Saeco (and similar) espresso coffee machine thermostats

Apologies for any duplicates - posting problem. Hi, all, I keep one of our three espresso coffee machines up and running (available that is, not actually brewing!) by cannibalizing the others and buying a few spares parts now and again. These machines are the semi-vintage, three button (or switch), high-pressure water-pump type, Saeco brand and similar. They are not the new, expensive microprocessor-controlled things you can't fix! I want to stock up on thermostats... there are two in the machine on the boiler. One is for the sub-boiling point water (to pump through the coffee) and the other for the subsequent steam generation (over

Don't you have a fully-working unit whose temperatures can checked with a thermometer?

I would start by taking a photo or two of the present thermostats and posting them here so folks who are in the know could see them. At the very least, post some id's that you find on the thermostats. Or, go to the Saeco/mfgr and get parts info from them without actually buying them. The parts info would be a reasonable starting point for most folks.

I've mislaid the one I took out and I don't really want to open up one of the other machines... so no photo for now! However, these are very common things, round, a bit like a thick nickel with two spade connectors across a diameter. I may call Saeco service but I'm not sure they would want to cannibalize sales! Cheers, Roger

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Yes, this is what they look like. Ignoring your curmudgeonly comments, would you or anyone else happen to know the two temperature values for the coffee machine? My guess is 90 deg C and 105 deg C. Cheers. Roger

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Here's where knowing one's espresso maker's model number would come in really really handy. Some appliance manufacturers even have a feature known as "customer service" which supplies information about their products to people who own them.

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Ah, ha...95 deg C and 127 deg C. Many thanks. I am a bit surprised at the 127, much higher than my guess... figure out the pressure. Hint: steam tables Cheers, Roger