Author Topic: Need help with Saito boiler parts (Read 1003 times)

calypso · « **on:** May 24, 2020, 09:06:34 am »

My Saito B3 boiler has a rather complex steam regulator, which has four tiny "O" rings around a common shaft.(L3 and L4 in the picture)

Mine have hardened and are now leaking badly.
I've spent a week looking around far replacement "O" rings without any luck.

Any ideas where I can find Saito spares, please?

classixs · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2020, 09:17:54 am »

John, i have no parts supplier in mind, but would assume you simply could replace with standard o-rings?

The original Saito rings might well be a special rubber-blend for this specific use, but i find that standard o-rings holds up pretty well for quite some time, when used with other steamvalves like Wilesco and similar, before they start to crack.
(New ones, not old stock!)

classixs · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2020, 09:22:03 am »

Have you tried to call:

http://www.classicbirds.ch/

They come up as official importers of Saito in your "neighbourhood"

Hero · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2020, 09:23:44 am »

You could, of course, use Viton rings; they're heat-resistant and not too expensive.

You don't need Saito parts; just measure the ID, OD, and thickness.

If you cannot find a local supplier, look at Amazon or eBay.

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