20 Most Recent La Pavoni "PROFESSIONAL Chrome" 16Cup Questions & Answers

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sealing between heating element and boiler-body leaks the water - and it has probably shortcut the electricity by now: disconnect the powerplug immediately - and exchange the sealing

Hi there, i am Mr La Pavoni based in Glasgow, Scotland and i will be able to help you. If you know the parts you require then i think you would be best to replace them as if it keeps blowing fuses then it may cause more damage than you would like. If you go to www.theespressoshop.co.uk you can buy every individual part for the lever models online and they send very quickly too. If you need further assistance please don't hesitate to get in touch with me at [email protected]

All the best

Mr Pavoni

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Remove the bottom panel and check the thermostats and element.

Hi there,
It is very cost effective to fix and not buy a new one if you haven't already. A new element and gasket kit would set you back about £80 where a new machine of this same spec will set you back at least £700 for the brass and copper or even more. You can purchase parts from our website www.theespressoshop.co.uk and we send all over the world. I hope i have caught you before you purchase a new one and i would also ask that if you have not thrown the other one away i would be happy to take it off your hands at the right price. You can contact me at [email protected]

All the best

Mr La Pavoni

Hi, I just had the same problem and fixed it by tightening the piston which had loosened itself from the piston rod.
This is actually a very quick and easy fix.
You need to remove the diffuser screen to access the piston, then tighten piston, which is threaded onto the piston rod. I simply tightened it by hand but for a more permanent fix, you probably want to take the piston and rod right out so you can get it tighter, or maybe use some locktite or similar.
The good thing is you can give the machine a clean behind the ears while you're in there and one or more of the rubber gaskets may be due for replacing anyway.
For details on how to get at the piston, read through this web page http://www.pavoniexpress.com/sealrepl.html - REPLACING THE GROUP PISTON GASKETS AND GROUP TO BOILER GASKET

You most likely need a boiler gasket

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the temperature fuse can be defect, check temp fuse , after this check resistor value must betwheen 32 and 40 Ohm

Could be casued by one of the following.

Bad spring in pressure chamber.

Lime scale build up in check valves or other water passages.

Most probably the plunger has unscrewed. You need to remove the plunger from inside. Remove the bottom circlip and remove that pin so that will be disconnected from the plunger mechanism. Remove the bolt and washer on top of the plunger, remove the group and than smartly tap with a rubber mallet to remove the plunger mechanism from below. You will probably notice that the shaft is unscrewed from the ceramic plunger though not all the way. Tighten this and clean inside the group. replace the mechanism from below and replace the sieve with the rubber o-ring seal - you will have to use a screwdriver or similar implement to secure the o-ring in the space. Replace the pin for the handle insert the circlip and replace washer and bolt. You are good to go.

Try grinding finer, then when tamping use about 30# of pressure, there is a line in the basket fill the basket to the top then tamp to line.

1. check the diaphragm of presurestat, it might be to old and non sensitive, measure the cirquit at presurestat. does he open the cirquit when it is at 1.5 bar pressure(you can test it with air, no need to be built in machine)
   
2. if presurestat works properly than check the heating element, he can take phase directly and heat in conection with grownd if it is broken, than you cant stop it he heats to infinitive. in this case you replace the heating element.

as i said solution is either pressurestat or heating element.

Hi,
Use (2). And you could back it off by 1/4 turn, rather than 1/2 turn I think. You want the piston to almost touch the screen at the bottom of its travel. You don't want the piston to push the screen out.

Fergus.

Hi there,
You will need to take the machine apart completely as there are more gaskets inside the group head. You can buy an old group service kit at www.theespressoshop.co.uk for about £20 and it comes with an exploded diagram so you can see what goes where. Don't worry there is no technical mechanical solenoid like the last comment stated. I repair these machines for a living and all it needs is a good service.

All the best

LaPavoniBoy