La Spaziale steam valve rod

A steam and water valve has a variety of components inside it, this can go up to 15 individual items. One of the key components in various valves is the valve rod. In the case with a La Spaziale espresso machine is this item screwed into the gasket holder, true the gasket itself (seen it has a hole in the middle.

When you push the lever, in the case with a La Spaziale S5 and a La Spaziale S40, the valve will move backwards and open the access from the boiler. In the case of most La Spaziale models, you screw the valve shaft inwards, and it is pushed backwards, away from the mating surface of the gasket.

The valve rod is machined from brass, La Spaziale part number is 00220. It has a thread on one side, for the gasket holder. To seal off the shaft it is required to install 2 o rings, these not include this item. The o rings, with La Spaziale part number 0219 have a cord thickness of 1.78mm and a internal diameter of 3,69mm.

This valve rod can be found in the models: La Spaziale S1, La Spaziale S3, La Spaziale New, La Spaziale Rapid, La Spaziale Seletron, La Spaziale Professional, La Spaziale S8 and the La Spaziale S9.