Pros & Cons
Pros
Replacement brewer unit in my de'longhi prima donna coffee machine. The deterioration happens slowly, and you just kind of get used to it, unti, you forget what good home-brewed coffee tastes like.
Highlights
Quality
There appeared to be nothing wrong with my unit i have always cleaned the machine as indicated whenever the red lights flashed ... Read More
Had a problem with the machine with an error saying 'less coffee', i initially thought it was the grinder as it didn't grind for as long.
Packaging/appearance
I read on the internet about changing the o-rings and greasing them on the infuser piston, tried that and it worked for a short... Read More
Then noticed the piston on the infuser was quite stiff.
Competitiveness
I decided the give one final try by getting a new infuser unit.
So if you are getting 'less coffee' error, just go straight for a new infuser, don't both with new orings or greasing.
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It looked like the cheapest 1st try would be this part
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But we also had to change to ground coffee instead of the beans
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Which is a shame but at least we can get an ok cuppa out of it
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S was starting to leak water and throw moist grounds all over inside the machine when making coffee
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It also made quite loud clacking sound
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After some web searching i found that it had to do with stuck brewing unit piston
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For what ive read if left unchecked it can eventually break the transmission of the machine
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I tried first to disassemble and grease the old unit but that only partially worked for a short time