Lelit Elizabeth Coffee sticking to screen

SouthMark45

Morning

Is there anyway to stop the coffee sticking to the shower screen seems to happen after doing the 3rd shot and this is after I have cleaned the head and rinsing through some water

Thanks

Mark

JahLaza

SouthMark45 hi, I had that issue here and there and when I bought an IMS basket it went away

SouthMark45

JahLaza I think my stock basket is an IMS…. thanks

MediumRoastSteam

I had a lot of that at the start. Drove me crazy. 9 out of 10 shots were like so. Machine was out of the box.

After almost 2 years I can say that:

It’s coffee dependent;
It’s grinder dependent;
Not tightening the shower screen/plate too much - keep it finger right - mitigates the issue considerably.

SouthMark45

Hi Medium

I use a Niche which is a week old and an Elizabeth which is also a week old? Gone through about. 500g of beans so far playing any other suggestions purchases to reduce this ie Puck screen, deeper basket etc?

Sorry you can tell I’m a newbie

Thanks

Mark

MediumRoastSteam

SouthMark45 - Don’t worry. I also have a Niche, and also have the Elizabeth. I actually went to Bella Barista, took my Elizabeth there. Used their 83mm flat burr grinder and there were no stuck pucks. At all. for 2 hours I tried and failed. Went home, same beans, and guess what? Stuck pucks.

So don’t worry. You are not alone and it happens to lots of people, but the Elizabeth seems to be more prone to it. Do try slacking the shower screen a bit - only tighten the screw until the the shower screen (not the dispersion plate) can no longer spin on itself. That improves it somehow. Also, when you remove the PF, rotate it all the way and twist it a bit, and then pull it out in an effort to dislodge the puck and remove the vacuum which is keeping the puck stuck.

And I agree with @JahLaza - I actually tested 5 or 6 IMS baskets and NONE gave a stuck puck. I don’t know why, but I proved that. I even wrote to Bella Barista about that.

Doram

SouthMark45 any other suggestions purchases to reduce this ie Puck screen, deeper basket etc?

A puck screen will100% solve this issue. Bear in mind though, that the coffee will stick to the puck screen instead (or the puck screen will stick to the coffee, depending on how you look at it). It’s not a big deal for me, just know that this can (and probably will, maybe depending on the type of puck screen you choose) be the case.

JahLaza

Oh, they shipping with IMS now? I didn’t have any issue initially but a couple months in I noticed it had started. I found the same as what mrs lists above but coincidentally the problem disappeared once I bought the IMS basket. So, is there writing on the side of the basket then indicating it is an IMS?

SouthMark45

JahLaza yes I have two - The standard Lelit dual spout portafilter which has 14-18 ims basket and ships with the machine and I purchased separately a Lelit bottomless portafilter which has an 18 - 21 ims basket installed.

Maybe I should try the dual spout one and see if that helps as I normally dose 17g into the basket?

Thanks

Fredcafe

Is it still happening ? I have the Elizabeth with the Lelit screen and a bottomless portafilter. I’m using around 17 grams of coffee. It’s sticking maybe 5% of the time, when I’m not paying enough attention to my distribution technique. I use the group cleaner one or two times a week.

SouthMark45

I changed to a puck screen and I no longer have that issue but before the puck screen it would happen frequently