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Easy to fit and an improvement on the original
I selected this steam wand as a retro-fit to my Gaggia New Baby Class 06 machine, replacing the standard "panarello" frother. The outcome is good in some ways, less good in others.
Positive: easy to fit, and not requiring some of the more radical mods to the original item that are featured in some online videos explaining how to fit it. It just screws straight on. It heats the milk more quickly than the original, and reaches deeper down into the frothing jug so handles smaller milk quantities more easily. No dismantling to clean it either - just wipe off. Finally, my origional "panarello" was becoming a real pain because the rubber seal holding the plastic end onto the metal wand was either getting stuck in the nozzle and thus coming away with it each time I cleaned it, or else tending to lose its grip on the metal tube and allowing the entire frother to explode into the milk jug while in use. No chance of either issue with this new wand.
Negative: I clearly have some way to go in honing my frothing technique with this design, but I'm getting there. In particular, some of the online comments claiming it is easier to make "microfoam" with this device are, in my opinion, optimistic. My hope is that, with practice, I will gain the benefits listed above and overcome the difficulties. Also, although it is more straightforward to clean this wand, milk does stick to the outside more firmly so it is important to get to it quickly after use with a wet cloth.
Incidentally I bought the wand with standard single steam hole, plus an additional 3-hole tip, to see which works better. I think the 3-hole one is winning.Read full review
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Poor quality part.
I bought this to fit to my Gaggia Classic. Unfortunately the quality of the part is poor. The fitting spigot is oversized (around 0.1mm fatter than the standard part) so needed to be filed and sanded down to fit the receiving port in the Gaggia. I'd have returned it but the postage wouldn't have been worth it. Also the part label sticker has left a really hard-to-remove residue on the tube which makes it very difficult to clean milk off! Works well now. Avoid and get a genuine part.Read full review
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Best move ever
the item arrived in quick time, fitting was a breeze. undo the original Gaggia nut, and remove their steam arm, It just pops out. remove the gaggia nut from the arm, needs a little force but i found no need to bend the tube. now remove the rubber protector from the ranchilo arm, and slide off the nut. its handy if you unscrew the ranchillo nozzle first, and a little gob oil will ease the process. remember you don't need either the silicone seal or the washer to fit this to the Gaggia. slide the Gaggia nut onto the ranchillo arm and replace the rubber guard. offer the arm up to the gaggia, press home and do up the nut, tight but not too tight. jobs done.Read full review
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Very good replacement, but not straightforward to install
Very good in operation and it's really an improvement to a plain Gaggia New Baby 2002.
The difficulty is with installing. Besides having to remove the original wand nut, which is well documented in the internet, the actual wand diameter was a hair larger than the original one and wouldn't fit. I had to hack a file to decrease the tube diameter to make it install.Read full review
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Rancilio Steam Wand on Gaggia Classic
An easy and an essential modification for a Gaggia Classic. The Rancilio steam wand makes perfect micro foam for the best possible quality coffee. It does take a little bit of practice to get the best results but it is worth the perseverance, the results are amazing.Read full review
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good quality product, but I would only use it for the brand ansd model it was maufactured for.
Dont install this in the delonghi dedica, the wand is too short and doesn't stay in place. I fitted this wand into my delonghi dedica, but had to remove it a day later it was leaking badly. It had dieconnected when the hose had disconnected when I took it apart after 1 day use.Read full review
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Once I'd sawn my original steam wand in order to have the right fitment it works great...
If it had said I needed to modify the item I wouldn't have purchased this and spent the extra on one already done!
Other than that huge suprise it functions really well...
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Simple replacement.
Took 10 minutes to replace the standard panarello on my Gaggia baby. Top quality part.
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Rancillo Silvia wand upgrade for gaggia
Used to upgrade my gaggia classic. Simple to fit and a huge improvement for steaming milk. It's easier to clean that the gaggia panerello wand too.
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Fitting tip
Easy to fit if you position the small rubber ring at the bottom of the threaded fixing hole before you push in the pipe and screw in the threaded collar. Do not put the ring on the pipe before insertion. The collar won't seat properly.Read full review
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