Help with an old SAECO

[waynzwld]

I have an old SAECO Model 24 that used to work good until one day it started
dripping and running and you could not stop the flow out the bottom.
When it was empty and cooled down, I noticed there was what looked to be a small "cone" shaped piece of metal (aluminum?) laying in the spout hole.
It appears that this fit over the reduced diameter at the bottom of the valve shaft
and sealed the valve seat at the bottom of the pot.

What is this valve made of and how do I replace it. How was it held on?

If you place it on the shaft, it will fall off first time you try to use it. It is also very worn and rough.

HELP!!! I love this pot and don't want to give it up! How can I fix it???

Wayne

[3006guns]

I can't see Saeco or any other manufacturer designing a "cone" or valve device in such a simple pot. Are you sure it's not some other metal..such as zinc...that might have been put in by mistake? It wouldn't have melted completely and could form the cone you mentioned, plus preventing the rod from seating.

My Saeco just has the drop rod (valve rod) that lowers into an opening in the bottom of the pot. The end of the rod is tapered and matches the taper in the opening. Mine started to drip after God knows how many years, so I just took it out and used auto valve lapping compount to grind the parts for a good fit. It didn't take long and it hasn't dripped since.

If your pot's rod does indeed have some sort of cone shaped end, why not just have a new one turned on a lathe? You could make the rod thicker and just taper the end, doing away with cone and gaining some weight for a faster shut off.

[montana_charlie]

Your Saeco 24 is identical to my Lyman 61, if yours is a ten-pound pot. They were made in the same factory.
If true, there is no 'cone' attached to the metering rod. It is the shape of the rod, itself, that closes the spout.

Try your pot without the 'cone', starting with a small amount of alloy...you will probably be happy.
CM

[Le Loup Solitaire]

I have the same model and there is no cone or anything resembling one attached to the valve rod. I second the advice to clean up the end of the valve rod and try using the pot as is. If the end of the valve rod is not seating correctly due to wear, it is not a complicated or big job to make, or have made, a new one. The pot is certainly worth it and so is the case with the Lyman version. Those were the best 10 pounders ever made. LLS

[oneokie]

My Saeco #24 pot has a square end on the metering rod.

[waynzwld]

Yeah, this rod has step down towards the bottom.
I don't know what the "cone" is made from, but it is
a light weight piece of metal. When it slipped off the
rod is when I started having problems. Didn't know
if it was supposed to be there, since I never really
looked when I got it 25 years ago at a flea market.

I'll try it with out it and see.