Problems with used Elektra T1 - Page 2

by **stefano65** on Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:29 am

Regarding the gauge before spending the money for a new one
remove it
blow some compressed air in the fitting side that doesn't work
see if it moves
then use a needle open the hole if clogged and eventually couple of drops of descaling solution in it
I sent you a reply to your email regarding the rest

by **jjkan** on Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:02 pm

Thanks for the recommendations!

Yepp, I am quite into photography. My few passions right now are photography and espresso...and restoring this machine!

Check out some of my work at http://www.jkan.net if you guys are interested!

If I DO end up doing the rebuild on the machine, you guys can expect a slurry of nice pictures :-)

-Jimmy

PS. I also have a blog at http://www.jkan.net/blog

by **networkcrasher** on Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:38 pm

Ah, just realized you're the guy who bought my Siliva. Did you bail on the Bezzera?

by **jjkan** on Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:05 pm

Nope! The bezzera is still in service while I troubleshoot this elektra. I am just such a huge gearhead I think...I can't stop upgrading and upgrading :-x

This is an expensive hobby, but thank goodness I'm not a heroine junkie and I'm done with my car phase.

by **jjkan** on Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:09 pm

I've got the autofill working! It turns out that i just needed to get rid of some of the grime/scale just that was on there just like you guys said. So in the near future, I will probably be doing a more major descale of the machine. Where might I be able to order a bunch of citric acid from?

Another Quick question though. I'm going to need to replace this part on my machine:

http://www.1st-line.net/cgi-bin/c...1618034&type=store

I can't seem to find the same thing on Stefano's site...but is this equivalent?:

http://espressocare.com/Qstore/Qs...ty+valve+certified

by **shadowfax** on Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:52 pm

Yes, those 2 pieces are the same--or rather, serve the same purpose and fit in the same spot on the boiler. It is indeed a good idea to replace it, and I suppose it's a toss up which one to get. I think most of the restorations here used the one from Stefano's.

by **mhoy** on Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:55 pm

If you tell Stefano it's for your Elektra T1, you'll get the right part. You'll also need the copper crush gasket that goes with it, get extra's they are cheap. I email you a parts list of the stuff I bought to fix up my Elektra.

The best place to get citric acid is at a brew supply store. You'll need 1/4 -3/4 lb of the stuff, depending on how gummed up the system is. Mine took a while to cleanup but looks very nice now.

Mark

by **jjkan** on Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:14 pm

Thanks for the help guys, I emailed Stefano and hopefully he'll advise me on what to do. I'm glad that the equivalent part at Stefano's is WAY cheaper than the Elektra "OEM" one.

by **mhoy** on Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:36 pm

Glad we could help out. Restored Elektra's seem to be popular.

Mark


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