That p-stat looks exactly like the one from my Microcasa. Congratulations, nice machine.
If your pstat is working, don't take it apart.
Mine wasn't working, so I attempted to rebuild mine with help from OE. I'd not recommend trying to repair it (if it's broken) since the lack of re-enforcing fibers in the replacement material allows it to 'drift' after a couple of months use. Probably best just to put a new pstat in place if you need one. There is a thread (somewhere or other on HB) that shows the rebuild, but once again, I'd not recommend it.
Mark
by farmroast on Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:43 pm 
I did some searching on this site and found most of what I'll need to know. But am wondering the relationship between Faema and Elektra on these machines over their history? They didn't show the back plate to see a year but I think it's an early one(the top part of the group looks slightly taller than the new ones) that looks in decent shape with expected tarnish. The seller listed that it heated up and I'll have to hope the spring (being the early model) is ok. Seems the gasket rebuild is even easier than my Cremina so when it arrives hopefully I can play with it a bit and judge what it needs for new rubber and cleaning/descaling/pstat. I got the "Mothers"(great stuff) cleaner ready to make it shine again.
