Has anyone found a UK supplier for the parts needed for Joystick Conversion?
On 22 August 2016 at 16:21, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Sweet Herman! I’m due for a steam wand seal replacement, maybe I’ll have > to give it a shot also. :) > > With my recent weird pump behavior, I also have the itch to buy a new > machine perhaps. But I doubt it. I’m always a sucker to fix and keep going > with what I’ve got… > > b > > On Aug 22, 2016, at 08:08, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just wanted to say thanks for the write up. I purchased the items in your > list and finished the install in less than an hour. Looks much better to > me! I removed the steam wand, with the foam knife, from my old valve and > installed it in the new one with no problems and all is working well. > Thanks again. > > Herman > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 11:32 PM, Tomas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I did this a month ago and it's great! I had some leaking as well and >> got it fixed by using Teflon tape on all connections. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 9:20:29 PM UTC-4, winnipegger65 wrote: >> > There has been a few posts both on here and Home-Barista regarding the >> retrofit/upgrade of the knobs to joysticks. I thought I'd give that a try >> after my steam wand got kind of wonky. It still works but I used that as >> an excuse. I don't exactly have a natural talent for these kinds of >> retrofits but I can say it really is easy. If I can do it so can you. What >> you'll need is both the joystick wand, either steam or hot water, *and* the >> adapter kit. I think Chris calls it the 'Izzo' kit. You'll need that make >> everything work. >> > >> > The adapter kit comes with 3 parts. 1) an adapter which converts from >> the Brewtus thread type to the type on the steam wand. When remove the >> flair nut from the Brewtus steam wand, and try to put that on the joystick >> wand, it won't fit. You'll need to first screw on the adapter to the >> joystick steam wand and then the Brewtus flair nut will work great. You >> should also use the Teflon tape on the screw threads just to keep things >> from leaking. Also, before you even put flair nut back on, you should make >> sure the steam wand itself is nice and tight. I used a socket to get to the >> nut on the inside of the machine. I was lucky enough that the socket was >> deep enough to reach the nut past the threads of the steam wand. You'll >> need metric sizes. >> > >> > The second pard of the adapter kit is a little copper washer. I didn't >> use that because it wasn't needed to make everything fit. Of course once I >> turned on the machine it leaked. I guess that copper washer is needed after >> all. So, after unscrewing everything, retaping with teflon tape, I put the >> little copper washer between the pipe coming from the Brewtus and into the >> adapter on the steam wand. It really only fits in one way. I screwed it >> tight and was worried the flair nut would 'bottom out' before it got tight >> enough. It did seem to bottom out or at least get close to it but this >> time, when I turned on the machine and let it warm up, no leaks! Be safe >> and if you're messing around with the machine without the metal cover on >> it, wear safety glasses. If something blows and your face is in there >> looking for leaks it would be really bad. >> > >> > Finally, the third part of the adapter kit is some kind of washer, >> bigger than the copper washer. This time I really didn't need it and wasn't >> even sure what it's for. Maybe another brand of machine needed it. >> > >> > All in all, like people say, it is a very easy DYI upgrade and works >> very well. 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