no calves Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 I'd rather take tea than bad coffee. But yes do get the problem a lot. I usually find this with the non cycling friends .. or do i just need new coffee loving friends?
GBguy Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 A hundred pages up! I took some pictures this morning while pulling a shot from my naked portafilter (settle down, boys) to celebrate the occasion. Watch this space. Weight Weenie 1
GBguy Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Here you goActually, this is the follow-up decaf for my wife - I messed up the lighting for my Ethiopian special blend. Happy one-hundred pages, coffee-holics. Cheers! Edited October 26, 2013 by GBguy Hairy, Brian Fantana, the nerd and 4 others 7
Frosty Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 I was thinking the same thng when I saw the 100 pages... awesome thread with some excellent knowledge shared
Grey Hubs Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 Nice pic of the shot...be careful of the nice shiny machines when taking pics! last time I did this, the reflection in the machine showed I was not wearing much - first coffee in the morning and all... . My friends didn't appreciate the gesture and didn't seem to notice the caramel looking coffee flowing into the cup. Isn't that's why they call it a "naked" portafilter???
PhilipV Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 I need your help gentleman. Our Oscar does not have enough pressure to make a decent esspresso anymore. The coffee trickles out of the portafilter, even when I don't even tamp the grounds. I think it might be the pump, a valve somewhere that is not regulating the pressure, or it might be a piece of scale lodged somewhere in it's guts. ( I hope tgat it is as simple as this.)We got the machine when a family member's coffee shop closed down. I know she never cleaned it properly or did a backflush on it. We don't have a backflush portalfiter disc, so I will need to source one. I tried opening it to see if I can fix it, but alas, it is not a bicycle. so I ran out of talent quickly after opening it. Has anyone got some advice. after experiencing something similar? my last hope is that a lekker backflush will magically fix it.Does anyone know where I can service it in Cape Town area? I live in Somerset West.
V12man Posted November 7, 2013 Posted November 7, 2013 Philip You can easily make a backflush disk with some thin rubber from an old bike innertube - just cut it to fit the inside of your portafilter basket to cover the holes - I don't think that a backflush is going to solve your problem, but it's worth a go. If that does not work, call Allesandro - the NS importer in SA and ask who the local service agents are in CT Alessandro Morrico Morrico Import Export CC (Est. 1991) Showroom & Service Center 6 - 6th Street Parkhurst Johannesburg 2193; P.O.Box 2162 Saxonwold 2132 South Africa Tel:+27 11 327 6209 Tel/Fax +27 11 447 9881 Fax: 0866 208 010 Cell +27 82 410 6150 E-mail: tazzadoro@mweb.co.za
V12man Posted November 8, 2013 Posted November 8, 2013 Here is a video of a great pro at work... a machine.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHZjUcwxMhY If you are really interested - time his steaming and the pours... insanely consistent... ALL within 1 second - and he is pretty busy doing other things at the same time.... kind of made my head spin a bit...
cadenceblur Posted November 8, 2013 Posted November 8, 2013 I need your help gentleman.Our Oscar does not have enough pressure to make a decent esspresso anymore. The coffee trickles out of the portafilter, even when I don't even tamp the grounds. I think it might be the pump, a valve somewhere that is not regulating the pressure, or it might be a piece of scale lodged somewhere in it's guts. ( I hope tgat it is as simple as this.)We got the machine when a family member's coffee shop closed down. I know she never cleaned it properly or did a backflush on it. We don't have a backflush portalfiter disc, so I will need to source one. I tried opening it to see if I can fix it, but alas, it is not a bicycle. so I ran out of talent quickly after opening it. Has anyone got some advice. after experiencing something similar? my last hope is that a lekker backflush will magically fix it.Does anyone know where I can service it in Cape Town area? I live in Somerset West.Hi for some DIY, there's a video on You Tube of a guy taking apart an Oscar and putting it back together to do some mod, have a look - I haven't opened the video yet, but it's almost an hour long, so must be quite comprehensive? worth a shot.
cadenceblur Posted November 8, 2013 Posted November 8, 2013 Nice, I'm actually battling with my pour at the moment, think I'm pouring too fast,
cadenceblur Posted November 8, 2013 Posted November 8, 2013 Here is a video of a great pro at work... a machine.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHZjUcwxMhY If you are really interested - time his steaming and the pours... insanely consistent... ALL within 1 second - and he is pretty busy doing other things at the same time.... kind of made my head spin a bit...that's insane! How thick is that milk? Think I figured out why my pouring has been so poor.
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