Hi all,
I recently received a broken Europiccola. It's in great physical shape, but nothing happens when I turn it on. After reading around on the net, I found that the fuse could be the culprit.

Some models have a fuse which has a red reset button, however this one does not. It has a simple fuse (as shown) I purchased a replacement fuse from partsguru.com ( http://www.shop.partsguru.com/P-14A-LaPavoni-Reset-fuse-with-mounting-clip-P-14A.htm) and there are two questions I had:

1) Is it ok to replace the non-resettable fuse with one that has a reset button, like the one I ordered?
2) How do I pull the old fuse out without breaking anything? It seems to be rather brittle and a light pull and twist will not get it out, it only chips it. I just want to make sure that I don't damage any threading that might be hidden underneath the fuse by really yanking it.

Thank you so much for taking a look! I appreciate any help.

A picture of the wiring can be found here (I detached the wires from the fuse already): http://i.imgur.com/K9tsr.jpg

rodjar,

I need to replace the fuse on my machine as well. I'm also curious as to whether I can replace my basic brown fuse with a resettable fuse. Did you ever try to do this and did it work? If anyone else out there has any guidance, that would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Should work. BUT be careful. La Pavonies have different resistance on the there elements throughout the years. Might not make a difference but you never know.....

I still would order the correct fuse. They last for years. I have 2 la pavonies and have replaced a fuse one in 22 years of use.

Just make a search on the part number listed on the actual thermal element. Much cheaper than buying through a fancy parts retailer. These fuses are used for all kinds of equipment.......

The fuse is glued in, there are no threads. Just break the old one out and clean up the area. Crazy glue the new one in.

Regular fuses are set to go off based on current that exceeds the rating.
Thermal fuses go off based on temperature.
A resetable thermal fuse should be OK to install, as long as you buy one in the correct thermal range it is designed to protect.