All because of one screw... I now have a brand new Rancilio Silvia with PID controller transferred and an old Silvia for spares. Actually it still works, makes coffee just the same if you carefully put the shower screen and distributor washer on top of the grounds after tamping.
Hindsight is 20/20. My Silvia is from May 2001, & I've never tightened the showerhead screw more than fingertight & of course never have had a problem..
First thing I did when I first purchased my Silvia was to replace the screw with a SS marine grade with Allen head. This is much easier to screw/unscrew with a 90 deg. tool.
As a habit, whenever I backflush Silvia (once a month) I also take apart and clean the screen/jetbraker/difuser. Silvia loves it... ;-)
Have fun
Coffee is not a drink...it is an adventure... Author of Rancilio Silvia Mega-Mod and Rocky Timer Mod (see my website)
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