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.
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 |
© 2008 Francesco
Ceccarelli. All rights reserved. |