pcrussell50 wrote:Do the bore cleaning instructions come with the machine? Or a youtube video from Riess?

-Peter

msimanyi wrote:Btw, I fully agree about the concern using fire. I read about it on this forum, had serious doubts, tried everything else I could and lived with the problem for months before finally going that direction. In my case, it worked. But I also had a backup Londinium IMS shower screen if it failed.

The citrus degreaser I saw recommended, I think by Reiss, is this: https://www.amazon.com/Orange-Sol-22608 ... 001P5D5S8/

The wax I like is this: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Howard-Feed-N- ... /999918618

Sorry, I don't have photos or video of the bore cleaning, but it's pretty simple. Just be sure to do it before you use the machine, otherwise the excess lube will be a pain to remove from the shower screen.

To remove the shower screen I use a butter knife and pry it down on the left and right sides until it falls off. (Place a towel below.). There's a small ridge on the outside of the screen when it's installed. You're using that ridge to apply pressure with your pry tool of choice.

Then with a new paper towel, wipe down any lube you see on the surface of the piston and the bore below the piston, as well as any that may be on the shower screen. If the screen has any lube on it, soak it in the citrus solvent while you do the next steps.

Pull the lever 20-30 times, then with the lever up, clean the bottom of the bore again. Pull the lever another 10-20 times, wipe again.

Put some of the citrus cleaner on a paper towel or utility towel and thoroughly wipe down the bottom of the piston and exposed bore again.

Install the shower screen, fire up the machine and after pressure builds flush some water through.

Finally, pull a couple shots with your worst or oldest beans, for a final rinse. You don't want essence-of-citrus-cleaner in your shots.

Billythec wrote:Congrats on the new machine, you're going to love it. My first tip is to make sure you have a friend to help you unpack and put it onto the kitchen counter. It is way way way heavier than you think. Secondly I do recommend a larger basket and it looks like you've already put that into your order which is great.

One trick I found is to put a small saucer inside of the drip tray. Then, when you do your shot and then swap your shot cup out for your excess drip cup, the mess is very well contained on its own. You'll have a little bit of extra grounds and stuff lying around, which will land on to your saucer eventually and you can clean your drip tray very infrequently if you want I have also found that a yellow Costco microfiber towel is genius for keeping the machine super shiny. Even when you pivot the machine around to add water, a towel like that will make quick work of getting rid of all of the fingerprints. I do recommend putting a little bit of lemon pledge near the feet on the counter so that they become a little more slippery when moving the machine. Feet are pretty sticky rubber from the factory.

Great secret feature is that the mirrored polish of the whole machine acts as a perfect way to look up underneath the Portafilter while pulling the shot. There is no reason to buy a shot mirror with this machine!

There are good instructions on the Londinium forum which will help you figure out how to do the extractions. Generally speaking you can adjust the grind and PI so that you can get the first drops at a point where you want them during pre-infusion.

LObin wrote:If you don't already own one, a 4mm T-handle long allen key is very useful when you do maintenance on the group. Much faster and safer for the beautiful chrome finish.