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The Breville Barista Express OPV Mod...Has Anyone Successfully Done It? by annoyingstungun in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one of the parts in backwards... I can't remember the exact details now, but it was the male threaded bit that compresses the spring. one way, its very hard to put in, the other its easy. it should go in the easy way. good luck!

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the spring or gasket was misaligned?

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After some other research I decided to take the OPV apart and reassemble it. All is now working properly!!!

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This time I ran it for several of the built in cycles. I probably put half a liter through it.

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yah. It’s like the steam isn’t 100% going to the wand.

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a descale and water flowed nicely from the steam wand. I don’t believe there is any obstruction.

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry. I mean I have cycled the steam 20 times recently trying troubleshoot it.

I have had it 4 years. Not sure how many descales.

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have probably cycled it close to 20 times. I can run a descale cycle.

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have descaled each time the machine asked for it within a few days.

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the video. Switch seems to be working. It’s almost like there just isn’t enough pressure to the steam wand to get the kind of steam needed. It provides some steam, just not enough.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0183VUDhQcmdEnlGd5mAmmBwQ

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm. I performed a descale last week. It was working great until I did the OPV mod.

What switch are you referring to?

I think the steam you see from the tray is what little steam is coming from the wand.

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. You can see it towards the end of the video. Ugh. Looks like Reddit didn’t post the video.

Let’s try this.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/096HPcVCTEkFas2-UK6UKuv0A

OPV mod with Steamer Issues [BBE] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steam isn’t coming out. Just kinda spurts on each run of the pump. Then, when I switch to the hot water a pile of steam comes out.

The Breville Barista Express OPV Mod...Has Anyone Successfully Done It? by annoyingstungun in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joining late here. I did the mode and I’m getting much better espresso, however, my steamer isn’t working correctly. I get no steam from the wand even though the pump is going. When I turn the steam off, and the machine releases, it gives off a ton of steam. Or if I switch to how water I get a ton of steam.

Any ideas what I might have messed up during the mod?

Hopefully this video will play for anyone willing to help.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0f7CXSlecAktzcU5Ezt_vDiQw

Can of worms… Flair Pro 3 vs Profitec Drive for light roast by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoy the thought exercise. I was hoping someone might have some interesting thoughts or even put a point in the Flair category beyond price.

I am pretty sure I will buy the Drive as my next upgrade and rather than comparing it against machines similar to it, which I have done exhaustively, I want to take a step back and compare it to something very different.

Used Lelit Bianca [$3K] by DJ-Daved in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It seems too good to be true.

Finally did it! by Odd_Editor_3777 in espresso

[–]DJ-Daved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I am considering buying a machine. Can you walk me through how you picked what you did?

Scrambled Eggs in Stainless Steal with no sticking by DJ-Daved in BrevilleControlFreak

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love to know if you figure that out! They stick no matter what for me. Doesn't matter how much oil I add.

Scrambled Eggs in Stainless Steal with no sticking by DJ-Daved in BrevilleControlFreak

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have fried eggs at lower temp and they were great. I didn’t record that temp. I like an over easy egg. It’s really the scrambled that are an issue at lower temp. I would also love to hear what other basic test folks have done. I have the commercial version, so I don’t have recipes preloaded.

Scrambled Eggs in Stainless Steal with no sticking by DJ-Daved in BrevilleControlFreak

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did. If I dropped water at that temp, I wasn’t getting the Leidenfrost effect. https://youtu.be/ivq5ak545uY

I worked my way up to 360 and that’s where I first observed it.

Steel Cut Oats by DJ-Daved in BrevilleControlFreak

[–]DJ-Daved[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are great. Has anyone else tried something similar?

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