Item available in 2 different materials and sizes :

**** Items come with new Teflon gasket ****

1. Adapter 11 mm Brass  

2. Adapter 11 mm Stainless 

3. Adapter 12 mm Brass  

4. Adapter 12 mm Stainless 

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     Please note that presure gauges only available in chrome bezel

as shown in the pictures. 

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Choose the right adapter for your machine.

12 mm adapter - For the earliest machines through the mid 1990s.
In general, the machines with the metal sight glass tube cover

11 mm adapter - For machines manufactured from the mid-1990s on, including the Millennium models.
In general, the machines with the plastic sight glass tube cover

** Please note that La Pavoni has been manufactured for many years with numerous modifications along the way. The above information is only a guideline to help you choose which adapter will fit your unit. The best way is to check your thread size on the block off the screw.  **

  Mounting the adapter and gauge is not particularly complicated and can be performed without special equipment. All the tools you need are a flat-tip screwdriver, adjustable wrench or 13 and 14 mm wrenches and Teflon tape. 

1. When removing the block off screw, use the wide and thick Flat-tip screw as possible. If you don't have one, try using a vise-grip and soft coin. It usually works.

2. Inspect the plastic gasket.

3. Wrap Teflon tape on both threads.

4. Screw the adapter to the machine with 14 mm wrench a few turns.

5. Hand tight the gauge to the adapter.

6. and 7.  Use 14 mm. wrench tight the adapter and 13 mm wrench tight the pressure gauge down little by little alternatively until the pressure gauge face to the front direction. You don't need to tight the adapter all the way down. The Teflon tape will seal the leak just fine.

8. Turn the machine on and inspect for any leak. 

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  You can also use a thread sealant like 

Loxeal 18-10

Loxeal 55-03

Loxeal 83-54

loctite 567 

or other equivalent food grade product instead of using Teflon tape to seal between a fitting and pressure gauge.

  This way you don't need to over-tighten a pressure gauge.

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