Hello again!
I have finally braced myself enough to take this apart, first time I tried none of the hoses wanted to come off and I didn’t have it in me to fight with it. I have taken the expansion valve off. I have it soaking in some vinegar water but I’ve attached pictures of how it looked when it came apart. Can this be saved or does it need a new one?
The leak on the brew boiler is from the hose on the right hand side that goes down to the hot water tap. Can that be changed independently? If so can someone point me to the site I can use to buy parts for this machine? In getting a good look at it today, I can see where the metal elbow that goes into the boiler is cracked. Hopefully that’s available independently of the brew boiler.
Which is the safety valve? That four way seems to run to the tank, the steam valve, the steam boiler and the expansion valve?
I guess I won’t know if the issue is the expansion valve or not until it seems clean enough to put back in and run the machine up to temp. Any ideas based on this new info appreciated, and also if there is a link to a reputable place to buy parts I’d be grateful, I didn’t save the box or I’d be tempted to just ship it back to Bella Barista and let them sort it sigh.
Kindest Regards
Tempest
![](https://i.imgur.com/jruLJGo.jpg)