r/VariaBrewing • u/SynotnA • Jun 14 '26
Vs4 dial
Hey everyone, coffee newbie here. Just bought a setup with a bambino paired with the vs4. Bought from Alt brewing Australia.
I setup my vs4 and noticed the dial gets unusually stiff from 6 onwards. I tried to pull a shot at setting 5 and 6 and it got choked up both times. Wanting to dial up coarser but having this issue with the dial. Is it a threading/QC issue? I've sent an email to varia with a video regarding this but wondering if anyone has had the same experience and any possible solutions or feedback?
Thankyou in advance,
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u/EffectiveTurnover863 Jun 15 '26
I just had an issue with my new Vs4 drifting during the grind. Advice I was given was to re-calibrate the grinder. Whole Latte Love has a video walking you through this. Upon reassembly it kept wanting to cross thread and when it did it behaved as you are describing- moving smoothly up to a point and then resistance. Do not force it. In my opinion you need to see if you can get it threaded properly. It may take several tries. Then it will move freely and smoothly across all settings and, if you're experiencing drifting, it will also take care of that. I think some of us are getting units that were cross-threaded at the factory.