My espresso machine blew a seal at 8am, waited 14 days for parts from Seattle Coffee Gear

Last weekend, went to pull my usual double shot for my wife and I around 8am and heard a loud hiss. Steam started pouring out from behind the group head, ended up being a blown O-ring on the boiler feed line. I had to tear down my Silvia with a tiny wrench set I keep in the garage, found the cracked ring after 45 minutes of hunting. Ordered the replacement from Seattle Coffee Gear, but it shipped from their east coast warehouse and took 14 days to get here. In the meantime I used a French press, which was fine, but I'm wondering if anyone else keeps a spare gasket kit on hand for emergencies or just rides it out?

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bell.felix2d ago

14 days sounds like a treat honestly, my last parts order took almost three weeks from them and it was stuck in Memphis for half of that. But I don't keep spare gaskets around, not anymore. I had a whole parts drawer once, O-rings, screens, a spare pump, and then I moved twice and realized I was just hauling around a pile of stuff I might never use. The French press thing, that's the real backup plan, it never leaks and it never needs parts. If you're pulling shots daily, you're gonna hit this wall every couple years, so just order two sets next time and don't stress about it.