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On your suggestion I drilled the hole out to the larger 1/4". Any ideas where to get a small amount of high-temp food grade grease? Aside: at first startup after drilling out the hole the motor failed to turn the pump. Pounding the countertop in anger & disbelief didn't fix it (shock!) but ...

Hah! That worked! Had the machine 8 years and didn't know that or see that before.

Thank you :D

2007 S1 V2 After replacing my pump the steam boiler element failed :evil: (more denaro to CC) Replaced that, descaled the boiler to boot. Now despite the amp switch set to 20, she always powers up in ECON mode and refuses to operate otherwise. I also noticed right at power up 94 95 96 blink once. An...

Got the new $200 (ouch!) pump installed. Tons of crump in the housing despite there having been a drain hole pre-drilled. Thanks for the help!

Oy. Somewhere here I read that involves absolute complete machine disassembly. Can anyone confirm?

Any idea how to separate the pump from the motor when it won't budge? The clamp is entirely loose but the pump is unwilling to let go of the motor even when pulling on it a fair bit. I've gingerly applied some wd40 but no luck. Could scale have formed a bond to the motor housing? Thoughts appreciate...

I'd be in for a set. I figure I'm due - 2007 S1VII