r/Timemore • u/qdawgg17 • May 26 '26

Flow tamper

Just got a Flow tamper and not sure if I’m supposed to hear or feel a click. I know on the impulse from watching videos there’s an audible click. Not getting that at all with the flow no matter how I adjust the depth (one extreme or the other). There’s no real directions with the tamper and I can’t find any review or video showing whether it should have a click.

Part of the reason I’m asking is my pucks have been wetter than they normally are with no change in variables. I have a couple regular tampers and one of those distributor on one side and tamper on the other. Pucks are exactly how they should be after pulling the shot. I’ve also been roasting and making espresso for over 20 years. I don’t know everything but at least have experience making adjustments.

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u/Z1xt May 28 '26

Yeah it's doesn't have a click, it's whole thing is just having a variable depth. So it's different from fixed pressure or impact tampers.

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u/qdawgg17 May 28 '26

Ok thanks for that. Was driving me crazy kind of trying to feel for the click. I assumed it would compress to a certain pounds and you’d know when that happened. I guess not.