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That's what I did! I didn't even have to reinstall the metal holder for the plastic reservoir, mine fit in and held just fine. Just don't put more than an inch of water in it :)

Hi Evelyn, I ran into a similar problem. After receiving my apartamento and plugging it in, the light would not turn green. I searched everywhere and was thinking the switch was faulty through all the research I did. I decided I didn’t want to ship it back so I opened it all up, completely taking off the back cover as well. Doing this let me look around the switch to see if there was any faulty wiring. Turns out during the shipping one of the motherboard green cable was not plugged all the way into the box, I continued to unscrew the only screw on the box and Fully connect the block onto the box. I plug in my machine then switched it on to the magical green light appearing. I quickly turned it off because it was still “naked” with no water reservoir. Put it all together and considered my machine fixed, have had no problems yet.

There’s a switch underneath that allows you to leave it on but not under pressure. The light will blink when it is in this mode. Turning it off and on or running lifting the lever will turn it back on. I’ve accidentally hit this button while pulling it out to fill with water.

I don't worry about it too much. Sometimes I quickly flush before pulling shots if it's been sitting warmed up for 60+ minutes, but most mornings I don't bother and I've haven't noticed much difference in shot quality.

Sounds like coffee channeling to me- if so, it's not a mechanical failure but rather a technique/grind issue.

Yup 😜

Exactly why I’m here lol

@@dhellraisa mine was 12 with the blind basket. Started at 11 but dropped down to 10 at the end of a 30 second shot

Lol u gitt me

Flow will be less if other conditions are the same So, you may have to adjust grinding

I’d first recommend dialing in your Niche Zero and using a cheap distribution tool to get a nice even distribution prior to tamping. If you’re still getting channeling, then look into reducing brew pressure a bit. Those steps should get you pretty close 👍

Thanks a lot. Will be trying

I think Hoffman meassured 13bar, too much for sure.

Same here. Ridiculous.

Same here, but you should have got the plumber tape. I solve the issue with it.

My end is the temp. I have a temp on mine. When you have the right temp with the grind a little tamp. Gold. You can be at the 9 bar but without that right temp your shot is shot to hell. Don’t get me wrong with a bar pressure too is good but it’s your temp that is the most important factor to pull a shot.

I would say temp over pressure. Tamp n grind takes care of pressure

See the other video on my channel :)

@@RakanWD i didn’t kept it at 9 bars. I increased it back at 12. No rattling at 12 bars.

9 bar ideal

Yeah exactly, it was a little tedious as I think I ended up taking it apart and putting it back together 3-4 times before I got into an acceptable pressure range. And yeah, I was able to back off the grind with the lower pressure. That, combined with a distribution tool, has really made a big difference in the consistency of my shots.

@@matthewm.4507 Thanks again. I'll do 2 full rotations as u suggested. Wish me luck!

Just wanna say that I've been using my machine with lower brew pressure for 2 weeks now (maybe more), and I'm very pleased. I've started with 8 bars then moved up a bit to around 9ish, and now finally I'm getting 10 bars. spent couple of days on each settings. This actually made pretty noticeable change! I find the machine much more forgiving now. and my shots are much more consistent. so for the inspiration + tips!

@@omrirechani1104 hey mate, I’m trying to lower my brew pressure as well. Wondering did the full 2 rotation brought your to 8 bar pressure? Because I’m going to do it blindly since I do not have a pressure bar. If that’s the case, I’m hoping 1 full rotation will take it to ~9/10 bar

@@leontan1847 still need my input? so - yes. 2 full rotations got me to about 8 bars. so a single full rotations should get you to about 10 bars. note that I've marked the starting point with a Sharpie so it would be easier to determine how far you've gone.

Nope, never had any issues! As long as you make small changes and test with your gauge, it should be pretty easy. For reference, against a blind basket mine is currently set to around 10.1 bars so that during extraction it’s around 9.8-10 bars. Good luck!

@@matthewm.4507 Ok, I finally bought an allen key and a wrench, I'll let you know how it goes.

@@gimig91 @Matthew M. It went excellently!! :)

It will depend on where your machine is set from the factory. I’d recommend installing a pressure gauge (see my other video) to accurately determine how close you are to the 9-10 bar range.

.....and not try it out!

btw, I got one but for some reason mine is upside down when screwed in. Not a huge deal as I can easily see it but just odd.

I use a pressure gauge installed on the group head. The other video on my channel shows how to install it. I’m not sure about flavor (I mostly make flavored lattes) but the combination of lower pressure and using a distribution tool has virtually eliminated channeling in my shots.

Thats my issue. Whatever i do with my puck there are still some channels in it. Maybe that’s because of my Breville grinder. So just ordered NichZero so i hope the issue is going to be solved at least partly but something tells me not completely.

Same here I found that the part to change the steam power is changed. That caused me fail to increase the temperature of water:(

@@RakanWD Did you also have the problem that the boiler pressure stays at 0.9 bar max? How did you solve this issue? Did you eventually just remove the red wax and increased the boiler pressure?

@@alatteaday2836 How did you solve this issue?

Igor Tsymbal Good point, I’m assuming one is already installed. My previous video explains how to do that. Without a brew gauge, there isn’t a precise way to know how close you are to the 9-10 bar range.