Steam and Foam

posted by Wren23 on Mar 04, 2008

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Steam is coming from the safety valve - I don't see where you can tighten it - thus the pressure never builds up enough to make good foam and the green light won't go off

I have the same problem.

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posted on Jul 11, 2008

mirran

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Hi,

You have to replace the safety valve with a new one.

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posted on Sep 08, 2008

fergus832

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Hi,

You may be able to extend the life of the valve in the following way:
1. Hold the valve body with the open end of a wrench, so that it doesn't move relative to the machine body. This wrench will need to be thin, in order to get in there - I grund some material off a regular wrench, to make a "special tool" thin enough for this.
2. Put a socket on the valve and undo its housing from the top.
3. Remove the valve from its housing, clean the plug andf its seat. Then stretch the spring a bit. That will increase the pressure that holds the valve closed.
4. Reassemble, holding the valve body with the open end wrench, so that it doesn't move relative to the machine body.

Fergus.

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