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Replace the group gasket and shower screen: Profitec Pro 600
Before you start
- Tools
- flat screwdriver, group brush, portafilter without a filter basket
- Supplies
- group gasket; shower screen
Warnings
- Replace parts only with the machine switched off, unplugged and cooled down. Source: Profitec PRO 600 user manual DE/EN, Profitec's manual as hosted by Clive Coffee
Steps
- 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.”
- Prise the shower screen and group gasket out with a flat screwdriver.
From the manual: “Use a flat screwdriver to pry out”
- Pull the old screen and gasket out completely.
From the manual: “Remove the shower screen and the gasket completely.”
- 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 faced upwards to the brewing group”
- Brush the inside of the group clean.
From the manual: “Clean the group with a brush.”
- Snap the new shower screen firmly into the new gasket.
From the manual: “Lock the shower screen firmly into the gasket.”
- Push the screen-and-gasket assembly up into the brew group.
From the manual: “Insert the shower screen into the brew group.”
- Take the portafilter with no basket in it and lock it into the group.
From the manual: “Take the portafilter without filter.”
- 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”
- Check the portafilter now locks in normally; the group is ready.
From the manual: “Now you can easily lock the portafilter with filter into place.”
Sources
Researched on .
Community: the maker’s text, hosted somewhere else, usually by a retailer.