kimbot wrote:From what I've found only the previous models could be disassembled. If you know how to get it apart please let me know!
So how did you go about disassembling the old ones?
I don't imagine that they would not make a new version that is not fully capable of being taken apart.....just doesn't make sense to make it like that unless the company is pure evil which I don't think
I know a few people who have these, and it took me some tinkering to figure out exactly how to take it apart when they eventually decided to clean the insides well, and even more tricky, to put it back together. What is odd is that on the internet there is no video on this. The instruction pamphlets also have no mention of how to do this, only how to steep tea in it...(duh).
***Warning**** my experiences are from the enjoying tea version, maybe the adagio is made very differently (I doubt it though) so if you decide to give this a go be careful and don't blame me if you can't get it put back together
More detailed pics would be useful to further confirm new version is same as the one I am used to working on.
Take apart
1. Pull the bottom off (part that is loose and jiggles, it should be easy to do, if its not then yours may be different (do not continue!), set this piece aside
2. There should be two silicon pieces. One is like an 'o' and functions like a washer, the other is like a mushroom shape with a half ball on one end, and the other end should attach to the base you just pulled out
3. stick a finger into the bottom hole (the silicone pieces may be loose and jiggling around that's normal once you pull the base off, push them out of way) and then apply
FIRM pressure on the mesh filter framework pushing it up. It should pop up and come loose.
4. Everything is apart now, clean clean clean.
Put together
1.Open lid
2.Put o ring washer thing back snug in its place (use both hands one in each end to get it to fit well)
3.place the mushroom piece into the 'o'. (just drop it in don't push anything)
4.Focus!
5.With one hand gently hold the tip of the mushroom down, with the other hand pick up the base you pulled off in step 1. Line up the hole on bottom of mushroom with the point sticking out on the base
6.push base back into slots, if you lined things up well the bottom of mushroom should now be fitted into the base
7.Adjust the tightness of the mushroom. If it is fitted in too tight it will not pour correctly/strongly enough. If its fitted too loose it will leak and pour too fast, you are aiming for in between
To adjust simply very lightly tug at it with your fingers reaching in from top (hence the open lid).
8. Pop filter back in through the top. Make sure it is tightly pressed back into place or else it may eventually come loose during brewing
9. Test and adjust if need be
Hope this helps
). It had some gunk under the filter that wouldn't come out in the dishwasher without removing the filter piece. I don't know if this will work for you or not, but I got the filter piece out by pushing a pencil, eraser end up, through the bottom hole (after you take the black piece off) with some force, and it came out. The only issue I ran into was not paying attention to which way the rubber O piece fit in the hole. When I put it back together, I stuck it upside-down, which caused it to leak. Upon fixing it, it's working perfectly again, and it's nice and shiny