the one linked to with the word in blue "look at the picture here" Click on it ;-)

tarafından

Yorum Ekle

Great question and post. I ruined my first portafilter trying to fix it myself without looking up instructions. Couldn't figure out how to get the parts to work properly. Thanks Henry for explaining in detail what to do. I was so afraid to take apart my current portafilter because of all the warnings I've read online. Your answer gave me the courage to take my portafilter apart and clean out all the crud that had accumulated over the last two years. No wonder my latte's haven't tasted good in awhile. I'm happy to say that after following your step by step instructions, my lattes are better than ever. Thanks again!!

Bu yanıt yardımcı oldu mu?

Puan 0
Yorum Ekle

Help. I think I have everything correct on putting my portafilter back together EXCEPT: on large c-shaped metal wire/ring with on end looped and the other bent up. Where did that come from??

Bu yanıt yardımcı oldu mu?

Puan 0

2 Yorum:

It goes under the white piece and provides the "springyness" of the portafitler handle. You can see roughly how it's possitioned in step 3 of this guide: Starbucks Barista portafilter disassembly and cleaning

tarafından

The loop goes over one of the alignment posts of the white piece, and the hook is tensioned over another and sticks out to engage in a notch in the basket. It is held in place once the piece under the filter is snapped into place.

I also noticed the Orange o-ring/seal under the filter can be placed upside down, the flat side should face the filter.

tarafından

Yorum Ekle

Yanıtını ekle

Adam sonsuza kadar minnettar olacak.
İstatistikleri Görüntüle:

Son 24 Saat: 2

Son 7 gün: 3

Son 30 gün: 12

Her zaman: 11,712