http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/ Gaggia Users Group (consumer espresso) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:56:03 GMT Tex http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8023 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8023 Soak the upper part of the boiler in citric acid and then use a Dremel tool w/brush to clean it out. Severe pitting occurs when too soft (acidic) water is Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:48:51 GMT duchresidences http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8022 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8022 Hi, I finally got around to disassemblying my recently purchased 2nd hand gaggia coffee deluxe in order to scrub out the calcium buildup and particles from Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:04:48 GMT finergrind http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8021 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8021 ... Thanks Tex - it can be a gamble doing business on Craigslist but this one felt right. Thanks for the lead! I have used a Rossi with my NS Elli but lately I Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:55:45 GMT Tex http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8019 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8019 ...who just got the deal of the year - $20 for a Gaggia Classic! I think we'll have to charge you for the advice you'll get here, just to even things out. ;-) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:57:31 GMT Tex http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8018 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8018 OK, we won't ask - much. The one thing I can say about Susan, she's coachable! I remember when we had to draw pictures for her to explain things. Now she's Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:56:43 GMT Susan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8017 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8017 And please, do NOT ask how long it took ME to figure that out.....:-)))))) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:51:51 GMT jimgallt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8016 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8016 FWIW, the white plastic film on the enclosure is a protective cover for the stainless steel. It peels off. Jim Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:42:13 GMT yahaas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8015 Hi Jake, Thanks for the clarification and link. It looks like a great machine. Congratulations on owning one! Best wishes, Ed Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:35:57 GMT ssusanjo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8014 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8014 Okay, so now go read the article, follow the proofing directions for sussing out what's wrong with the steaming, and yes descale too. Susan Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:48:31 GMT sreraku http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8013 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8013 Thanks Susan. I didnt know about the article till yesterday so couldnt do it right after I purchased the machine. I had the pmachine for morethan 6 months Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:05:42 GMT Susan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8012 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8012 Got it, and I didn't really mean to be snarky. What I meant is that the tests that are included in that "proofing" article are tests that all of us can use Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:14:17 GMT sreraku http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8011 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8011 ?Yes thats correct susan. But, the person selling me was a trusted guy from coffeegeek. he offered a boiler if the current one goes kaboom within 2 months. If Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:01:14 GMT Susan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8010 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8010 Huh???? Second hand is even more reason to check that everything is working.... Susan Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:45:09 GMT ssappeals http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8009 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8009 I have created a photo record of my installation of a Jim Gault Sylvia PID kit in a Gaggia Baby. The photos are available here: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:14:33 GMT sreraku http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8008 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/message/8008 Thanks Tex. I will order one and fix. where do i buy it actually? Also, I bought this used so, proffing was not part of it!!