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LA PAVONI DIY  – REPLACING SEALS

 

SIGHT SEALS

The level is used two types of seal: the white silicone seal, which guarantees the maintenance of the cap and two rubber gaskets that secure the glass to the boiler. Not suffer of wear and usually only change if you dismantle the cap and the glass sight. The glass sight  is present on the machines since 1962 while the cap makes its appearance in 1968. Until 1990 the protection of glass was in metal and rotating.

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REPLACEMENT GASKETS MACHINES FROM 1991 TO NOW

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Remove the plastic using a tip. The protective plastic until 1995 was held firmly by two screws and easily removable. The current model is recessed and can easily break

Unscrew the cap level, using a large tip. Helping with a hammer to make it rotate, tilting the tip as possible to avoid damaging the cap

Unscrew the ring nuts with a wrench 17 mm

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Pull off the glass from the top and clean it with vinegar or limescale

remove washers and seals it with a hook, add new seals and clean the metal parts before you put the whole

 

 

REPLACEMENT GASKETS MACHINES UNTIL 1990

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Unscrew the cap level, using a large tip. Helping with a hammer to make it rotate, tilting the tip as possible to avoid damaging the cap

Unscrew the ring nuts with a wrench 17 mm

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Rotate the glass trying to tighten with your fingers. This can be difficult for the presence of metal protection. Pull off the glass from the top and clean it with limescale or vinegar.

remove washers and seals it with a hook, add new seals and clean the metal parts before you put the whole

 

 

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