E61 Brew Group Rebuild Kits are available here in Simple, Moderate and Major versions: www.wholelattelove.com/collections/maintenance-packages We had a lot of requests and are happy to make them available!

Can always count on Whole Latte Love for the most helpful video! If I was in the US, they're the one I will support. Thanks so much for this video. I remember the first time I tried doing this 3 years ago, I hit a problem which I couldn't figure out and took me a long time to wiggle the thing in. It was the reassembly process for the cam switch thingy. When I found this video, i thought of giving it another shot, and what do you know, I got through it all like a pro. THANK YOU!!

Videos like this increase the value of KZfaq as a whole. Other suggestions were like watching a guy spitting water into another guy 🤦🏻. Thank you so much

The video was vital. I had rinsed my Profitec Drive with Cafiza and her lever had stiffened quite a bit. The problem is not the disassembly, but the reassembly: the camshaft did not fit into its housing. The solution was to dismantle the water drain at the bottom, to lower the infusion valve, insert the camshaft and screw it back in, reinserting the valve below. I broke out in a cold sweat, but I'm happy now!

By far the best E61 rebuild video I have seen. Nothing missed in this fix-it video.

It's always a good idea to let a technician explain technical issues. Another technician understands him on-the-fly, because he´s ineloquent and always matter-of-facty. Thank you very much for this great video. It was most helpful.

Excellent, Lets take a minute to appreciate people who take pride in their work.

Thanks for the comprehensive video! Great having the grouphead and flow control maintenance in one spot!

This is such a wonderful service to the community. Thanks, Whole Latte Love!

This video is fantastic. Also that dolphin sound is exactly what we are hearing from our machine. I guess it’s time for some maintenance. Thanks guys

Important Note: I recently performed E61 Group Maintenance on my Profitec Drive. During REASSEMBLY, I noticed the valve tips for the mushroom valve and the lower end rotate when you are tightening them into place after the service. So, you need to be sure that the tips of the upper and lower valves are PERPENDICULAR to the head (kidney) on the lever camshaft or you will not be able to insert the camshaft. After servicing the machine, I loosely reinstalled the mushroom valve and the lower end so I could adjust/align the position of the valve tips with a needle nose plier to accommodate the head/kidney on the lever camshaft. Once the camshaft was properly inserted, I torqued up on the assembly and then went back to the mushroom valve (top) and the lower end. The final step was to check for leaks as indicated in Brian's and Mark's video.

Thank you so much for this great video. Without this tutorial, I would not have had the courage to do this maintenance work myself and I would have had to take the machine in for service. That would have cost me a lot of time and effort. You guys are great.

Pro tip.... crescent wrenches are meant to turn in the direction the adjustable jaw points. Provides grip and leverage without the risk of slipping. You help the wrench 180° off.

Great video. Saved me a 4 hr trip to my nearest service provider and not going without my machine for a couple of days. Thankyou😄

Brian & Mark, thanks so much for this presentation, you guys are the best. The lever on my Crem One 2BRP-GSP was creaking and stiff on closing, particularly after cleaning, so followed your tutorial, took my time, followed the steps, sparingly used a quality lubricant and WOW. What a difference, now operating smoothly and easily. If anyone is thinking their machine needs this service - do it, you won't regret it, get the right tools, be patient, take your time. I'm only 12 months into my coffee journey and Whole Latte Love have taught me so much with no confusion, just simple real world advice. Many thanks to you all, from The Land Downunder.

Thank you! Followed this video to replace all the gaskets and valves in my mom's machine's grouphead and now it's back to heating up properly again. You guys have the best videos on how to service your machines.

Videos like this increase the value of KZfaq as a whole. Other suggestions were like watching a guy spitting water onto another guy's face 🤦🏻. Thank you so much and please keep up the good work. It would be great to see you do this on commercial machines too

Just wanted to say thanks for the video, I had an issue with the portafilter holding water and next to nothing coming out the exhaust. I followed this and replaced the mushroom o-ring and it's working perfectly again

Best explanation on E61 maintenance! Well done.

Thank you guys for the absolute perfect video tutorial for this. I recently just got a 2 year old Rocket Mozzafiato Evo R, and had the squeaky lever. This completely fixed that, also was nice to get to know E61 a little better.

A tutorial gem! Thank you so much! :)

If only I’d had this video 5 years ago when I first had to rebuild my Rocket R58 V1!! (The Rocket is now 10 years old and going strong!)

I made it almost 4 years before I wore the unit out so much the water wouldn't flow. As the machine wears, the water flow decreases and you start modifying your grind and other variables to compensate. I added flow control and in the end instead of restricting flow, I was running the valve full open. The new parts were obviously not at worn. I changed the upper valve alone, the machine worked immediately. Then I changed the cam and the water flow increased. I was lubricating the cam, but everytime I cleaned the machine the grease would wear off. People should be aware of the water flow rate a machine flows when new to be able to tell when the parts are worn. Don't assume because the thing still works, the unit is funtioning properly.

