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Espresso machine maintenance grease

When you want to rebuild a steam/water valve and it has a type of “rubber” like gasket installed, then it might be handy to use some sort of lubrication for it. In most cases you would use silicone grease for this, mainly because of their good thermal properties. Silicone grease has a service temperature of -40 degree Celsius and a max temperature of 200 degree Celsius. So well within the temperature range of the functioning of a espresso machine. But to be absolutely sure that the silicone you use is suitable for your application, seen not all silicone greases are the same.

There are a variety of silicone and grease manufacturers/brands available which you can use on your espresso machine. You need think of brands such as Kluber, OKS, Molykote, Artur Glöckler and Nils. These brands make a variety of oils and greases, so make sure that you have the 

Espresso machine maintenance grease

Silicone grease food safe 6 gram

When you replace gaskets in your espresso machine it might be handy that you use some kind of lubricant to lubricate your o rings or rubber like gaskets. But you don’t replace gaskets that often, then the need for a big tube of silicone grease is not a necessity. In this case we have a small, closable, tube of silicone grease. This tube contains 6 grams...
€5.15
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Molykote 111 silicone grease 6gr

The item on this page is silicone grease made by the company Molykote. This type of silicone is called Molykote 111 compount. This silicone grease is NSF certified and can be used in drinking water systems. Maintaining your espresso machine properly is one of the most important things to keep your espresso machine in good condition. This means lubricating...
€15.98
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Kluber grease Klubersynth 45gr

The grease on this product page is made by the German company Kluber. The type of grease is called Klubersynth UH1 14-151. This is a food safe grease which is ideal to use on components such as steam and water valves. The grease is packed in a tube of 45grams. The temperature reach of the grease is minus 45 degree and + 120 degree Celsius. The grease has...
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Below you will find a overview of the manufactures products and specifications. Seen not all make food safe/suitable silicone greases. So they can also be other types of greases.

Molykote

This might be one of the most well known greases which are used on espresso machines. This grease is made by Dupont. The specific grease used on espresso machines is the O ring version. which is Melkote 111 silicone grease. This grease is transparent colour and can be used as low as -40 degree Celsius and as high as 204 degree. This grease is food safe and has FDA and NSF approval.

Kluber

this is one of the oldest manufacturers of greases and it is from Germany. The company Kluber produces a variety of oils and greases for a variety of applications. They have various types such as Klubersynth which is a food safe grease ideal for steam and water valves. The operating temperature go from -45 degree Celsius all the way up to 120 degree Celsius. This grease has been NSF h1 certified.

Artur Glöckler

This company is also a supplier of a variety of greases and oils, located in Germany. The company Artur Glöckler has a variety of greases which are suitable for in steam and water valves. For instance their Silicone grease type 2. This work ideally with a variety of rubber gaskets/o rings. The temperature reach of this silicone grease is -40 degree c all the way up to 200 degree Celsius.

Nils

This manufacturer comes from Italy and sells a variety of oils and greases for food and non food related products. This specific grease is not a silicone grease. It is a light yellow grease which is odourless, tasteless and developed for the use with foodstuff. The temperature range for this product is -20 degree and a maximum temperature of 140 degree Celsius and has a NSF certification