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Decent docs

Steam wand ball joint nut leakage

Leakage at the ball joint of the steam wand

When you receive your machine and use the steam for the first time, you may see some leakage between the ball joint nut and the nut behind.

This can happen when the ball joint nut gets slightly loosened by the rattling during the shipment.

If you see this issue, you can easily fix it by tightening the ball joint nut with a 22mm spanner or an adjustable spanner.

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  • German: Undichtigkeit an der Kugelgelenkmutter der Dampfdüse
  • French: Fuite au niveau de l’écrou du joint à rotule de la buse à vapeur
  • Spanish: Fuga en la tuerca de la rótula de la varilla de vapor
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    mirjam created 2026/06/27.