Fantastic tutorial. I’ve needed this info for 15 years

This is an incredibly helpful and informative video. Thanks for putting this together!

Such a clear and well presented video. Really gives me faith to get an EcM machine knowing that it is well supported. How often and how to tell that the machine needs such maintenance?

Just did this today. The video made it very easy, especially the part where you laid out all of the parts.

Good luck getting all back together!

Thanks so much for this great video! The lever on my Profitec Pro 500 needs lubing after nearly every backflush with Cafiza. I carefully reviewed this video before taking the E61 apart and lubricating it. Everything went well, thanks to the tips in the video.

This is a fantastic video; as most are. I have a squeaky lever so I am following the steps in the video to lubricate and change gaskets if required. I am finding it difficult space wise, and a bit apprehensive about slippage or damage, using two adjustable wrenches to open up the lever, so I purchased two open end wrenches at 24mm and 26mm (sizes quoted in another video by others - I hope those sizes are universal for E61 groups… ) They arrive later this week.

Uh. Oh. I just “broke” (temporarily disabled would be more accurate) my ECM (which looks EXACTLY like what’s shown in the video). I removed the top “section”. Twas trivial. What I encountered was EXACTLY what the video shows. Pulled the mushroom/flow item. Then the spring. Then the valve. I gently cleaned the mushroom (electric toothbrush for maybe 20-30 seconds, if that …on the main threads and a soft dishtowel on the valve (no chemicals at all, just some rubbing)). I didn’t bother removing the lever or bottom section. Just the mushroom. Added a dab of Molykote to the brass valve’s working surface. I reassembled it in reverse order but wasn’t sure what “rotation” the valve should go in/face (it turns through 360 degrees but has a rectangular work surface) so I aligned it to what “should be” the existing cam action path … shiny side aligned with the lever axle/screw (I could see wear. So, it seemed rather obvious). I never touched the flow control “portion” (never unscrewed it. nothing). Turned the machine back on. Let it warm up. Pulled the water lever “up”. 0 water coming out of the porta-filter feed area (flow spindle is open). Tried a few more full actions on the lever. Nothing. As I write this, I’m half wondering if it just doesn’t have enough water and I’m not letting it “run on” long enough to get the flow going (so I’ll try that in a bit). Is there a “required” valve orientation? …or, if the lever works (it seems to work fine) it “should be good?” Ideas of what I “could have” borked up? Machine worked flawlessly before my noodling. Though it did have a little calcium building up around the exterior base of the main “bolt” (where the white washer lives). So, I was scared that that was the tip of a possible (scale) iceberg. The second I got the mushroom off I could see that there was ~0 scale inside (thus the simple wipe and reassemble). STUPID ME! I just didn’t wait long enough. DoOH! When you run a “check” let it run for a good 20 seconds or so (watch the pressure valves and consider using a blind puck for a bit).

Hi Team from Whole Latte Love! Great Video as always, really digging the recent additions on maintenance and servicing videos to the channel. My La Scala Butterfly (Probably a mid-2000s Model) leaked on the Group Lever and since I took it over by my step dad last year, I thought it would be the right time to give it a thorough overhaul. Backed up by your detailed instruction video, I went ahead with a full group head maintenance, exchanging all seals and valves. So far so good, no leaking at any point of the group anymore. However, the group head does not seem to release pressure through the lower end as it used to. I do get a couple of drips, yet I feel the pressure releasing when I take off the portafilter and find a substantial amount of water on the top of the puck. I have disassembled and reassembled several times, and as far as I can tell from your video, I put it together correctly. Any suggestions about how I might be able to fix the issue? Regards from Austria!!

Excellent video. I have an 11 year old Expobar Brewtus IV that needs some love. Good to know that the E61 parts are standardized. Thanks WLL!!

I have lelit bianca for year now with e61 and this video is a godsend, she and i thank you so much for sharing and helping us!

Brian, kudos. Excellent organization and presentation. Thank you. I've watched a number of other videos, but this is the best I've seen: straightforward, not high-falutin' and super helpful in overcoming concerns about undertaking a rebuild After watching, I understand the relationship of the parts and their purpose.Again, many thanks for this lucid treatment!

