PRESSURE GAGE / ADAPTER SET FOR LA PAVONI EUROPICCOLA BRASS / STAINLESS

Description

Up for sale is a set of
the Pressure gauge and 11 or 12 mm.fitting
for La Pavoni Europicola.
This pressure gauge/adapter set will allow you to monitor if the system is up to pressure before you pull each shot, at the max before steam milk, if there is a big drop in the pressure after bleeding off steam.
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Item available in 2 different materials and sizes :
**** Items come with new Teflon gasket ****
1. Adapter 11 mm Brass
2. Adapter 11 mm
Stainless
3. Adapter 12 mm Brass
4. Adapter 12 mm
Stainless
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Please note that presure gauges only available in chrome bezel
as shown in the pictures.
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Choose the right adapter for your machine.
12 mm adapter -
For the earliest machines through the mid 1990s.
In general, the machines with the
metal sight glass tube cover
11 mm adapter
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For machines manufactured from the mid-1990s on, including the Millennium models.
In general, the machines with the
plastic sight glass tube cover
** Please note that La Pavoni has been manufactured for many years with numerous modifications along the way. The above information is only a guideline to help you choose which adapter will fit your unit.
The best way is to check your thread size on
the block off the screw.
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Mounting
the adapter and gauge is not particularly complicated and can be performed without special equipment. All the tools you need are a flat-tip screwdriver, adjustable wrench or 13 and 14 mm wrenches and Teflon tape.
1. When removing the block off screw, use the wide and thick Flat-tip screw as possible. If you don't have one, try using a vise-grip and soft coin. It usually works.
2. Inspect the plastic gasket.
3. Wrap Teflon tape on both threads.
4. Screw the adapter to the machine with 14 mm wrench a few turns.
5. Hand tight the gauge to the adapter.
6. and 7.  Use 14 mm. wrench tight the adapter and 13 mm wrench tight the pressure gauge down little by little alternatively until the pressure gauge face to the front direction. You don't need to tight the adapter all the way down. The Teflon tape will seal the leak just fine.
8. Turn the machine on and inspect for any leak.
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You can also use a thread sealant like
Loxeal 18-10
Loxeal 55-03
Loxeal 83-54
loctite 567
or other equivalent food grade product instead
of using Teflon
tape to seal between a fitting and pressure gauge.
This way you don't need to over-tighten a pressure gauge.
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** PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY PROBLEM BEFORE OPENING A CASE OR LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. **