I thought the chamfered edge of the gasket went uppermost ?
How often do you deep clean your machine?
It does lol
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I must have put it back the wrong way last time I cleaned it 🫣
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Easily done, I think I only noticed once as the seal didn’t seem right. I guess it’s because the inner edge of the group head is chamfered.
I have used a puck screen before and couldn’t get on with it which I guess was down to not thinking about the chuffin obvious of reducing the amount of grinds…Doh! But, I do also like the idea of trying an Aeropress paper disc too, so I’ll give that a go.
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Can i quickly ask how people here with stainless cased machines keep it looking good? My Elizabeth gets a wipedown of the case after each shot session but is still looking like its come off the ocean bed when it dries. Is it rust? I use the Weiman (?) stainless steel wipes which worked brilliantly on my old Sage BE yet seem to do diddly squat on the LE’s case. Does the stainless finish need ‘conditioned’ at all as its looking real manky now …. what’s the workflow involved here, i assumed it would be a wipedown and pat off with a microfibre but thats not working for me. A rub with some oil maybe?
skylark Photos would help, but on my Minima I use a damp stainless steel e-cloth and dry microfibre cloth. If it needs a more thorough clean I use Method stainless steel cleaner.
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This stuff is pretty magical on my Bianca.
I use zero water and works wonders.
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For the group and shower screen every 3-5 days….I drop the screen and thoroughly clean, or I can taste it.
With the body of the machine, if it’s really dirty I find a polar solvent is best used first…e.g. water with a touch of washing up liquid…go over gently with a Microfibre…..then move to a stainless steel cleaner like method….or non polar solvents like Isopropyl.
Not that I do anything other than microfibres on my Minima but for stainless bbq and sink this clay cleaner is amazing. It really does clean as well as the video and causes water to bead so less sticks to it.
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Well now. I tried Method SS cleaner on the front plate and surprisingly considered its tried and tested by others here, it didnt improve matters. Is it actually possible that the front plate is of a different stainless steel to the rest of the cabinet as mine is starting to look tarnished all over tantamount to rust. Its difficult to photograph but is just mottled in many placesas though its been sandblasted and allowed to dry, hmmm!
skylark Well now. I tried Method SS cleaner on the front plate and surprisingly considered its tried and tested by others here, it didnt improve matters. Is it actually possible that the front plate is of a different stainless steel to the rest of the cabinet as mine is starting to look tarnished all over tantamount to rust. Its difficult to photograph but is just mottled in many placesas though its been sandblasted and allowed to dry, hmmm!
You need to be careful with brushed stainless and clean it with cleaners that prevent it staining…the brushed surface is a little more prone to it. certain cleaners may promote it as well.
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One reason why I only use water/distilled water to clean.
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Good advice but i’ve never cleaned this case with anything other than a wipe over of warm water and, more recently given that it looks like a dogs breakfast to me anyway, a stainless weinman wipe, and now a slosh of Method cleaner. Nothing has helped and its looking like i’ll have to live with it. I suppose what i’m asking, does this sound normal to be tarnishing (?) up on only the front plate? Are other LE fronts as spick and span as the rest of the bodywork? May just be my paranoia eh. I’m going to give it a good old chrome clean soon, in for a penny ….
I use window cleaner and a niche brush to agitate before wiping off with a microfibre. Window cleaner seems to be an excellent coffee solvent and doesnt leave a residue.
skylark does this sound normal to be tarnishing (?) up on only the front plate
To put your mind at rest, even on my machine (Elizabeth) which never saw anything other than water or 75% alcohol gel at times (used once, but makes no difference really), the front plate seems to be different from the rest of machine. Water cleans everything else spotless. But the front panel does look different, tarnished as you say.
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Well I managed a photo of my front and it doesn’t do justice to its poor condition. Surely something will polish this back to good ….
That’s it AFTER a clean. It looked like rust beforehand! Just a nice ‘cloud effect’ happening now …