Heres my routine. Put some hot water in 2 cups from the wand ( pump comes on to fill the boiler). Grind, dose, tamp. Run the flush - empty the cups, keep flushing until the element light comes on, lock in and pull the shot. All up the flush time is about 5 seconds if the machine has been on with no use for at least 10 mins. Hence the bowl to catch the flush water.
