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Astoria - pressure switch
Astoria - pressure switch
There are 6 products.The Astoria CMA brand uses a variety of mechanical pressure switches and various pressure sensors on their espresso machines. What does a pressure switch do? A pressure switch cuts down the power to the heating element when the pressure inside the boiler reaches a certain pre-set pressure. A pressure sensor measures the pressure inside the boiler and when it reaches the pre-set temperature it will turn the power off towards the heating element.
The pressure switches used on the Astoria espresso machines are the Asco/Sirai P302/6, the Parker 3 pole switch, ES31 pre-set switch, Ma-ter XP110 and the Ma-ter XP111. These pressure switches can be found on espresso machines such as the Astoria Argenta, Astoria Divina, Astoria Gloria, Astoria Pratic, Astoria Rapallo and the Astoria Vania.
The pressure sensor used on the Astoria CMA espresso machines are made by Danfoss. These switches are used on the Astoria Plus 4 You, Astoria Storm, Astoria Vintage and the Astoria Wconcept
Asco pressure switch P303/T01 3 phase 20A
(0) The P303T01 a more lightweight 3 phase pressure switch then the Asco P302/6 3 phase pressure switch. The difference is also that the P302/6 has a partially metal cover. And the P303T01 has a full plastic cover. This pressure switch has been used espresso machines like: Bianchi, Fiamma and Orchestrale.Nowadays these pressure switches are named Asco, in...
Parker pressure switch PS325-1C 25A 3 phase
(0) This pressure switch is the only pressure switch Parker builds for the espresso machine market, brands like Asco (Sirai) and Ma-Ter are a lot more well know for this application. But it doesn’t mean that they can’t be made by someone else. This Parker pressure switch is the model PS325-1C-SX (part numbers 870502 and 870500) is a 3 phase...
Asco (Sirai) pressure switch P302/6
(0) Probably the most used pressure switch used on the Asco P302/6 a 3 phase pressure switch. This pressure switch has been used espresso machines like: La Marzocco, Faema, Cimbali, Astoria, Wega, Nuova Simonelli, La Spaziale, San Remo and so on.The brand Asco used to be the company Sirai, since a while this name has changed but the product remains the same....
Pressure switch 0,5-1,2 BAR G1/8
(0) A 1/8” thread pressure switch. This model type of pressure switches is quite common on domestic and commercial coffee equipment. This type of switch is used on Astoria CMA machines like the CK-CKE-CKX-CKXE. But also on the Wega Mininova The thread used on this pressure switch is a 1/8” BSP-G. The pressure switch has a pressure reach of 0.5 up...
Astoria/Wega pressure switch 1,5 bar 1/8"
(0) The pressure switch on this product page is used on various Astoria and Wega espresso machines. This OEM/Original spare part has the Astoria part reference number 20158 and the Wega part reference number WY20158. This pressure switch is the ES31. It has been pre-set at 1,5bar. The fitting on the bottom is a 1/8” male thread. It is fitted with...
