jyustman Senior Member Joined: 3 Jan 2013 Posts: 1 Location: New York Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Thu Jan 3, 2013, 4:58pm Subject: Pre-fall 2011 Baratza Vario: Return or new faceplate
I recently ordered a new Baratza Vario, but it seems to be old stock because it has the faceplate without the letters and numbers. Should I return the unit or have them send me the new faceplate? My concern is that Baratza may have made subtle improvements that I will miss out on.
Thanks!
Edit: Disregard. The vendor is replacing without any hassle thankfully.
MJJ Senior Member Joined: 2 Jan 2013 Posts: 22 Location: Montreal Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Rancilio Silvia PID Grinder: Baratza Vario Drip: Hario V60
Posted Thu Jan 3, 2013, 8:41pm Subject: Re: Pre-fall 2011 Baratza Vario: Return or new faceplate
Hi, They might send you a new the newest faceplate (perhaps in exchange for the other one). They have made at least one minor change, summer 2012 as far as I know from my correspondence with them. They've beefed up the plastic tabs that hold the top burr carrier in place, this makes more accurate shifting between espresso and filter/coarser grinds, overall improved accuracy and stability. They sent me this new part as I had an older one with some accuracy problems on a refurb I had just bought from them. It really holds the top burr in there tightly and they've since made a burr removal tool to make it easier to get the top burr out (sells for $10 on their website). I just noticed you are returning it, well then you should have this improvement! -Matt
Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit = No New Posts since last visit = Newest post
Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. No commercial posting of any nature will be tolerated; only private sales by private individuals, in the "Buy and Sell" forum. No cross posting allowed - do not post your topic to more than one forum, nor repost a topic to the same forum. Who Can Read The Forum? Anyone can read posts in these discussion boards. Who Can Post New Topics? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post new topics. Who Can Post Replies? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post replies. Can Photos be posted? Anyone can post photos in their new topics or replies. Who can change or delete posts? Any CoffeeGeek member can edit their own posts. Only moderators can delete posts. Probationary Period: If you are a new signup for CoffeeGeek, you cannot promote, endorse, criticise or otherwise post an unsolicited endorsement for any company, product or service in your first five postings.
= No New Posts since last visit 