Rancilio Silvia Will Not Cycle
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Silvia not cycling and overheating - I've replaced both thermostats and still a problem. The lights never change or go off and the overheat protection never kicks in. It just get super heated quickly. Steam comes out of brewhead after a few minutes. I've used thermal paste on new parts but no help. Any chance to save this one?
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- Randy G.
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If it is badly scaled internally it could be insulating the thermostats from the water temperature from the inside of the boiler. You could also have gotten a bad thermostat or the wrong thermostats, or put them in the wrong orientation. I would start with the easiest first. Take the thermostats out and test them. You will need an ohm meter or continuity tester, a (preferably) digital thermometer, and a heat gun or hot surface (frying pan?).
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