Gaggia Espresso Machine Brew Unit/Group Maintenance & Service Kit

[@GadgetBoyea]

Great video, the reason I purchased from Whole Latte Love is these helpful videos. Thanks!

[@Wholelattelovepage]

You are so welcome!

[@sunshineiv1]

Thank you so much for an easy to do maintenance on the brew group! I am 81 and have had the brera for almost 3 years now and love it!!! I rinse and descale my machine weekly and when called for, but I have not done the maintenance as shown in your video yet! I have always been afraid I would take it apart and never get it back together again. But with seeing your easy to do instructions, I am going to do this on my next weekly cleaning. Thank you again for your videos, they are lifesavers!

[@scottflatland2766]

I bought the Gaggia Titanium a few years from you guys and recently it started leaking. After watching this video, I looked in the pocket behind the brewunit and the hole was clogged. Thanks for this video. It really helped!!!

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hey scott, happy to help and thanks for the comment!

[@amsmithonline]

Mark, you've got a great eye for the details. Thanks for really getting in there with the camera so we can see how the brew group comes apart, gets maintained and goes back together.

[@wolfpack4694]

More of life’s mysteries solved! Always wanted to understand how the water and coffee flowed in there. I absolutely love my Gaggia prestige Anime super automatic.

[@dloveabout2345]

Great video

[@scrappy3759]

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate you guys there at Whole Latte Love! I bought the Anima Deluxe from you guys and I appreciate that you have so many videos to help people and I am able to feel confident that if anything goes wrong with my machine, I can send it back to WLL for repair where I am sure I will get taken care of. Thanks again for all you do!

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Our pleasure and thanks a whole latte for the comment!

[@euci3207]

I just ordered a Cadorna Milk from you dudes!!

[@euci3207]

Feel free to give me any tips as many as you can!! Thanks Marc

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hi e, Thanks for your comment and patronage! Perform routine maintenance as outlined in manual. If you'll be doing mostly espresso set the grinder to its finest setting before adding any beans. You can always back off to a coarser setting if extractions are bitter. Also start with full-strength and high temperature setting for espresso/coffees. For larger "regular" coffees do Americanos instead of coffee on the machine. Most prefer the flavor of Americanos. Know that your first few brews will be a little weak/watery until the machine "learns" your coffee and adjusts the amount ground. More support videos and docs here: support.wholelattelove.com/hc/en-us/sections/1500000398262-Gaggia-Cadorna-Milk Marc

[@iamkimes]

Fantastic detail! Thank you! I bought my Gaggia Accademia from Whole Latte Love, and I'm glad I did. This video alone is worth $$$ savings in the future, and did I mention? Great and important details!

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Glad it was helpful and thanks for your comment and patronage!

[@tokuh5821]

Thank you so much. I followed your instructions one by one and I could fix my Gaggia Espresso Machine!! Great video! Thank you again!

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Awesome - happy to help!

[@tokuh5821]

Gaggia Espresso Machine is a great coffee maker. The way they designed is really smart. Everyone, every coffee lover, should have one!!

[@DigitaldogNet]

Amazing video, very useful and helpful, thanks for taking the time to provide this. You guys rock!

[@Wendy-pm9ju]

Thank you team @wholelattelove! The grease is now in the right place! ☺️

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Our pleasure!

[@adzhx]

Good video guys, look after your brew group and it will look after you. 🙂

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Absolutely!

[@taydilarel27]

Good explanation. Great job. Nice people too! Experts.👍

[@robertheffley6762]

Thanks- the "leak" stopped after I followed your directions!

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hey Robert, That's awesome - thanks for the report!

[@Riyel1989]

Great video, thanks!

[@bilsonwill4466]

Thanks for teaching

[@HakanOnurDerici]

Thanks for the valuable infos. My Phillips 5440 coffee machine started to have a problem after about 10 months of use. Machine doesn't dispense water into cup but into the tray only when making Americano. This doesn't happen with espresso lungo or others. Actually when making americano machine dispenses coffee first without any problems but then when it's time to dispense water, it doesn't dispense the hot water into the cup but it dispenses hot water into the tray below instead. I've washed the brewing unit with tap water several times. I used tablet to clean it up. I cleaned the compartment where brewing unit sits inside. I've lubricated the brewing unit. I've lubricated the orings. I've checked orings but there were not visual deformation rather then one of them was slightly lose and not too tight like the other one. I pulled off the aquafilter. I tried without the filter. None of the things i've described above works to fix this problem. I see on the internet that if i change orings it may fix the problem. But when check them they stay intact visually. Some other people from Seatle area on internet says that technical service told them that it's a faulty mainboard and machine needs to be replaced totally. Do you have any advice for my problem? Would you change the orings first or send it directly to tech service? Thanks in advance for your reading time.

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hi Hakan, I would definitely try the o-rings first - especially if one appears lose. As we service mainly Gaggia machines I have no info on main board issues.

