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  • #16
    Re: Descaling Silvia -- when can I stop flushing??

    Thanks Mal -- that page is fast becoming a permanent fixture in my browser, though the boiler section looked way too scary at first. But now Ive got the machine open its a lot more obvious what the photos are trying to show. So in theory I could unbolt the boiler, prise it out, turn it upside down (thats the bit that had me flummoxed -- I was looking for a hole in the *top*. No, really. Duh :-[ ) and peer inside.

    This is an excellent plan. Think Ill give the descale & flush (& flush & flush & ...) approach another go first tho

    Searched unsuccessfully for the La Cimbali refurb tale -- any more clues? Im curious to know how you actually clean a badly scaled up boiler (even tho I am rather hoping I dont *need * to know!)

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    • #17
      Re: Descaling Silvia -- when can I stop flushing??

      Originally posted by simone link=1214913864/0#15 date=1215188211
      Searched unsuccessfully for the La Cimbali refurb tale -- any more clues? Im curious to know how you actually clean a badly scaled up boiler (even tho I am rather hoping I dont *need * to know!)
      Hhhhmmmm.....I cant find it either. All I can come up with is an initial post I made (http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1103091005/1#1) prior to posting the whole thing in a separate thread. Not much there, just a pic of the mostly stripped down frame and the same pic of the inside of the boiler.

      As to how the boiler was descaled. I first removed all the loose and flaking scale with a plastic paint scrapper. Then I soaked it hot water and acid. Lots and lots of acid! Many soaks and days later it was all shiny clean.


      Java "Gotta love robust equipment!" phile
      Toys! I must have new toys!!!

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      • #18
        Re: Descaling Silvia -- when can I stop flushing??

        Sounds almost worth doing just to see the nice shiny result

        Funnily enough, as my SO was helping me put the steam valve back into Silvia (ok, ok, he was putting the valve in, I was supervising : ) he grumbled something along the lines of "I hope youre not thinking of doing anything to that" (looking at the boiler). No no, not at all. Whatever makes you think that?? [smiley=evil.gif]

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