| The Micro Model from La Cimbali, sold in the United States as the Liberty, is their revival of the Classic Microcimbali Home Lever Espresso Machine. It is a sturdy, spring piston Espresso Machine with a heavy cast aluminum boiler for very good heat retention. A very nice design feature of this machine is the water level sight glass on the front of the boiler which allows you to see the spring in action, similar to the Faema Faemina, and the wonderful early Gaggia Espresso Machines. A simple, and uncomplicated rebuild will put your La Cimbali Microcimbali high on your favored list of Classic Lever Home Espresso Machines! It is very straightforward to replace the piston O-rings, the Seals on the top & bottom of the Piston housing. This can be done without removal/replacement of the portafilter gasket. This set of metric O-rings & seals will rebuild the piston & piston housing on your Microcimbali. The kit contains: medium O-ring for top housing, large O-ring for bottom inner seal, 2 piston O-rings, piston rod cup seal, rod seal spacer, 2 small O-rings for the Steam Wand Valve, and 2 for the Water Valve, and a viton rubber one way valve disc for the group dispersion screen. Portafilter gasket sold separately. Don't forget the Dow 111 Lube for assembly! |
