One thing that might help is to use a puck screen, which does a great job of keeping fine coffee grit from getting up into the shower screen, while still allowing a very little bit of coffee "oils" to get up there...so you could flush without detergent most of the time. You might need (very infrequently) to use some (not

As I continue my research, the updated Profitec Pro 800 appears to have several features that differentiate it from the Bezzera Strega. I'll check out the HB forum threads, but am surprised the 800 did not receive more support in this thread

What about using double adhesive tape between the body metal and sleeve

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it or not, but the water hardness can make a huge difference in the bloom as well. Each time when I'm coming home after several months of using almost distilled water I'm noticing the huge increase in the bloom. For the rest nothing special here. With the C40 anywhere between 22 and 26

Update. Used a larger syringe and primed it more forcibly and it worked!

you could 3d print a mold and then cast one out of silicone

James Hoffmann released a one cup V60 video a few days ago, and it's somewhat different from his original technique. Its essentially just a flat pouring speed with 10 second breaks between each pour. I used Onyx's Geometry blend and it was very good! I have always been somewhat frustrated that his original technique, which I like a lot, did

From the looks of my Ceado maybe you can just remove the feet and replace them with rubber or felt pads

Yes, though I'll have to leave it to someone with Scace to tell you how much offset there is, the manual doesn't talk about it

Having come from a single boiler/vibe pump machine to the Linea and limited discussion on it at that point in time, its good to know about the rotary pump bypass valve adjustability for brew pressure. And thanks for the clarification regarding machine temp system differences. I'm speculating that might be a significant one - The PID probably