Used Europiccola with cracked heating element - Page 2

by **coelcanth** on Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:01 pm

hi,

I am looking for some parts for an early europiccola as well, mine was damaged in shipping and the steam valve/knob assembly itself got terribly bent.. newer parts won't fit..

if you are replacing yours maybe you can help ?

by **darrensandford** on Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:00 pm

I tried to get the steam knob off, but it seemed stuck fast. I will have another go and see how I do

*EDIT* - I managed to crack the steam assembly off of the boiler. It seems intact - knob, valve and wand. Any use?

by **KnowGood** on Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:56 pm

darrensandford wrote:I may have something that might interest you.

pm sent!

by **darrensandford** on Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:30 pm

A couple of pictures of the steam wand:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26638289@N07/4385519432/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26638289@N07/4385515722/

by **coelcanth** on Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:59 pm

thanks for the help !
here is a picture of the internal differences of the valve i mentioned
hopefully not as confusing

top assembly is from a 1964 Europiccola
bottom is from a ca. 1990's machine

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coelcanth/4384814793/

either way though, i could probably use the entire valve/steam wand assembly if you don't need it

by **darrensandford** on Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:42 pm

This one is definitely has a pin holding the knob to the valve. I held a ruler up to the boiler mounting thread so that you can see if this unit would be a slot-in replacement for your existing one, so that would (hopefully) solve the problem.

EDIT: I just unscrewed it from the valve - measurements to follow!

by **mikekarr** on Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:43 pm

The top assembly looks like the one from my La Cara. Functionally the same, but slightly different cosmetically. Could never get that allen screw out.

by **darrensandford** on Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:48 pm

Right - this one is definitely like the bottom one in your picture. The pointy end is 6mm, the shaft above the inner thread is 7mm.

I suspect that it won't fit your existing valve, as it is too new same as the bottom one. I can still send the entire unit if that would help, assuming it will fit the thread on the boiler.

by **ademello72** on Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:56 pm

Hi Guys,
For what it's worth, similar to mikekarr above, I've also had multiple La Cara's with the "top" steamvalve, and had them replaced with the "newer" smaller steamvalves, and unless I have been very lucky ( now 4 out of 4) the steamvalves have all worked without a problem - I'd give it a go
Good Luck

by **coelcanth** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:41 pm

thanks for the tips !

it's good to know I can use the later part if i need to..

ps.:
I couldn't get the allen set screw out of the knob either ! but it succumbed to the drill press


Contact Us	Legal disclaimer and copyright: This content and all its parts are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Content including all text and images in part or in whole may not be reproduced in any electronic or printed medium without prior permission. Home-Barista, Home-Barista.com and related logos are trademarks of Home-Barista.com, LLC. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. By accessing this site, you agree to the terms of service. Overall speed: , current page: s, avg: s, max: s