Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

20

Time Required

                          3 hours

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  • Grouphead Gasket & Screen
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Identify Version & Prepare Machine For Tune-Up
  • Identification instructions.

Identification instructions.

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Step 2

              Remove Water Tank
  • Remove water tank, hoses, and tuck them back in the machine.

Remove water tank, hoses, and tuck them back in the machine.

Step 3

              Flip Machine
  • Remove drip tray. Flip the machine upside down.

Remove drip tray. Flip the machine upside down.

Step 4

              Remove The Screen & Diffuser
  • Remove screen screw with flat head screwdriver.

Remove screen screw with flat head screwdriver.

Step 5

              Remove the old screen.
  • Remove old screen and diffuser.

Remove old screen and diffuser.

Step 6

              Remove and soak diffuser.
  • Remove and soak diffuser in Joe Glo coffee cleaner.
  • On version 3 you will need to remove and soak the brass disc as well.

Remove and soak diffuser in Joe Glo coffee cleaner.

On version 3 you will need to remove and soak the brass disc as well.

Step 7

              Remove Old Grouphead Gasket
  • Pry the gasket up with the sharp tip of the awl.

Pry the gasket up with the sharp tip of the awl.

Step 8

              Don't Stab Yourself!
  • Carefully remove old gasket.

Carefully remove old gasket.

Step 9

              Soak grouphead.
  • Use Joe Glo coffee cleaner and hot water to soak the grouphead for 10-15 minutes.

Use Joe Glo coffee cleaner and hot water to soak the grouphead for 10-15 minutes.

Step 10

              Cleaning Grouphead
  • A dental pick works great for cleaning the grouphead.

A dental pick works great for cleaning the grouphead.

Step 11

              Clean with flathead screwdriver.
  • Use a small flathead to clean the bottom surface of the grouphead.

Use a small flathead to clean the bottom surface of the grouphead.

Step 12

              Clean with wire brush.
  • A small stainless steel brush works well. They can be found at your local hardware store.

A small stainless steel brush works well. They can be found at your local hardware store.

Step 13

              Remove water with towel.
  • Use a paper towel / regular towel to soak the dirty water from the grouphead.

Use a paper towel / regular towel to soak the dirty water from the grouphead.

Step 14

              Blow out rest of water.
  • Use the compressed air can to clean any excess water or coffee.

Use the compressed air can to clean any excess water or coffee.

Step 15

              Final scraping.
  • Last but not least, use the pick on the top and bottom rails to remove last bits of coffee debris.

Last but not least, use the pick on the top and bottom rails to remove last bits of coffee debris.

Step 16

              Install New Gasket & Screen
  • Remove parts from bag.

Remove parts from bag.

Step 17

              Insert gasket with lettering down.
  • Take the new gasket and install it with the lettering down.
  • Use a 1/4 inch flat punch to push down the gasket to ensure its nice and flat.

Take the new gasket and install it with the lettering down.

Use a 1/4 inch flat punch to push down the gasket to ensure its nice and flat.

Step 18

              Install diffuser and screw.
  • Insert the diffuser with the water channels facing down.

Insert the diffuser with the water channels facing down.

Step 19

              Install 8mm screw.
  • Use an 8mm socket wrench to tighten the screw.

Use an 8mm socket wrench to tighten the screw.

Step 20

              Tighten screw.
  • Careful not to over tighten and break screw. It will be extremely difficult to remove.

Careful not to over tighten and break screw. It will be extremely difficult to remove.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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casper.svendsen - Jul 15, 2019

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Perfect - Just what I needed for my machine.

Dan Myall - Dec 17, 2019

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Nice job! Made it easy to clean and install new partS.

Tom Manaves - Nov 16, 2020

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very well done. going to do it with my silvia this weekend.

Richard G - Dec 8, 2020

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Best version I’ve seen so far. Showing how it’s done on a dirty machine helps

Jeff Vandegrift - Mar 26, 2021

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Great!!! I’m assuming the fully assembled backflush procedure is unnecessary after this. But I was wondering if there are any hidden crevices that backflush would get to. This is more serious than you think in my case… I’m resurrecting a rarely used, 15 year old V1 that has NEVER been serviced.