Have been fixing up a Piccolo which I picked up recently.
I have removed the boiler to fit a new heating element and after tightening and reconnecting everything I have been doing some testing. After quick test all functions are working normally with the exception maybe of steam mode. It does not seem to be turning off the element and I am not sure how long I am game to run it for but I need to know if the thermostat is faulty. I think either I have damaged the thermostat or it was already faulty and killed the old heating element. Much more familiar with HX machines and this thermostat is very odd.
I know there is a thermal switch which will kill the element if it reaches 150 degrees but bit worried about killing the element or the machine.
Couple of questions;
1. It it normal for some steam moisture to escape from the thermostat boiler connection, particularly when in steam mode? I ask because when removing it from the boiler I did twist the thin wire around a bit and may have damaged it.
2. How long should the steam mode take to run the element and turn off the lamp (with the machine warmed up with full temp for normal coffee mode)?
Don't want to grab a new thermostat unless I have to.
I have removed the boiler to fit a new heating element and after tightening and reconnecting everything I have been doing some testing. After quick test all functions are working normally with the exception maybe of steam mode. It does not seem to be turning off the element and I am not sure how long I am game to run it for but I need to know if the thermostat is faulty. I think either I have damaged the thermostat or it was already faulty and killed the old heating element. Much more familiar with HX machines and this thermostat is very odd.
I know there is a thermal switch which will kill the element if it reaches 150 degrees but bit worried about killing the element or the machine.
Couple of questions;
1. It it normal for some steam moisture to escape from the thermostat boiler connection, particularly when in steam mode? I ask because when removing it from the boiler I did twist the thin wire around a bit and may have damaged it.
2. How long should the steam mode take to run the element and turn off the lamp (with the machine warmed up with full temp for normal coffee mode)?
Don't want to grab a new thermostat unless I have to.

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