sage barista express leak

[south heron]

hello. I just bought a used sage barista express. Unfortunately i found that when it turns on and when im using the steamwand in particular i leaks quite a bit. This also sometimes happens when im just pulling a shot. Does anyone have experience with this issue and how to best solve it

sage barista express leak

[solar knot]

Have you checked to make sure it’s not coming from the drip tray? Opv and other exhausts go into the drip tray

[south heron]

dosnt seem like it comes from there. I made sure it was empty and put it in as far as it goes. Not sure what else to do to make sure of that

[solar knot]

From what I remember; the opv and steam wand dump into the drip try by default.

And if the outlet isn’t perfectly lined up or something else is off then it can leak

Otherwise you’ll have to open it potentially

[south heron]

dosnt feel like i can put it in any different than what im doing. I was gonna open it. But every single screwdriver in the house is too big to get into the holes under the tamp holder and besides the steamwand

[random wyvern]

https://espressoaf.com/manufacturers/breville/dimmer.html

[solar knot]

This has directions for opening an infuser so might have some helpful tips

Infuser is just a Barista Express w/o a grinder

[south heron]

these holes are too small for my screwdriver. Ill have to figure out how to get them out. Though im not sure how to troubleshoot it when i get it open

[solar knot]

First thing would be to check if there is any moisture

[south heron]

i think i found some good news. I placed a bowl instead of the normal drip tray making sure it would catch everything. Suddenly i got no water on the table. So it seems the drip try might just not get it all

[solar knot]

Sound right; if the drip tray has a lid; maybe take it off and any storage things to see if you can catch all the drips that eta

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Can probably use a blind basket to trigger the opv

[south heron]

yup taking the lid of the drip tray i still get no leakage. So its a bit wierd the lid makes the difference