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Replace the portafilter gasket: Slayer Single Group
Before you start
- Tools
- flat-head screwdriver, pick or awl, cleaning brush or towel
- Supplies
- replacement portafilter gasket (6.1 mm)
Warnings
- Replace the gasket when the portafilter gets hard to lock in or drips around its body while brewing. Source: Slayer Espresso Single Group user manual V7.1 (August 2022)
- Do not brew until the dispersion screw and screen are refitted, or the group can clog with coffee. Source: Slayer Espresso Single Group user manual V7.1 (August 2022)
- Keep grounds out of the dispersion screw holes; they can damage parts inside the group. Source: Slayer Espresso Single Group user manual V7.1 (August 2022)
Steps
- Scrub the portafilter gasket with a cleaning brush or towel to loosen oil and grounds.
From the manual: “Use a cleaning brush or towel to scrub the portafilter gasket and loosen oil and coffee grounds.”
- Take out the dispersion screw and screen with a flat-head screwdriver and rinse them in clean water.
From the manual: “Remove the dispersion screw and screen with a flat-head screwdriver and rinse with clean water.”
- Wipe the face and sides of the dispersion block, and the portafilter body, with a clean damp towel.
From the manual: “wipe oil and grounds from the face and sides of the dispersion block, as well as the portafilter body.”
- Dig a pick or awl into the old gasket and pull downwards to remove it.
From the manual: “Use a pick or awl to remove the old portafilter gasket, pressing the pick into the gasket and pulling downwards.”
- If it breaks up, keep picking until every piece is out. Optional
From the manual: “If the gasket breaks into small pieces, continue picking until the entire gasket has been removed.”
- Insert the new gasket flat side against the group, rounded side facing down.
From the manual: “Insert new portafilter gasket in such a way that the flat side touches the grouphead”
- Press it gently into place, then seat it with a screwdriver, pick or awl.
From the manual: “Gently press the gasket into place, then use a screwdriver, pick, or awl to secure it in place.”
- Refit the clean dispersion screw and screen.
From the manual: “Return the clean dispersion screw and screen to the grouphead.”
Sources
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