Is this an old gasket on my boiler cap?
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Sounds like I need to remove it. The rubber is pretty dried out, so it'll be quite the task.
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Once you have the new seal on you will get many more years out of it if you don't over tighten it. I discovered that if I screw my boiler cap down to where it stops turning easily, and then back it off an eighth of a turn (or thereabouts) it is tight enough to work once the seal swells from the heat. It will wobble just the smallest amount when it's cold.
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Any tips on how to remove this? The gasket is about as hard and brittle as the cap itself.
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If the cap is brittle I would consider replacing it. My cap has a metal threaded bit, so it's not an issue. I haven't had a plastic one.
I have had to remove brittle old seals before, and there wasn't really anything special I did to break them out. Hopefully someone has a suggestion for you.
If you don't mind changing the look of the machine a bit the Romantica metal boiler cap is about the same price as the plastic one, and it has an anti-vacuum valve built in. That's what my machine came with, and it solves a few problems at the expense of aesthetics.
I have had to remove brittle old seals before, and there wasn't really anything special I did to break them out. Hopefully someone has a suggestion for you.
If you don't mind changing the look of the machine a bit the Romantica metal boiler cap is about the same price as the plastic one, and it has an anti-vacuum valve built in. That's what my machine came with, and it solves a few problems at the expense of aesthetics.
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I would use a picking tool on that, and it'll chip out.
Gary
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A bit late to this... but in case it's useful to anyone, I had the same problem and found that a neat cut with a hobby knife made the whole gasket come apart very easily.