📹 E61 Brew Group: Maintenance and Rebuild

Learn how to maintain and rebuild E61 brew groups. This in-depth video takes you step by step through a complete tear down and rebuild of E61 espresso machine brew groups. Includes maintenance of flow control and non-flow control mushroom valves.

Espresso Machine E61 Brew Group Maintenance and Rebuild

1. Introduction (00:00)
2. Tools Required (01:00)
3. Valves (01:19)
4. Remove Mushroom (02:15)
5. Remove Lever (03:20)
6. Lever Cam (05:00)
7. Lever Shaft Seals (05:25)
8. Cam Maintenance (08:50)
9. Lower End (10:15)
10. Exploded View of Group Parts (14:00)
11. Reassemble Parts (14:20)
12. Spring Identification (14:45)
13. Dolphin Sound? (15:45)
14. Interior Scale Check (17:10)
15. Interior Group Cleaning (17:50)
16. Water Tap Scale Check (18:50)
17. Attach Lower End (19:30)
18. Cam Insertion (20:28)
19. Upper End Assembly (21:58)
20. Mushroom Valve Types (22:45)
21. Flow Control Mushroom (23:20)
22. Flow Control Assembly (26:30)
23. Flow Control Calibration (27:50)
24. Teflon Seals (30:10)
25. Mushrooms Non-FC (30:25)
26. Mushroom Seal (32:48)
27. Leak Tests (33:40)

Part(s) Information:

• E61 Group Basic Rebuild Kit
• E61 Group Moderate Rebuild Kit
• E61 Group Major Rebuild Kit