DAILY TO WEEKLY ROUTINE
Spirit User manual
page 20
Clean group screen, check and replace group seal
The group screen helps to disperse the incoming hot water onto the coffee bed and also prevents
coffee grinds entering the group.
The group seal will deteriorate slowly over time. We advise to check the group seal regularly and
replace when needed.
Materials needed
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Group screen extractor (included in shipment, or back end of a fork or spoon)
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Plastic brush (included in shipment)
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Coffee dissolving powder (included in shipment)
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Replacement group seal and/or group screen (when necessary)
Procedure
1. Pry the group screen gently from the group using the screen extractor levered under the bayonet-
ring. Place the pointed edge of the tool
in the rim of
the group screen (see Figure 16 a), do not
puncture the group screen. Pry left and right, the screen will fall out together with the group seal.
2. Remove the group seal from the group screen.
3. Soak the metal group screen in a solution of coffee dissolving powder and warm water for about 5
minutes. Rinse under streaming water.
4. Check the group seal for cracks and/or hardening, replace if necessary.
5. One side of the group seal has a somewhat more rounded surface. When replacing the group seal
on the group screen, make sure the rounded side of the ring is inserted into the group (facing
upwards, see Figure 16 b).
6. Place group screen with group seal on the filter holder and insert into group, pushing upwards.
7. Turn filter holder in bayonet to press group seal firmly into the group.
Figure 16 a (left). Pry left and right with screen extractor to remove group screen and group seal.
Figure 16 b (right). Mount group screen with filter holder and group ring. Inset shows schematic cross
section of group ring with rounded surface upwards.
