I was hoping to get some help troubleshooting this problem with my espresso machine. It has been working wonderfully the past few months since I bought it used off of craigslist. I immediately backflushed it with purocaf, and try to take good care of it. I only make a few shots a day, so it's not under heavy use. I try to backflush with water after I'm done using it each day, and every couple weeks use purocaf. Up until now it been fine, now when I brew, it leaks water out of the backflush valve and into the drip tray, and can't keep the proper pressure to brew.
I have tried to search online, but can't find much. I have a basic understanding that it's probably something with the 3 way valve, but not sure what or how to fix it. The only thing I've tried is an "aggressive backflush", as there may be some gunk keeping it from working properly. Now I'm not 100% sure what that is, but I just backflushed a few times with a bit more purocaf. That has not worked (although my machine it now clean I can assure you!). Any other ideas? How can I actually take the valve out and inspect it? Is that possible? Any info would be great, thanks!!
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