A copycat of the Weber Clean Spring

giampiero

Apart the discussion if even the original was a efficient tool, Weber prices are not for all, my main concern is about it’s safety, considering that at around 10 bars the load that the lips/structure must support are around 250kg.

I just saw such item is already arrived in Thailand, not interested at all in the object, but i have a concern, as i wrote above, about safety.

Any thoughts?

delta76

I fail to see why anyone need this while a simple blind basket is cheap, proven and effective solution?

as the copycat is produced by someone that have little to no regard to IP protection, I’d assume they don’t put a lot thoughts on safety. good luck trying to sue them if things go wrong

DavecUK

I don’t think having a plastic container with a metal spring is particularly safe. I have posted about the Weber spring clean before though. Basically it’s a waste of time and won’t clean the group as well as traditional backflushing done correctly. Just another Weber marketing product.

Why it cannot work correctly

Backflushing doesn’t use all the cleaner in the portafilter 1st flush
Is more concentrated as there is not much water in the PF
The pressurised water is best eased out slowly when the lever is lowered
there needs to be some dwell time of concentrated cleaner before the next backflush is made

The thing is a complete waste of time.

giampiero

Yes, absolutely, i agree it’s a useless accessory, my main concern is about that could be even dangerous.

What could happen if this accessory fall on the floor and how really strong is the “plastic”, i means, if this object get a crack, could explode during the backflushing.