Chosen Solution

Partial cups of coffee. Done the easy and usual: clearing the puncture pins of debris, filter at bottom of reservoir, descaling with vinegar. Now I am convinced it has to be a weak air pump. I’m looking for a way to remove the guts to get access to the air pump. I’d like the results to be cosmetically pleasing, so the hacksaw solution is not acceptable.

Here’s a video on how to fix it: xhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuczMT3R…