coffee problems

rob83ke70 · Post by **rob83ke70** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:09 pm

Hey all you fellow coffee drinkers.... its the end of the world at my place, the coffee machine blew up!!

I seem to have broken the seal above the group handle.... now this happened when trying to pour an espresso, rather messy actually. The coffee I was using was freshly ground, now I'm worried that I may have ground the coffee too finely or packed it in the group handle too finely, thus creating too high of a pressure in the machine.... I would have thought there would be pressure regulators in the machine though?? and I don't think I packed it in too tight, and I'm sure it looked about the same consistancy as the last lot of pre ground coffee I bought....

dammit I WANT MY COFFEE!!

Robert.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:11 pm

lol.....spoken like a true addict! Sorry to hear about the drama.
I'm not one who can go too long without my coffee either, altho I'm sure I can quit anytime I want

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:19 pm

hehe..... bugger! I know the feeling, I'd rather have these old fashioned Italian coffee on the stove...
Cheers
AP

rob83ke70 · Post by **rob83ke70** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:34 am

the worst thing is, I have heaps of fresh coffee on hand, no instant coffee, and I don't even own a perculator!!

Was thinking about having a go at turkish coffee brewed on the stove, but I don't have quite the right gear for that (I need a briki)

Robert.

phillatdarwin · Post by **phillatdarwin** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:42 am

my did the same it is the coffee too finely or packed in to tight .

seem to have broken the seal above the group handle.... now this happened when .
your seal wood not be broken as with my i just clean it and just put your coffee in the cup and do not press it down and it will work fine .
haveing no coffee at the start of theday in not good .
if u need a coffee just put some in a cup pore some hot water on it till full and wate for all the coffee to sink and drink it .

BaronVonChickenPants · Post by **BaronVonChickenPants** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:43 pm

I resorted to a cheap plunger from woolies while I had to wait for a new group handle after the handle snapped off mine.

Jordan.

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:09 pm

I live accross the road from gloria jeans coffee. I'm sure its where most of my money goes.

rob83ke70 · Post by **rob83ke70** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:27 pm

the seal is actually broken in two pieces. Going to sort something out this week assuming I don't die in the meantime. I wouldn't have thought that the coffee was too tight/fine but I will be paranoid from now on.

Robert.

phillatdarwin · Post by **phillatdarwin** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:04 pm

i get fine coffee sent to from east timor all the time and i get the same prolom it is to fine and bom a big mess in the place so now i put it in the cup for the process and not press it down all is ok now .

32ford · Post by **32ford** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:31 am

Go and get an ex commercial machine. All the home machines seem to have the same pump powering them and shitty seals. I have an old boema lever pull type machine, it was 600 bucks off ebay and a complete set rebuild cost about another 400 and I reckon it will outlast me with home use .
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