Great video. I did this yesterday to my ECM technika IV. the kit I ordered a couple of the parts seemed a little different from the ones I pulled out of my machine. one in particular at the bottom end of the lower sleeve assembly. Part Number 35 on the exploded part list. Mine the stem was a triangle and the new part was a rectangle. it didn't seem to fit so I cleaned up the old part best I could. put it all back to gather and everything seemed fine. the only think I noticed right away was the cam leaver seemed a little loose. I woke up this morning to a massive puddle on my kitchen floor. water is flowing through the bottom of the lower sleeve. I can only assume it has something to do with the part I didn't fully replace. When ordering the kit to rebuild the group head I couldn't find one that said it was specific to ECM. Unfortunately I tried whole latte love but some of the parts were on back order. I had to get the kit from somewhere else. If my machine wasn't in bad need of the rebuild I probably could have waited. any ideas what I can do to stop the constant flow of water out the bottom of the group head?

I just received my EMC Synchronika AMG edition and I freaking love it! How often should I do a maintenance such as this?

Thank you for the 101, Brian! Much appreciated.

REALLy great VDO - simple to follow and it works ! Thanks

Wow! anybody got some masking tape for the chrome protection?!

This tutorial is a real gem. Bravo!

Thank you, super helpful video. My EMC is like a new again.

Thank you Brian excellent break down and service recommendations.

Many videos claim that the brew lever/cam shaft cannot be re-inserted incorrectly. They are wrong. You must replace the cam in the same orientation as when you removed it (I suggest with the lever half up). But if one manages to reinsert the cam even at 90 degrees off, you will not be able to lift the brew handle when you re-assemble, though you CAN re assemble.

Superb video, worked out perfectly, changing all valves just following your advice!

This is super helpful, thanks!

I need to do this for my Rocket Cellini espresso machine after pump stopped working correctly and no local espresso repair folks so I am on my own or buy new machine.

Awesome video! Thank's a lot!!! Great value!

What happens if your new Rocket Chrono Mozzafiato R makes that dolphin noise from the start? Bought it from WholeLatteLove in August/September

Super helpful! Very happy you put this video online. Could you help me with the size o-rings in the flow controle part, the black ones that need a bit of lubrication and wear quite a bit. Measured them and think it is 9mm, but not sure as also 8,5mm is a common size.

Thank you gentlemen for a very helpful and fabulously done video. Bravo!!

Great video, helped me so much with my Crem one Profiler - lovin the content guys

Just serviced my rocket Mozzafiato, and when I put everything back together I had water coming out of all the wrong places 😅 Turned out I misplaced a seal and one of these brass things, thanks to this video I could find out what was wrong. Typical case of „I’ve done it once I know what I’m dong“ lol

Great video! Thanks team! I’ve got a 2 year old Mozzafiato which I’m now going to do it’s first service but it’s been making dolphin noises for a while. Odd from new?! Should I try swapping the springs as you’ve said? Thanks

Thank you very much for this clear tutorial. Please, how often should this maintenance process be performed ? Thanks.

Amazing video, so well detailed and clear.

geart video, the handle kidney Installation location is very important,otherwise it will leak water.

This is gold, thank you.

I am so thankful for these types of videos! I was wondering if you guys could do a video using the ECM synchronika discussing with your technician how to properly descale the Synchronika and other dual boiler espresso machines.

Best instructions ever Thanks!!!

Well explained 👌🏼☕😘

Großartiges Video…vielen dank…

This video is great. I have a Rocket Apartamento and have had zero problems in five years and I only ever backflush...until recently. It is holding too much water in the basket and I have to push the lever down after a shot and harder to get all of the water to exit the head and the basket. Is it likely the lever seals? I am about to attempt replacing them. I hope that's all it is! Havent had any other issues to date. Thanks again for a great video.

Great video. would a dirty group head cause low brew pressure?

Wild theory here. Has anyone tried installing a grease fitting in one or two spots on the grouphead? Regular grease fittings are one way and can support a fair amount of pressure but the do make high pressure variants. My thought is that you could fill everything, move the mechanisms around a bunch to work it in, and then flush out the excess. It would be interesting to know if you could do a more regular maintenance greasing on a frequent basis to potentially avoid taking the e61 apart. I recommend bringing the parts to a machine shop unless you are absolutely certain of yourself and use protection when testing. You could also potentially braise the fitting in place if its all the same metal.

If you pull 2-3 doubles a day, how often should this indepth maintenance be performed? I have a Profitec Pro 600.

Thanks so much this video is excellent !!

Superb video. Thank you for this. Explains in super detail how this thing works. Will give people who are nervous about stripping down their investment the encouragement to do it.

Great video. Marc could you do one on replacing the front panel on a profitec pro 700 with Flo contoll incase front was damaged or scratched

I recently completed E61 rebuild on my 5 yr old ECM Classika with guidance from this video. An ongoing issue of long delay (10seconds) for the vibration pump to kick on remains. Should I replace the pump?

Great video. The best I’ve seen on the subject. Thank you!

