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Replace the group gasket and shower screen: ECM Synchronika

Before you start

Tools
flat screwdriver, group brush, portafilter without a filter basket
Supplies
group gasket; shower screen

Warnings

Steps

  1. Switch the machine off, unplug it and let it cool down.

    From the manual: “Switch off the machine, disconnect the power cord and let the machine cool down.”

  2. Prise the shower screen and group gasket out with a flat screwdriver.

    From the manual: “Use a flat screwdriver to pry out the shower screen and the group gasket.”

  3. Pull the old screen and gasket out completely.

    From the manual: “Remove the shower screen and the gasket completely.”

  4. Have the new gasket and screen ready; the gasket's rounded side faces up, into the group.

    From the manual: “the rounded side of the group gasket with ECM print facing upwards to the brew group”

  5. Brush the inside of the group clean.

    From the manual: “Clean the brew group with a brush.”

  6. Snap the new shower screen firmly into the new gasket.

    From the manual: “Lock the shower screen firmly into the gasket.”

  7. Push the screen-and-gasket assembly up into the brew group.

    From the manual: “Insert the shower screen into the brew group.”

  8. Take the portafilter with no basket in it and lock it into the group.

    From the manual: “Take the portafilter without filter.”

  9. Work the portafilter in until the screen is pressed firmly home in the gasket.

    From the manual: “move the portafilter until the shower screen is locked firmly into the gasket”

  10. Check the portafilter now locks in normally; the group is ready.

    From the manual: “Now you can easily lock the portafilter into place.”

Sources

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