europa The white O ring plays no part in the creaking noise, it’s simply a seal against leaks (it’s a hard PTFE seal). The part that needs lubricating is the O ring here…if it’s split, the ball of the wand may be rubbing against the metal of the nut. Check it and see if it’s OK. The spring will sit on a metal cup (which itself sits on the ball of the wand) with a large hole in it and that needs to be lubricated as well
The O ring actually looks out of place…which won’t help
Remove the cup and spring,slide the nutdown the wand, unscrew the ball joint using the 2 small flats with a spanner taking care not to lose or damage the tiny ‘O’ ring.
Slide the nut off the wand and carefully remove the (misplaced) ‘O’ ring and check for damage / nicks.
Wipe out the nut,lubricate and refit ‘O’ ring and reassemble. That spring does look rough on the end.
Got it. Will give that a go in the morning. Thanks!
Seems i need a 9mm spanner, so this will have to wait till later. Argh!
Elcarajillo unscrew the ball joint using the 2 small flats with a spanner
europa i need a 9mm spanner,
I personally would not do that. It’s a no burn steam wand, so I’m not sure how that’s done inside, and whether that has threadlock on. It’s a common problem for the steam wand to unscrew itself as you move, so presumably Lelit has secured it.
If you can, I am don’t remember if you can, I’d slide down the nut to the other end of the wand, remove the steam tip, and see if you can get it out that way instead.
You can remove it from the bottom but often it is difficult to remove the steam tip (no flats) ?
I doubt the wand/ ball is thread locked, mine certainly is not.
The cool wand liner just fits into a recess in the ball joint the same as the steam tip.
Elcarajillo You can remove it from the bottom but often it is difficult to remove the steam tip
On the Elizabeth, at least, the steam tip is very easily removable with fingers. no tools required. I remove mine all the time for cleaning. 👍
I thought about the tip, but didn’t want to risk messing with it. However, i have just tried and, indeed, it unscrewed quite easily. That will be v. useful for cleaning!
How on earth do you quote another post on here? And @ someone? Can’t figure it out… do you need to be on a computer?
DavecUK why all this talk of removing the steam tip?
Dave, read on from this post: https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/d/253-lelit-elizabeth-creaking-steam-wand/18
europa How on earth do you quote another post on here
Highlight what you want to quote. Click Quote. Repeat as many times as you wish. ;-)
MediumRoastSteam Dave, read on from this post: https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/d/253-lelit-elizabeth-creaking-steam-wand/18
europa How on earth do you quote another post on here
Highlight what you want to quote. Click Quote. Repeat as many times as you wish. ;-)
If you are on a phone, highlighting then clicking the quote option that comes up also works.
Ah I see…me I’d probably initially ferret the o ring out to check it before removing the tip/ball
Vid may be useful to op
Well, i removed the o ring and verified that it is in good condition. I greased it and the ball (as per the vid) and put the wand back - i don’t find it necessary to turn the machine upside down!
I will test when it’s hot tomorrow morning, but, right now (cool), it still creaks. The only thing i haven’t tried is to file the top of the spring. This is looking like one of those things I’ll just have to live with lol.
europa The spring shouldn’t be moving? I watched the vid, could just be spring bending and rubbing the sides, try lubing spring.
Quick update:
After trying everything i could think of, I contacted Bella Barista and sent them photos and a video. Their reply was:
“From your video the noise appears to be mostly spring noise and all wands make an amount of noise when rotated or moved its hard to tell from a video if this is excessive and apart from greasing it I cannot offer any other solution as nothing looks badly worn or damaged.”
Would you guys agree with that?
europa Would you guys agree with that?
Pretty much yes….I’ve had other machines where the spring in the wand creaks
europa - I would not worry about it. Specially if the machine is cold. I can barely catch a glimpse at the start of your video, for a split second, of the machine being in “eco” mode.
@MediumRoastSteam
I keep the machine in eco mode and switch on the service boiler at the start of my workflow. Nearly all my drinks are milk based.
But, yes, the noise is not a massive deal. Right now i have bigger problems, namely the OPV issue (which ive only just noticed)!
