Re: Gaggia Steam Wand Replacement Mod
Not to revive an old thread, but i came along the same issue with the gaggias with the ball join.
After a little while of figuring out how the connection works, I managed to get the silvia wand on and working quite nicely (literally just did it, will try with milk in about half)
Its not as straight forward as the original install, but what needs to be done is the following.
1. Get your silvia steam wand from your preferred supplier)
2. Remove from new wand the large bolt, two small plastic washers, steel washer and rubbery bit in the middle
3. Take the top off your Gaggia (in my case a Baby Dose)
4. Unscrew the 2 mount joints for the steam wand
5. For ease thread the current Gaggia Steam wand through the hole that you unscrewed.
- First remove the panerello attachment and all plastic parts from the Gaggia Wand to get it to fit through the hole
6. On the ball joint, the are three prongs holding the steel wand in place. Using a screwdriver unclip those prongs and with a bit of luck the steel wand should come of with the connector.
7. Since the Gaggia wand is now off, replace with the Silvia wand. Take the connector with the 3 prongs and slide it up (bottom to top) of the wand so the connector is flush with the petruding steel bit of the wand.
8. Push the connector back into the ball joint and the wand should clip back into place
9. Thread the new silvia wand through the hold and then reattach the two mounting screws.
10. Pop the top back on.
11. Give it a test run.
Happy Steaming !!
And proof haha:

Happy to field any questions, or if there is a lot of interest, Ill try to redo it with pictures. Currently the lil gaggia is too hot to pull apart
Originally posted by 3C362334343B2F295A0 link=1126833848/113#113 date=1214864546
After a little while of figuring out how the connection works, I managed to get the silvia wand on and working quite nicely (literally just did it, will try with milk in about half)
Its not as straight forward as the original install, but what needs to be done is the following.
1. Get your silvia steam wand from your preferred supplier)
2. Remove from new wand the large bolt, two small plastic washers, steel washer and rubbery bit in the middle
3. Take the top off your Gaggia (in my case a Baby Dose)
4. Unscrew the 2 mount joints for the steam wand
5. For ease thread the current Gaggia Steam wand through the hole that you unscrewed.
- First remove the panerello attachment and all plastic parts from the Gaggia Wand to get it to fit through the hole
6. On the ball joint, the are three prongs holding the steel wand in place. Using a screwdriver unclip those prongs and with a bit of luck the steel wand should come of with the connector.
7. Since the Gaggia wand is now off, replace with the Silvia wand. Take the connector with the 3 prongs and slide it up (bottom to top) of the wand so the connector is flush with the petruding steel bit of the wand.
8. Push the connector back into the ball joint and the wand should clip back into place
9. Thread the new silvia wand through the hold and then reattach the two mounting screws.
10. Pop the top back on.
11. Give it a test run.
Happy Steaming !!
And proof haha:

Happy to field any questions, or if there is a lot of interest, Ill try to redo it with pictures. Currently the lil gaggia is too hot to pull apart


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