Rancilio 10705169 Silvia 08 Steam Cock, Complete

My Sylvia's steam valve gasket was wearing out and it's almost impossible to buy a new one, so I decided to replace the whole assembly. I was glad I went this route because the new one is redesigned so there's no lip at the tip of the wand, which was a pet peeve when cleaning clotted milk off the wand. The tip is now tapered. My Sylvia is a V3, about 12 years old and this is a great replacement part at a reasonable price compared to other sites selling it.

Die Dampflanze ist im gelieferten Zustand so fest aufgedreht, dass sie nicht zu schließen ist. Habe dies dem Lieferanten mitgeteilt und warte nun auf Feedback. Grundsätzlich sieht die Dampflanze besser aus als die ursprügnlich eingebaute. Ergänzung: Die Dampflanze ist vom Service sofort ausgetauscht worden und nun funktioniert sie einwandfrei.

I used this to replace a worn-out valve and wand on my Version1 Silvia. It's a very good value! The upgrade works wonderfully. Frothing is more efficient. The valve requires very little torque to shut off the steam. It would be better if the vendor had provided a video showing how it should be installed. Hint: Loosen the ball joint (keeping wand looselt attached), place the wand through the hole in the case, and then attach the valve to the supply line. Finally, tighten the ball joint.

Installed on a v2. Wand is now more flexible. Steam is also about 2x more powerful. I think its because the valve is bigger. Installation is easy if you remove the wand from the valve first. Update: It's been a couple of days. Frothing milk up to correct temperature now takes 1/3 of the time. Steam is very powerful. Valve can now fully close. No more drips. Overall length of this wand vs v2 wand is longer. (about 1.5 to 2 cm longer.) Even though it's more flexible, I had to tip my frothing cup at a steeper angle to get it under the wand.

Wow! What an upgrade to my Gen 1 Silvia. Heavy duty, love the 360 degree swivel capabilitiy, and a very positive start/stop valve vs original which tended to leak a little. And with the thick stem and nozzle being the same size with no gaps, no hang ups for dried milk to cake on. One wipe and your done. Great video online which walks you through the install. Gen 1 folks will have a few more screws to remove as the hole that holds the valve isn’t open at the top like the newer versions. It literally is a 10 minute job. Cleaned the hoses while at it too! Highly recommend!