Hi all.
I thought, having lurked for far too long, I should make an inaugural post (well, not counting a couple of comments earlier).
The Europiccola is indeed a venerable, delicate thing, and after only 15 or so years and some help from here I can now get a reasonable morning espresso. My favourite is Morrison's Italian, reground in the MC2. It really is very nice. Mock only after you've tried it.
But then ebay knocked on the door. "That search you set up, the coffee one, well you should have a look. Something's come in". Ah.
I present the Bezzera BZ02s. Four years in a pub, worked hard, switch is broken, steam valve is broken*.
But 'recently de-scaled'. Must be OK then:
Clearly I'm looking for a bit of help, and I hope that this is the right place to ask. I've ordered most of the parts (mainly gaskets and o-rings). However, some live in Germany and I'm no polyglot, so it may be that, in two weeks, I take delivery of seventy-one Jaffa cakes and a bushel of otter. We shall see.
So does anybody know where you can get wire? I don't mean the tri-rated stuff, but the proper, 200°C safe variety (like in the Pavoni) or even 155°C (like the Varpren-F in the Bezzera). No-one here in the Republic** has it. RS/Farnell/Rapid/CPC/CEF only sell reels of ~100 metres. I'd really like to rewire it. I need 1.0mm² and 1.5mm², possibly a bit of 2mm².
Also I need a bit of advice about re-fitting the brassware, both into the boiler and into the valves, solenoids, etc. It appears that in some cases assembly was bare, others used PTFE tape, others pipe-sealing compound and in 1 case Loctite.
Sorry to ramble. There are more pix if any body wants a WIP thread.
Thanks for any advice, especially re the cable.
Kind regards,
John.
* They'd kindly included a replacement, which is hydraulically consistent but doesn't fit the handles. I do have a Molegrip idea. Failing that, will have to make one.
** of Mancunia.