Takusan Senior Member Joined: 3 Oct 2012 Posts: 7 Location: Astoria Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Wed Oct 3, 2012, 9:55am Subject: Some kind of liquid in brand new Elektra MCAL sight glass...is this bad?
Hi everyone,
I just got a new Elektra MCAL, and I noticed that there is some liquid droplets inside the sight glass, straight out of the box. Does anyone know what it is, or what this might indicate? Is this normal for a new machine?
BigStormGirl Senior Member Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 122 Location: Indiana Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Wed Oct 3, 2012, 2:54pm Subject: Re: Some kind of liquid in brand new Elektra MCAL sight glass...is this bad?
It's normal to find water droplets and or coffee grounds with a new MCAL. The factory tests the machines before they send them out to vendors. It happened to me too. Nothing to worry about.
Baristabike Senior Member Joined: 30 Oct 2012 Posts: 6 Location: Denver Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Tue Oct 30, 2012, 3:57pm Subject: Re: Some kind of liquid in brand new Elektra MCAL sight glass...is this bad?
I am having an issue with the sight glass as well. It always shows it full. Even when it is empty. Is there a trick to get the water out of the sight glass or do you think there is a clog or something?
Posted Wed Nov 21, 2012, 3:49pm Subject: Re: Some kind of liquid in brand new Elektra MCAL sight glass...is this bad?
Baristabike Said:
I am having an issue with the sight glass as well. It always shows it full. Even when it is empty. Is there a trick to get the water out of the sight glass or do you think there is a clog or something?
Thinking this is an unusual situation. Just guessing on a possible cause. Older machine with built up scale? Chunk may have broken loose clotting up the lower opening to the sight glass. Maybe other minerals or during descaling ended up plugging the channel.
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