One approach that might work is to use a high-temperature source like a heat gun or butane torch and try to slightly melt the plastic to clarify it a bit.

I think acetone vapors might do it too.

That's interesting, ours has been going strong since I made the video almost 4 years ago. We make at least 4 grind and brew operations per day since then. Minimum estimate of over 5800 grind and brew cycles over that period of time. I'm not the best at consistent maintenance either. I hope you are able to find something that works well for you.

@@BryanKlein and for now, i discovered a new problem with it, leaking at the bottom, you have the disposal tray underneath with the puck container inside, the tray still not full of flush water, but starts leaking at the absolute bottom, comes probably from the case... there's is only one solution, throw it away, never a philips (or saeco) again.

​@@leonsvideokanaal36sounds like that model is not good at all.

I also cant find any videos on how to completely clean this part.

I'm experiencing the same issue in a 5400. Steam everywhere, but the milk doesn't come out.

I've got the same problem. Did you manage to solve it? Let me know, please

As he said at 5:12

It always does that at the beginning. I believe it is referenced in the manual.

we have the 2200 series of these machines, and these machines does that too, it flushes everything to clean it up. themn you can make a coffee. but the 2200 series are rubbish machines. i mean, coffee does not taste that good, the grinder is jamming once in a while, the outlet from the grinder get clogged up quickly, even with beans without that huge amount of oil on them, but still clogging up from time to time.

It is a beautiful part of the world for sure. ❤️

Did this video help you solve your problem?

@@BryanKlein Indeed

@@BryanKlein I am still trying to figure it out but the steamer nozzle works fine on my 5400 like in your test. Thank you.

I found that totally annoying. The m not here for that. I’m here for the steam, period.

Howd it go?

@@JimBobe - Turned out I was using a medium roast (Starbucks Pike Place medium roast) which SHOULD have been compatible. But, the beans were just oily enough to clog the grinder output where the grinds fall into the brew group hopper to be made into a puck. So I wasnt getting a full 8g of coffee grinds each cycle. This made the resulting pucks watery/sludgy. However, I found a solution to this problem!! No matter how oily your beans, put them on a baking sheet and bake at 200°f for 10min. Pull them out of the oven and let air dry. The oils evaporate into the air leaving behind dryer beans. I noticed a reduced aroma afterward but no change in mouth texture or flavor. Favorite bean: Starbucks Pike Place medium roast. (Somehow it's the least sour tasting bean I've ever had anywhere) Second favorite: Lavazza Espresso (bean blend). It has a very distinct creamy texture in your mouth. This is a phenomenal blended bean mix designed to work well with the espresso method. And yea, the Phillips 4300 is a great machine. I recommend it to anyone.

@@__-pl3jg very interesting. Thanks for the write up

@@__-pl3jg Also, fyi, with this machine you’re not drinking the coffee that’s been freshly ground, but instead coffee that’s been ground from the past. For example, I only use my machine on the weekends (2 cups saturday morning and 2 cups sunday morning). So the 2 cups I have Saturday morning are from the reservoir on my previous grind THE SUNDAY! I recently learned about this and its pretty upsetting tbh

I would get something like a paperclip, straighten it out and put a little bend at the end that you can gently push into the chute and wiggle around.

The working theory is that well-formed pucks are better, indicating that the correct amount of grounds were used and pressed, to achieve the right pressures and flow through them.

@@BryanKlein oh ok yeah that makes sense to me. I was confused by the video title lol, not sure why you would chase bad coffee

@@CHAPI929292 people were reporting that they were getting sloppy pucks. I was trying to figure out how to make them. So that I could know better how to avoid them.

You have just indicated that you don't read video descriptions. Congratulations! 🎉

That sounds defective to me.

I used an L-shaped Allen to unblock the grinder outlet in the chute 1:09. Thanks.@@BryanKlein

Oh! It was clogged? That's a great and easy fix. Glad I could help.

You should be paid by Phillips@@BryanKlein

Thank you. Meelk. 🤣

Yeah, we have talked about this in other videos.

What did you do to fix the problem? I have the same problem. Coffee is very light too.

First part of your statement has been said by others and answered before. For the second part, your intuition makes sense, but also consider that proper water flow through the grounds is as important as surface area of the grounds themselves, and with really fine settings on this machine it seems that all the grounds are not well exposed to the water as it passes through.

This video was in response to comments on other videos where people were talking about their pucks being wet or sloppy and not firm like I showed in other videos. I was trying to change settings to recreate their puck consistency. It isn't a goal to make them in general, it was more of a study on what settings could reliably make them so people could avoid them.

I was trying to find a way to reproduce them, as people were complaining about wet sloppy pucks but mine were nicely formed.

Yes you can, it's quite easy. You choose the cappuccino or macchiato options, then before you start the cycle just press and hold the Bean/Flavor button until it changes from grind to pre-ground scoop mode. This disables the grinding phase and would eventually pull a shot of water through the brew group, as if you put your own grounds into the opening in the top of the machine. Now, press the start button and it will run the milk steaming phase first. When it is finished and before the espresso shot phase starts, you just remove your mug and press the start button again to stop the cycle. Now you have hot steamed milk and no additional coffee or water in the mug. Hope this description helps. 😁

@@BryanKlein Thank you very much, that make sense :)

Usually this means that your grind setting might be too fine, or you aren't getting enough grounds into the chamber that gets pressed into pucks. You might try setting the grind level to something in the middle, like 6-7 dots and see after a few grinds (2-3x) if your pucks change their consistency. I have found that a slightly more coarse grind gives me better pucks.

Thank you! Most of my videos have been in response to questions people have asked on other videos. I'm glad to offer some good information.

This has been discussed, 2 years ago.

I don't have that issue, I set the temp to the highest setting. This results in 191°F water into the cup. That's just a bit off boil, which is where I like it.

@@BryanKlein wow really? I'm getting only about 156 degrees. I'm baffled. I set it to 4 which I believe is maximum.

@@deanfeldman2505 yes, I measured it before I replied to make sure I had an accurate value to share. I have noticed that pre-heating my cup a bit with some hot water from the steamer spigot, helps the coffee start out hotter in the cup after brewing. You can lose quite a bit of heat through conduction to the cup. I also use double wall insulated borosilicate glass mugs, to keep the heat in the liquid as long as possible. My unit is now around 3 years old and I've run thousands of brews through it at this point. We've been pretty satisfied with it. You might contact technical support and see if there is anything wrong with your heating element.

Weird, I don't know your model exactly, but if you activate the 'grounds' mode, then you are basically dropping ground into the brew group manually and skipping the grind step.

@@BryanKlein my model is the the one with the steam/frother wand. Will try to add more grounds coffee. Always been using beans to grind, thanks man!

@@gabeanderson2813 there is a scoop that comes with the machine. It should take just one of those. Are you pressing the 'bean' button until the little scoop below it has a light on next to it?

@@BryanKleinI did not get the scoop. Any idea what gram amount of coffee the scoop holds?

@@ankepieterse408 I think the the scoop holds about 7 grams of ground coffee.