Coffee's on. What're you up to today?

[adsm08 2,048]

4 hours ago, LengerichKA88 said:

I’m sure using this as a base or taking the magnet off and using it as the base would be a good start. Free at harbor freight with coupons usually lol 

 

 

It probably would be.

 

Since I usually only carry a water bottle I'd probably make something boxier that I could just lay the bottle over in and glue fridge magnets to it. I think that would lay on the edge of my fender pan nicely.

[Stormin 9,981]

  As it's 8-30pm here, I've done for the day. Finished the tote box I've making. Swept up the grass on the green I mowed two days ago. Fed the ducklings on the pond. Watched the Blue T.I.T.S feeding their young and warned the crows if they didn't clear off, the gun was coming out. Had a visit from number 3 grandson and his wife plus number 3 his brother. Been rather hectic. 

[tunahead72 2,412]

11 minutes ago, Stormin said:

... Watched the Blue T.I.T.S feeding their young..

 

I'm sorry, the what? 

 

[Stormin 9,981]

They are a small bird. Can't say **** on here.

[ebinmaine 67,452]

5 hours ago, firemonkey5 said:

Gonna mow, drop my son off to his aunt and then I have to meet and have a cup of coffee with my irritating real estate agent. We've been searching for a property in Budva, Montenegro, it's been 6 months and he still couldn't manage to find a single property fitting to our needs. 

Welcome to Redsquare!!!

Seems I'd be looking for another agent....

 

[Ed Kennell 38,157]

T.I.T.       tufted titmouse?

[ebinmaine 67,452]

21 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

T.I.T.       tufted titmouse?

There are multiple types of birds with that name in Europe.

We only have the titmouse here in the states.

 

[ebinmaine 67,452]

Went to see an AWESOME local band last night called Northern Groove. Stayed up past 1 am and got out of bed at 6:30. .  

 

Today is a local (my yard) holiday called 

Put Up The Portable Garage Day

 

 

[Pullstart 62,839]

Last cup for a while, my tank seal went out.  Water all over the everything.  Being a European model, I’m having some difficulty nailing down a cross-reference seal.  @Tractorhead I might be calling on you for assistance if the smallappliance.com people that Krups of USA referred me to doesn’t work out!

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,452]

3 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Last cup for a while

When referring to coffee this is an unacceptable circumstance.

 

 

You get a hold of a 2 quart saucepan and I'll tell you how to make some cowboy 🤠 coffee!!!!!

 

 

You shall have delicious java sustenance.  

[Pullstart 62,839]

Just now, ebinmaine said:

When referring to coffee this is an unacceptable circumstance.

 

 

You get a hold of a 2 quart saucepan and I'll tell you how to make some cowboy 🤠 coffee!!!!!

 

 

You shall have delicious java sustenance.  

 

We have a one cupper K machine.. but nothing like this perfection. But feel free to shoot.  We have mainly whole beans but some grounds too.

[ebinmaine 67,452]

1 minute ago, Pullstart said:

 

We have a one cupper K machine.. but nothing like this perfection. But feel free to shoot.  We have mainly whole beans but some grounds too.

Is your grinder adjustable?

Can you grind on the course side?

[Tractorhead 9,064]

Oh dang it appears it is Krups diying time.

mine is died 2 day‘s ago, grinder sounds very terrible and it blasts everywhere the coffEe just not there where it should come out.

 

Time for a Big Service here also.

We have here a coffeemaker Shop they call fixed 90€ for a Repair including complete Service.

A fair Price as i find, i only have to check if the have a pickup and delivery Service.

 

 After 5 Years without any Service except decalc and Service cleaner Tabs until today 

and even with my Coffeeconsum it is the best machine that runs the longest time continousely

compared to all the other machines i had before.

 

 

 

[Tractorhead 9,064]

I believe your machine needs also a Full Service.

 

it appears we have the same Problem.

i investigate that the Seals in the brewing chamber bee worn out.

that didn‘t be a direct result of the Grinder, it is more a typical wear on each automatic coffemakers.

a Full Service is each 2 years is suggested.

 

I ignored it, because the machine was very cheap when i bought it so i decide to extended the Service to the final.

now 5 years later ( looked at the bill) it was happen. Not a bad at all, but a catastroph for a coffeinjunky like me.

 

For the moment we have an interrims coffeemaker, that is 

 

Whenever you have problems you be allway‘s welcome Buddy.

[Pullstart 62,839]

46 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Is your grinder adjustable?

Can you grind on the course side?

The grinder is part of the coffee machine.  Whole beans and water in, delicious perfect coffee out.

[Pullstart 62,839]

I have it stripped down.  Needs to be blown out for sure!  I am going to test the seal now to verify that’s where it’s leaking.  I can only find one tank seal available and it doesn’t look the same.

 

 

[Handy Don 12,216]

1 minute ago, Pullstart said:

The grinder is part of the coffee machine.  Whole beans and water in, delicious perfect coffee out.

Technology is great...until it isn't. We sure do get accustomed to our personal luxuries, don't we?

Some years back, while working in the UK, I had my first encounter in the break room with a coffee machine that had not only caf and decaf whole beans it ground on demand, but had a little mini-fridge next to it with whole and lo-fat milk that the machine pulled in when it made a cappuccino, a latte macchiato, or a cafe macchiato. Was told it cost the equivalent of $20k. Boy did I get spoiled and then back to the US!

[Pullstart 62,839]

Funny story.  Stripped down… no leak.  

 

I’ll blow off the whole machine with compressed air (not from my tractor seat @squonk) and keep monitoring.  Maybe there was some debris breaking the seal…

 

 

[squonk 41,076]

My wife works part time at thrift store and brings all of these Keurig machines home. The plastic handles keep melting. She asked me to look at it and find out why....................

 

She puts her giant steam cooker next to it and the steam melts it! 

[Handy Don 12,216]

21 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Funny story.  Stripped down… no leak.  

 

I’ll blow off the whole machine with compressed air (not from my tractor seat @squonk) and keep monitoring.  Maybe there was some debris breaking the seal…

 

 

Noticed the 220v/50hz rating of the component in the front (solenoid? motor? electric valve?). Do you run this through a transformer?

[Pullstart 62,839]

Just now, Handy Don said:

Noticed the 220v/50hz rating of the component in the front (solenoid? motor? electric valve?). Do you run this through a transformer?

Euro plug wired 240V.  Because it doesn’t have too fancy of micro processors, the 50/60 htz thing doesn’t seem to bother.

 

 

[Pullstart 62,839]

I cleaned everything up real good and used some food grade grease on the seal during reassembly.  It’s holding water!

 

Keep it greasy!  @peter lena 

 

 

[peter lena 8,618]

@Pullstart , had not thought about that application, but why not ?, use it regularly on any rubber / nylon ,metal  and its food grade rated , haven't tried it on my getting thin hair , but there could be a day , greasy pete

[Pullstart 62,839]

Well, crap.  The pump isn’t pumping.  Leads me to believe I pinpointed the leak incorrectly in the first place.  I’d strip it down to the bare shell and try it  but there are enough safeties preventing me, I might be stuck.  There are many circuits to decipher with the coffee, steam, etc.  I don’t want to be a throw away consumer, but this is about 6 or 7 years old…

[EB-80/8inPA 1,641]

9 hours ago, Pullstart said:

Being a European model, I’m having some difficulty nailing down a cross-reference seal.

Ok, fellers, the betting pool is now open.  I say this thing can’t be repaired.  Well, at least not with OEM parts.  I’m sure @Pullstart can frankenstein something back together though.

Edited April 1, 2022 by EB-80/8inPA
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