Gaggia classic service

snollup

Hey there,

Can anyone reccomend somewher (or someone) that services Gaggia classic's? Have mine about 4 years now & could do with an overhall.

Thanks.

EyeCake

Kenilworth Electrical « » Spares and Repairs « » 253 Harolds Cross Road, Dublin 6w. Ireland « » email: kenilworthelec@eircom.net « » phone: +353 (0)1 4968036
i have used and found good but expensive

donnacha

+1 for kenilworth

snollup

€98 for a full service & they'll replace any part required. Seems fairly expensive.

the beer revolu

Gaggia Ireland
Fixed up my brothers Baby for €45

snollup

the beer revolu wrote: »

Gaggia Ireland
Fixed up my brothers Baby for €45

Thanks for that. Will give them a buzz tomorrow.

ASJ112

Does anybody know if those places would fix a blocked brewing unit, if its something that requires a professional to fix or whether I could do it myself ?

Diarmuid

snollup wrote: »

€98 for a full service & they'll replace any part required. Seems fairly expensive.

Wow! I bought my Classic, new for €150.

kenmc

Diarmuid wrote: »

Wow! I bought my Classic, new for €150.

In france. In a sale. Don't leave out the important info.

rymus

had mine out in watermark in citywest. no complaints.

stimpson

if you're handy with a spanner there is a good guide here:

http://lacefamily.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/gaggia-coffee-de-scale-maintenance/

i did it at the weekend as it happens - usually do it every year or two. I just did the shower plate. My Gaggia is 4 years old now and still pumping good as new.

Clinker

stimpson wrote: »

i did it at the weekend as it happens

How about that? So did I! I always take off the shower plate and the first part of the brew group: that's easy! but I've never taken out and disassembled the orifice housing. Maybe next time. I'm in Dun Laoghaire and the water is very soft, so limescale is not a problem but you do get a buildup of coffee oils which taints the flavour of your brew, so a good scrub in coffee detergent (Cafiza/PulyCaff) is what you need. I do have a few Gaggia descaling sachets and I'd say once a year is plenty in the Dublin area. In limy parts of the country (and you'll know if this is you from whether you get lime accumulating in your kettle) you'll need to do it much more often.

I did the Gaggia class out in Watermark during the summer and David showed us some scary examples of petrified boilers, so it's serious, it could wreck your machine!

stimpson

Clinker wrote: »

How about that? So did I! I always take off the shower plate and the first part of the brew group: that's easy! but I've never taken out and disassembled the orifice housing.

Got bored tonight and had another look. The Classic doesn't have this housing at all. All you can remove is the plate in behind the shower screen. Seems to be an Evolution only part.

Clinker

That would account for why I've never taken it out! BTW, did you look at the other posts on that blog you linked to? Lots of Bible Study and Creation "Science"! Still, useful Gaggia Evolution disassembly pictures.