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by oralia80
August 27th, 2023, 7:49 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 10
Views: 513

OE Apex strange noises + resistance

Unfortunately no. The deep clean seemed to initially help but just a few days later I am back in the same problem
by oralia80
July 28th, 2023, 2:22 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 10
Views: 513

OE Apex strange noises + resistance

Yeah, that was my thought too... I expected to see something broken when I did the deep clean but everything was normal. All bearings spun properly, everything moving as expected
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by oralia80
July 28th, 2023, 9:43 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 10
Views: 513

OE Apex strange noises + resistance

Yes they are at very course settings too. I tried knocking it a bunch and grinds fall out but nothing else changes. The handle has resistance like a wound up spring. It's so strange... and SUPER annoying
by oralia80
July 27th, 2023, 9:19 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 10
Views: 513

OE Apex strange noises + resistance

a month ago I took the entire grinder apart and deep cleaned everything. I lubricated everything. Seemed to help... but now one month later. I am back in the same situation. Here is a video of the issue. Does anyone have any idea on what to do about this? {video}
by oralia80
June 18th, 2023, 7:23 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 10
Views: 513

OE Apex strange noises + resistance

Hello, my Orphan Espresso Apex (3yrs old) is making a winding noise and now feels like it is actually "winding up" a spring or something (the spring auger is NOT installed) while turning in either direction. I have taken it apart regularly to clean it and have now cleaned it as deep as possible with...
by oralia80
May 12th, 2022, 1:06 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 871
Views: 89251

Orphan Espresso Apex Grinder

That's going to really depend on the coffee you are brewing... I am typically doing a 1/18 ratio and I am usually grinding very light roasts in the -4 to -5 click range and using near boiling water. I am usually grinding medium roast in the -2 to -4 range and using 202-204 degree water
by oralia80
January 13th, 2022, 11:52 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 27
Views: 830

ECM Synchronika not staying at temperature

I went through the PID settings this morning and they are set at factory default (note: my machine is older so some of these settings do not apply as they are for the updated PID in newer models). Any setting here I should adjust? F.01 - F F.02 - 7 FIL - 0 P1 - 2.5
by oralia80
January 12th, 2022, 3:33 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 27
Views: 830

ECM Synchronika not staying at temperature

Ok, so the SSR's arrived and are installed. The temp seems to be getting back to where it needs to be each time... however... it seems like it is taking a long time to do that. I pull one 30s shot and the temp on my PID goes from the 205 that it's set at... to 195 by the
by oralia80
January 9th, 2022, 4:47 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 3
Views: 372

ECM Synchronika boiler temperature sensor leak

Word of caution here. My Synchronika did the same thing. I also used teflon tape, but because the temperature sensor goes into the boiler some of the tape heated, melted into the boiler and was coming out of the group head for a few weeks following. So I would recommend just thread taping the top pa...
by oralia80
January 4th, 2022, 12:15 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 27
Views: 830

ECM Synchronika not staying at temperature

Thank you so much!