Hi All
I am a new member for this group, and like most of you I have made way down that slippery path where is no turning back. It's great coffee or nothing at all, life is to short to drink bad coffee.
So after cutting my teeth on a Silvia, I had the opportunity to buy a ex-cafe Bezzera BZ40R for next to nothing. So why wouldn't you?
It was working when I brought it home, but had been sitting in a back shed for a year before I rescued it. So I have pulled it apart and could not believe my eyes when I finally got it open. There was literally two cupped hand fulls of crud that came out of it, and this was a machine that had been in full service till it's retirement. I will post some photo's when I can work out how to do that, they will blow you away considering that it was a working cafe it came from.
I have the boiler soaking at the moment as well as the pipe work, but the inside is covered with that think black armor plating which will take time to remove.
Excuse me for going on, but what I would like some advice on is the procedure for putting it back together. i,e, do I need to put any sealant on the element casket's, pressure safety valve or any of the others?
As I did notice some crust on a few threads to the boiler, I was going to get some Loxeal 18-10 thread sealant from Reece for them which is for potable water and can handle the temp Ok I believe
Any other tips would be much appreciated as well.
This is a great site, and has saved me a bit of frustration and time, with information from those that have gone before.
Cheers
Thanks All!
I am a new member for this group, and like most of you I have made way down that slippery path where is no turning back. It's great coffee or nothing at all, life is to short to drink bad coffee.
So after cutting my teeth on a Silvia, I had the opportunity to buy a ex-cafe Bezzera BZ40R for next to nothing. So why wouldn't you?
It was working when I brought it home, but had been sitting in a back shed for a year before I rescued it. So I have pulled it apart and could not believe my eyes when I finally got it open. There was literally two cupped hand fulls of crud that came out of it, and this was a machine that had been in full service till it's retirement. I will post some photo's when I can work out how to do that, they will blow you away considering that it was a working cafe it came from.
I have the boiler soaking at the moment as well as the pipe work, but the inside is covered with that think black armor plating which will take time to remove.
Excuse me for going on, but what I would like some advice on is the procedure for putting it back together. i,e, do I need to put any sealant on the element casket's, pressure safety valve or any of the others?
As I did notice some crust on a few threads to the boiler, I was going to get some Loxeal 18-10 thread sealant from Reece for them which is for potable water and can handle the temp Ok I believe
Any other tips would be much appreciated as well.
This is a great site, and has saved me a bit of frustration and time, with information from those that have gone before.
Cheers
Thanks All!

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