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LA PAVONI DIY - REPLACING SEALS

 

STEAM TAP RUBBER WASHER

 The gasket ensures the proper closing of the tap steam. By the time it hardens, making it difficult to open the faucet and allowing steam. If the wheel of the tap is very hard leave or if water or steam from the steam pipe is the case for change.

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To keep in mind is that current models in the shaft of the tap is included in the leaflet and held firm by a spring. In the older models (up to 1973 approximately) the shaft of the tap is screwed on the steering wheel and held firmly by a screw.

REPLACEMENT GASKET MACHINES FROM 1974 TO TODAY

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Unscrew the tap using a wrench 14 mm

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Get a peak of 3 mm in diameter to remove the spring connecting the wheel with the shaft of the tap (okay even a nail with the tip cut)

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Place the tap on a thick wood and helping with the hammer you leave the spring

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Remove all of the spring to remove the shaft

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Separate the various pieces, with lubricant clean the metal parts, change the seal and put the whole

 

REPLACEMENT GASKET MACHINES UNTIL 1973

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Unscrew the tap using a key 14.

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Get an Allen key to remove the screw that holds the shaft firm tap. In some models the screw can be screwed simply with a screwdriver.

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put by the screw and past disassembly of the shaft

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Unscrew the tap shaft, with adhesive tape protecting the shaft to prevent scratches

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Separate the various pieces, with lubricant clean the metal parts, change the seal and put the whole

 

 

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