15:42 I having that sound when I turning the lever, either opening or closing. (my machine have less than one year used)

Great video guys - just what I was looking for. I regrease the cam 3 or 4 times/year but looking to go further soon with the top and bottom valve assemblies. A simple question: I notice you didn't protect the chrome plate nuts against the wrench jaws. Is the chrome hard enough to withstand the wrench or should I use some tape? My chrome is so far unmarked as the top cap and preinfusion chamber have never been removed. Thanks

No rags used to protect the finish?

How often would you do that on a E61 with normal home usage ? Annual? 4-6 shots a day on a HX here btw. Seems easy. Thx for the great content

Love this; my Rocket does not get heavy use (1 to 2 shots per day), but it is old. A kit would sell.

Great video. Would you be able to expand on the cafiza soak as far as the right mix of ingredients, setup, etc.? Is this a cold soak? Thanks in advance.

How often would you recommend to do this maintenance procedure?

Great! Thank you!

I'd love it if you guys could make a video of a E61 group maintenance of a (semi-)automatic machine. I own a La Scala Eroica 1A from 2008 and I would like to disassemble the group but I'm hesitant since there is zero information out there in the internet.

Thechnician hands ha ha ha looks like a princess hands

Hi guys, thank you for all the videos. Really helpful to demystify these machines! After I recently cleaned and descaled my Rocket Appartamento, I’m finding that the water out of the group head is initially far hotter than before and gushes out for a couple of seconds, before the flow stops. It comes out steamy for a couple of seconds, then gushes out at normal temp, then stops for 5 seconds, before the flow restarts. It’s almost like there’s an airlock as the pump works the whole time and doesn’t change in pitch. It feels like something is pushing all the water out of the brew circuit and then the pump has to catch up before it stabilises. Have you see anything like that before?

awesome

Thank you 😊

Thanks guys for the informative vide… Is there any video or a way to test the springs inside the group? How to know that the springs need to be replaced?.. I got Rocket R58 that the pressure wouldn’t go down to 0 after brewing, had to open the lever half way up to and then deon to release remaining pressure, so the gauge shows 0 … any suggestions to this problem?

my cam of the Profitec Pro 700 is slightly bent...is that normal or do I need to replace it? Super helpful video. Thanx

Is it possible to do the clean with ultrasonic cleaner and cafiza?

Hi guys really helpful video! My machine gets the E61 level very squeaky, what I have to lube to get a smooth feeling again? Thanks

I know from another machine, adding the flow control came with a 2nd stiffer lower spring that eliminated the E61 automatic quick pre-infusion where it kinda hits 4 bars for a sec before ramping all the way up. Were you saying with the flow control and original softer lower spring it in this machine it ends up making a noise, or just if you mix up the top and bottom springs? I don't mind the auto-preinfusion and was thinking of adding that softer spring back.

He scratched the hell out of those valves. Come on men use some tape to protect the finish. 😢

Will WLL be offering a refurb kit of the parts featured in the video?

Are each of the three springs equal and interchangeable? After reassembly, when purging with a blank, there is a pressure relief and water flows from the lower group. Likewise, when brewing; overflow gets released thru the lower group.

Mark... Great Video... I have a Profitec Pro 700 and would like to do the lubrication maintenance that you detailed in your very informative video. Would I be able to order some parts that you recommended replacing? Specifically: the 3 brass valves inside the grouphead, 3 Teflon Gaskets (35x20x2 mm), and 1 Teflon Gasket( 26x21x2 mm). Can you please advise me how to place the order...

As an alternative to using a crescent wrench, can you list the required wrench sizes? I assume they're in MM? I think they're going to be close to a 36, and 26 mm. Your help is appreciated!

If I detergent backflush monthly, how often should I do this?

Very useful video, thank you very much indeed ;-)

My ECM is making that dolphin noise when starting to pull a shot, I bought the machine used, is there something I can do to rectify this, does it need a part or just servicing. I do not have the flow control.

Do we need to pad the wrench or the nut to avoid scratching the nuts?

Nice video. I haven’t actually done this yet and my machine is now a year old and I am begging to feel the squeaking when lifting and closing the leaver… Do I really have to exchange parts if they aren’t worn out? Also , depending on how often one does the back flush the detergent really removes the lubricant inside and makes it dry. After my first back flush it started squeaking… So depending on how often I would have to do the cleaning that also means I’d have to take it apart more often. Another question is… is it supposed to remove the lubricant inside right after using back flush or do you think athe factory lubricant just needs to be better cause it was VERY smooth up until I did my first cleaning with detergent. Thanks for the video 🙏🏻

Hello gentlemens, I have ECM V Slim espresso machine (purchased from Whole Coffee Love). Making 120 - 130 espresso cups monthly and of course flashing shover after use. Please suggest to me how often I should lubricate group head water lewer and how often whole group head maintenance ? I love my ECM baby and want to keep it in perfect condition. Thank you !