Olympia Cremina thermostat safeguard

#1: Post by **coffeedog** » June 23rd, 2022, 10:04 pm

I stupidly forgot to close the steam valve on my Cremina. The next day, the smart switch kicked in, steaming away and draining the boiler while I was gone. Thankfully, the overheat safety switch shut off the machine. I hit the bottom plate reset button and I'm back in business. My question - did I do any damage or should I inspect anything? Everything seems fine, I'm assuming the safety circuit did its job, but thought I'd check.

Thanks!

#2: Post by **LBIespresso** » June 24th, 2022, 1:22 pm

I did that once. It did cook the cap gasket and there were tiny black flecks in the tank. I just filled it and turned it upside down and dumped it a few times and was good to go. Obviously I had to replace the gasket first though.

So take a look at the cap gasket. I think Cerini has a newer one that is better so you might want to replace it either way.

Yup, here it is:

https://www.cerinicoffee.com/collection ... ket-100259

June 25th, 2022, 9:30 am

Thanks much! I flushed the boiler and found nothing. The cap and blue gasket both look good too. Appreciate the guidance.

#4: Post by **LBIespresso** » June 25th, 2022, 9:43 am

Happy to hear. And thanks for confirming that the blue gasket is in fact better than the old rubber ones.