I understand the floor in the Rancilio factory is very clean. I now know why; they have a open Silvia boiler sitting below each piece of machinery to catch all the filings and bits of swarf. Once they cant pack any more in, they assemble the boiler and ship it out in a new machine.
Heres what I found in the steam wand of my new (2 year old) machine. I suspect its been in there for a while and was just dislodged in transit, but suffice to say I had basically NO steam output until I discovered this.

Heres what I found in the steam wand of my new (2 year old) machine. I suspect its been in there for a while and was just dislodged in transit, but suffice to say I had basically NO steam output until I discovered this.







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