• Preheat according to your roast (see preheating guide below)
• Lock the portafilter in place
• Raise handle until the magnets catch
• Fill chamber with boiling water
• Break piston free from magnets
• Pull shot per your profile recipe
• Purge excess water into catch cup

Important Note: Doing longer "soaks" doesn't make the machine hotter, and in fact might make it cooler. The machine is designed to reach maximum temperature with flash (1-3 seconds) cycles.

• Put a catch cup under the brewhead
• Lower handle almost to the bottom
• Fill the chamber and pause for a moment (no more than 3 seconds)
• Lower the handle all the way to drain
• Do this 0-1 times for dark roasts
• 1-2 times for medium roasts
• 2-3 times for lights roasts

Install:

• Align any tab with the dot
• Brace with thumbs
• Pull up with both hands
• Turn right until it stops

Remove:

• Turn back
• Pull one side down
• Pull the opposite side down

Steel hidden in the rear corners of the base allow use of magnetic shot mirrors

• Unscrew stop nut all the way
• Screw gage until it stops (gently)
• Rotate back to desired angle, plus a little
• Advance stop nut
• Gently tighten gage to final angle

• Loosen and retighten the tube
• Remove old seal
• Grease and install new seal

We recommend you watch the video (above) before this procedure

• Position the spine of the machine on a soft surface
• Prop the bottom of the spin up with a towel
• Align the holes in the base with the holes in the bottom of the spine
• Add screws, but don't fully tighten
• Lay machine on its side, with base facing to the right (see video)
• Tighten the screws as hard as you can with the tool provided - they can handle it

This should be a rare event. The o-rings will last for 5-10 years before ever needing inspection. If you notice weeping before 5 years is up, a component might be loose. Just inspect, clean, tighten, and keep going.

• If piston or gage weeps:
• Unscrew the component
• Inspect o-rings for damage
• If damaged: grease and install new
• If dirty: clean, regrease, reinstall
• Reassemble
• Tip: a cloth can give you more grip during o-ring removal.

If you've followed these steps and something still isn't right, reach out. We're here to help.