John402052000 Senior Member Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 30 Location: KY Expertise: Just starting
Posted Sat Jan 21, 2012, 2:15pm Subject: trouble tightening a single hole steam tip on a La Pavoni
I purchased a brass single hole steam wand tip for my La Pavoni Europiccola from Orphan Espresso. I've tried to tighten the thing has best I can but when I turn the steam on there is tiny bubbling coming from where the new tip screws onto the wand. I haven't resorted to vice grips yet but have used pliers with cloth around the tip. I don't want to distort the shape of the tip. What about teflon tape? Could that help and withstand the heat?
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