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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by bittercynic on Friday November 26, 2021 @08:54PM (#29356459)
It's not too hard to get a replacement rubber seal, and easy to swap in the new part.

They say it will last longer if you don't store it with the seal compressed in the tube, but I always leave it like that and it still lasts years.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by jtwaleson on Saturday November 27, 2021 @02:41AM (#29358368)
If you just push it all the way through, the tip of the seal won't be compressed. No effort to do it like that.
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by masklinn on Saturday November 27, 2021 @06:54AM (#29359469)
I don't really understand why you'd do that though, do you not rinse the press after every use? Just stow it with the pieces separated unless it's in "travel mode" no?
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by jtwaleson on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:50AM (#29359774)
Well, the beauty of aeropress is that you don't have to rinse the inside of the cilinder every time. It cleans itself. Most of the time I just clean the rubber. Also, storing them separated takes more space in the cupboard.
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