NS300Pro Soft Rubber Insert – Flat Bottom, Angled Wall
This NS300Pro rubber insert is precision-shaped for 58mm portafilter baskets that have a flat bottom combined with angled (tapered) walls — a profile distinct from the more common straight right-angle wall baskets. Designed to create a flush seal between the NS300Pro cleaning head and the sloped inner surface of your portafilter basket, it ensures coffee puck residue is cleared cleanly and thoroughly with every automated cleaning cycle.
Which portafilters have a flat-bottom, angled-wall profile?
This less common but increasingly popular profile is found on:
- IMS precision filter baskets (Competition and B70 series) used in 58mm portafilters
- VST precision baskets (18g, 20g, 22g) widely used in specialty cafés
- Select Gaggia Classic and Gaggia Classic Pro stock baskets
- Certain Bezzera and La Cimbali aftermarket precision baskets
- Some La Marzocco IMS-supplied precision baskets
If your portafilter basket has a flat base but its inner walls angle inward toward the bottom (rather than being perfectly vertical), this is the correct NS300Pro rubber insert for you.
When to replace your rubber insert:
- Rubber is visibly cracked, torn, or permanently compressed
- Coffee grounds are not cleared completely in a single cleaning pass
- Insert no longer clips securely to the NS300Pro metal cleaning head
Specifications:
- Profile: Flat bottom · angled (tapered) walls
- Compatible basket diameter: 58mm
- Compatible with: All NS300Pro metal cleaning heads
- Includes: 1 × rubber insert · Material: Food-safe soft rubber
Also available: General curved insert (Model 01) for E61/Rancilio, Arc bottom insert (Model 02) for commercial machines, and Flat bottom right-angle insert (Model 03) for Breville and DeLonghi machines.
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