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- March 17th, 2017, 1:27 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 42
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Conti Club overhaul
1) The thread sealant recommended by Conti is Loctite 577. Yellow, thick, seals loose threads well even if not cinched down. This allows for elbow orientation. Dries firm but not so hard that removal is difficult. Flare and knuckle fittings do not get sealant but only need to be directed at the exac...
- October 31st, 2016, 6:12 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
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Have perfect valve for Prestina to auto fill. Where to put probe?
Has anyone converted a Prestina to auto fill? Where would you locate the probe? Do you tap the sight tube fitting or the boiler lid? That stud directly above the sight fitting seems prohibitive. I have the Prestina and a fill valve that has a manual section and a solenoid section. The plumbing is si...
- October 12th, 2016, 1:48 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 42
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Conti Club overhaul
You program the groupe normally and then pull a shot. If the shot is essentially zero water even though the solenoid opens then EITHER a connection on the flowmeter or harness is open/broken OR the star with magnets inside the impeller is not turning at all. No pulses are getting to the control so i...
- October 7th, 2016, 5:51 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 22
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Water flushing too fast at finest grind setting
Any possibility that when you rebuilt the grinder that the re installed burrs are standing on coffee. Was the noise of burr on burr sounding like tick tick tick / irregular or just a steady scream? Possible burrs are not parallel to each other? Possible that motor shaft or burr mount is bent / skewe...
- October 7th, 2016, 5:31 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 42
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Conti Club overhaul
The noise is the pump straining for water. The Flojet may not be able to keep up with the on-board pump or the 1/4 OD tubing may not be large enough. Try 1/4 ID. FYI this machine can be made to fill the boiler with the on-board pump providing the water pressure. In other words, it can pump
- September 28th, 2016, 9:54 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 7
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Mazzer Super Jolly Won't Start
It could be that the flap switch is stuck in the up / off position. See if the flap moves freely up and down or bypass the flap switch with a short piece of wire at the contactor where the flap switch connects... to test that theory. Otherwise it is very likely the contactor itself if you can manually