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thebookfreak58
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#41: Post by thebookfreak58 »

Also just installed mine. Super easy :)

In your video Paul, is the lever fed from a cold-HX (line pressure) or from a dipper (boiler pressure)?

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#42: Post by mfortin »

Any intention to develop a silicone W gasket for older group lever machine?
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#43: Post by Cafelatstore (original poster) replying to mfortin »

Not for the larger lever groups, unless you have 4999 friends who want some. 5k pcs is the minimum order.

We will have La Pavoni Millenium and Pre-Millenium piston seals in around the end of this month, April.
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#44: Post by arcus replying to Cafelatstore »

I'd be willing to order at least 5 sets up front so that gets us down to 4994 :)
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#45: Post by mfortin replying to arcus »

+1....so that gets us down to 4989
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#46: Post by doublehelix »

Cafelatstore wrote:Not for the larger lever groups, unless you have 4999 friends who want some. 5k pcs is the minimum order.

We will have La Pavoni Millenium and Pre-Millenium piston seals in around the end of this month, April.
Bezzera Strega gaskets? Please :D .
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#47: Post by samuellaw178 »

mfortin wrote:+1....so that gets us down to 4989
+2 on the W seal! :D There has to be quite a few of Faemas owners (Brugnetti Aurora in my case) out there that'd be willing to pitch in. I wonder if something like Kickstarter campaign would work to gauge the interest?
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#48: Post by Cafelatstore (original poster) »

doublehelix wrote:Bezzera Strega gaskets? Please :D .
The modern lever ones are the one you want. Many people have been using them in Stregas already.
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#49: Post by redbone »

I've been using and testing the La Pavoni Millennium seals on a 74 1st gen for about a month now.
Easy to place on and remove for cleaning if need be, so easy that I initially thought they were loose, but have encountered no negative issues.
Pulls are smooth with no jamming, pressure is maintained and no degradation of seals.
I can not give a definitive answer as to their longevity or superior functionality over non silicone seals as of yet.
I can state after working on numerous machines that they are easier to install and clean.
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#50: Post by Chert »

I have a VFA lever new to me (needing some work), that I would like to use these gaskets on. The group brass has 4 places seals could sit, V gaskets were in place down-blank-down-up on one and down-blank-down-down on the other. Could you suggest which gaskets to use if the silicone Cafelat will not? On a different thread someone suggested Cimbali M20 to match, but I'm not sure that works.

I hopethis is the correct answer:
Cafelatstore wrote:The modern lever ones are the one you want. Many people have been using them in Stregas already.
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