DIY

Do It Yourself /Spare parts by Francesco

I like having all my coffee machines in perfect working order, operating and no leaking, even though many of them will probably never be able to use them for lack of time. I therefore had to learn how to disassemble the machines, in some cases using the information already available on the web, involving a few friends to overcome the difficulties, buying progressively the tools I needed or designing and making specific tools. The main problem to refurbish an espresso machine are the gaskets, often hardened and without any efficiency. The gaskets used are mainly of three types: O-ring, flat and "U-cup". The material can be rubber (EPDM, NBR, Silicone, Viton), fiber or paper.For machines out of production, you can still find o-ring seals and "U-cup" suitable, but it is virtually impossible to find flat gaskets of suitable diameter and thickness and they must be made by a gaskets factory. This task is non-trivial and requires not only time and money, but some reworking and compromise to reach a satisfactory solution.

If you have a little patience and manuality, you can renew the seals and solve by yourself those little inconveniences due to wear or negligence.

The sets proposed are conform to the originals, mainly foodgrade rubber, personally tested or with the help of other collectors of coffee machines. If you are interested please contact me to francesco.55@hotmail.it.