Well I picked up the Z9 off evil bay, arrived this week from the courier and I got a chance to put it up on the work bench and pull off the panels off.
At first glance most of the stainless panel on top are bent from having heavy items on them. It was in some ones shed for a few years.
At some time it has had a rebuild of sorts.
The external panels have been painted in hammer finish paint and the frame is original. Most of the wiring has been redone, and its a pretty tidy job.
The tank end may have been replaced with a new end at some time, and the heater element looks new. The tank bolts and nuts have some corrosion, I presume that they should be stainless and not the mild steel that they are now. will change them to stainless to avoid further trouble.
The Mercury swithes are really cool and look like they still will work fine. Unsure if the diaphram is still funtional yet.
It has auto fill to the boiler. it is intresting that the probe for the water level is in the tank sight glass.
The lever springs are in good condition and the tension feels about right. The bearings are well greased and turn freely.
There is some corrosion on the lever handle shanks and these will have to be replated.
Does any one know if the steam nob in the last photo is available?




At first glance most of the stainless panel on top are bent from having heavy items on them. It was in some ones shed for a few years.
At some time it has had a rebuild of sorts.
The external panels have been painted in hammer finish paint and the frame is original. Most of the wiring has been redone, and its a pretty tidy job.
The tank end may have been replaced with a new end at some time, and the heater element looks new. The tank bolts and nuts have some corrosion, I presume that they should be stainless and not the mild steel that they are now. will change them to stainless to avoid further trouble.
The Mercury swithes are really cool and look like they still will work fine. Unsure if the diaphram is still funtional yet.
It has auto fill to the boiler. it is intresting that the probe for the water level is in the tank sight glass.
The lever springs are in good condition and the tension feels about right. The bearings are well greased and turn freely.
There is some corrosion on the lever handle shanks and these will have to be replated.
Does any one know if the steam nob in the last photo is available?

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