[@HakanOnurDerici]

@@Wholelattelovepage I've ordered Orings on Amazon. Let's see if replacing orings will fix it. Thanks for your respond!

[@nobodyhome1984]

@@HakanOnurDerici AND YOU SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM

[@HakanOnurDerici]

@@nobodyhome1984 Nope I couldn't. I've replaced oring. I've descaled. Tried everything I could which is suggested online. Nothing works. I didn't send it to tech service. I use the machine without a problem but I can't get Americano anymore. I can get other coffee types.

[@nobodyhome1984]

@@HakanOnurDerici replace those o'rings, and it worked. You should also grease all the o'rings with food grade grease.

[@keribrooke1053]

Hi, thank you for this video, I had a part (#26 in the manual) and it came out while the machine was attempting to run and it then said error #3…Where the heck does it go?! Helllllp!

[@Bearjamin-Cowen]

Can I also use compressed air to clean all the debris?

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Sure!

[@noblejerky9481]

Hi we just ordered a Mechanika V slim for our office at Noble jerky. But we’re really disappointed the tracking says it shipped with Purolator…we thought Mark hand delivered each machine. What’s going on. We demand an answer!!!

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hi Nj, Lol - Unfortunately you did not reach the minimum order for hand delivery - but I'm sure you will enjoy the MVS! Marc

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

You think a KZbin video comment section is the best place to enquire about a shipping issue?

[@stefanmv]

My dispensed pucks are not coming out as solid as they use to, they are quite watery and sludgy. I assume this is due to not enough compression? Perhaps my O-ring is bad? I have cleaned the tracks and everything, but they still come out very loose and watery.

[@allagashandlulu]

I have the same question!

[@stefanmv]

@@allagashandlulu mess around with the grind setting I managed to fix it.

[@allagashandlulu]

@@stefanmv What changes did you make? I keep seeing the recommendation to always keep this machine on a fine grind. BTW have you ever cleaned the shower screen?

[@stefanmv]

@@allagashandlulu yes I've disassembled everything and cleaned well, and set grind setting to finest

[@dback68]

I have an Accademia from 2014 AND i regularly maintenance and clean the brew group. However, there are two orange O-rings on the water inlet nipple that are drying out and I can see a little water start to seep out. It is the water inlet nipple that interfaces with the cup on the back of the brew group. Can you tell me the replacement part numbers for those two O-rings?

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hey d, these are the part numbers for the O-rings: NM01.035 and NM01.057 They can be tricky to find on the site. If needed you can contact us here for the parts: www.wholelattelove.com/pages/contact-us

[@liam1062]

Thank you. My Gaggia Accademia is giving a Brew group MAx pressure message followed by E04. I lubricated as per this video and also moved the brew group using the service mode from home to working position and back again but the error persists. Any ideas?

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hi M, here's a video discussing the E04 error: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pomsdJqBarxnhLs If your brew group is able to move properly between home and work positions the issue may be deeper in a microswitch, motor, etc. If you're in the US/Canada you can submit a ticket to our tech support team here for additional assistance: www.wholelattelove.com/pages/contact-us

[@baaaaaaah1]

Using a Gaggia Anima super automatic machine, can I filter my water separately using a PUR faucet filter and add that to the water tank instead of using a dedicated filter inside the machine? Is this bad for the machine? Can I descale the machine less often using this type of water vs regular tap water? Do I need to add any minerals to this type of filtered water?

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hi b, Thanks for the question. Check your faucet filter's specs but most of them do just particle and activated carbon filtration and do nothing to reduce or control the minerals which cause scale buildup. In-reservoir filters for your machine do control the minerals and extend the time between descaling. You do not have to use the in-reservoir filter. If you do not the machine will request descaling more frequently. If going with the faucet filter only do test the hardness of water after filtration and enter that into the settings of the machine so it alerts you properly for descaling. Marc

[@glowgetterfitness9745]

Gaggia magenta grinds but doesn’t push out water?

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hi ggf, here's a video covering diagnosis and resolution of common flow issues: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amnYpoqCodl0idE

[@spyrost.4943]

Can you use cafiza to clean the shower screen?

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Hi ST, Yes you can. For deep cleaning you can soak the whole brew unit in a Cafiza solution for 10-15 minutes if desired but that is not required. Be sure to re-lubricate the tracks if you do that.

[@spyrost.4943]

@@Wholelattelovepage Thank you 🙏

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Meh, I use a drop of Dawn with a wet toothbrush. Rinse well and you're good to go. It's a stainless steel screen and it won't be harmed by using a single drop of dish detergent.

[@yvescrepeau5955]

Oops guess I need to clean more than once or twice yearly "P

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Yes based on how much you use the machine.

[@clarkbaird]

Took 30 minutes to say 5 minutes of material

[@Wholelattelovepage]

Very thorough