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Water leak from Rancilio Silvia pump

Postby edboon on Mon May 25, 2009 1:19 pm

Hi Folks

Have had my Silvia for just on a year, had the leak for a week now. Opened her up and there's a hard plastic pipe leading from the pump/compressor to the boiler, it's leaking just where the metal bend leading to the boiler goes into the plastic.

How do I fix this leak? The pipe is hard, so doesn't look like a clamp will do it. Teflon tape? Hope someone's had this, gettin worried 'cause I can't find anything like it on the site....
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Postby Alan Frew on Mon May 25, 2009 6:30 pm

Leak is caused by breakdown of the crappy thread sealant they use. 10cm of plumber's teflon is a permanent fix.

Alan
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Postby edboon on Tue May 26, 2009 3:43 pm

Thanks Alan, job done and dusted. Cheers.
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