Breville/Sage Barista Express - Solenoid Block Removal

After about 5 years use, my Barista Express finally fell victim to the buzzing solenoid problem. Let's see if we can fix it...
Should also apply to the Sage brand machines.
If attempting this repair yourself, be sure to take copious photos or video of the process so if needed, you can refer back to that imagery if you run into an issue putting it back together. That's the main reason I made this video and uploaded to to YT so I would have a copy in case I needed it at some time in the future.
Even in my original video from Dec. 2014, you can hear the solenoid acting up:
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Back then it was very intermittent. Lately it became nearly constant, time to see what's up.
Gaining access to the machine wasn't too hard. 2 screws in front, 5 across the top of the back panel and 3 along the base. Lift off the top, disconnect the hopper switch and pop off the rear panel. 2 screws hold the water tank valve into the back panel, best removed with machine on it's side.
Un-clip and remove 3 hard plastic lines, cut the tie wrap holding the larger tube to the diffuser on the side. Remove the red, orange, 2 blue and 2 green wires from the solenoids. Finally unscrew the solenoid block and maneuver it out around the other wires and hoses.
Solenoid Block (p/n: amzn.to/3yfUSi5):
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It took about 8-9 weeks for my part to arrive, you might want to order one before you need it. 2019 cost about US$63.00 with shipping. You can find replacement single solenoids on eBay for US$40-50 delivered in ~2 weeks from Germany (at the time this video was shot)
Or search eBay for the Breville part number
Or, who would have thunk, how about contacting Breville for parts for your Breville machine:
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Part numbers for the older Olab solenoids:
2 port is Olab 5878
3 port is Olab 9200H
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Ceme solenoid valves: from the new solenoid block assembly: Breville SP0020444
2-port #V799VN15PR44 : amzn.to/3RaKDTv
3-port #V397VN25PR44 : amzn.to/3CsKMNJ
or:
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LAI video on water pump and solenoid repair:
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Google Photos album with detailed photos:
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More to come, we'll test the old and new solenoid blocks side by side to see if we can find out what the problem is and later, we might even repair the old solenoid that failed:
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