Hi there,

How do I adjust the pump pressure on the Bric? I have a PF-mounted gauge handy. I assume I take the shell off (not sure how to do that either) and then, where is the pressure adjustment screw? To lessen the pressure, do I turn the screw in or out? Also, should I use an in-line pressure regulator? I notice the brewing water tends to pulse as the Flo-Jet is cycling. Thanks!

Cover removal first take off the the top (cup warming area), 3 phillips screws. The body wrap is held on by one flathead screw on the outside back, two hex top inside front, then lift straight up. (has to 'ears' that slide out of slots bottom front) As you're facing the Bric', pump pressure regulator is on the left hand side just behind end of the boiler. The adjustment screw faces towards the front and upwards about 45 degrees from horizontal, right by the boiler, was a bit tricky to get at on mine but not too bad. Adjust in small increments.

Not using a Flojet so no suggestion there.

dawgcatching wrote: I notice the brewing water tends to pulse as the Flo-Jet is cycling.

get an accumulator

What Barry said.

Thanks for the tips! I will tear it apart tonight. Do you think the higher (12 BAR) pump pressure that I am running is causing some excess channeling? On my bottomless PF, I notice that the rim of the basket sees extraction about a second before the extraction seeps through the center of the basket. The extract appears as a 1cm-wide ring and then fills in across the entire basket. I am hoping that a bit lower brewing pressure will not force open the inherent weakness of the coffee/basket interface as much, and make for a more even extraction. What do you think?

12 BAR?!?!?!

Umm... that is really high.
suggest dropping to 8.5-10 BAR.

I hooked up the pressure gauge attachment to the PF tonight to check the pump pressure (I was told that it was not adjusted at 1st-line). To my surprise, the gauge read 8.9 BAR. But, seal around the grouphead gasket wasn't great, and it was squirting water out, despite my best efforts at tightening it. Do you think that my pressure is close to 9 BAR, or am I losing 1-2 BAR with the bad seal? How the heck can I tell what the real pressure it, or can I somehow estimate it?