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Gaggia Classic problems. Always boils water.

Postby burnout on Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:36 pm

Hi all,

I own two Gaggia Classic (and a Coffee) and one of the Classic have a problem, I think...

This happened after a complete cleaning of the boiler ( dismounted and cleaned it with a dremel )

It is always boiling the water when is warming water. I mean, if you open the steam valve, steam is always coming out. I exchanged the upper temperature sensor with the one in the Coffee, to check if the sensor was faulty. The same behaviour.

Also I rechecked the cabling.

The red light that tells us that the machine is warming goes on and off very often, and when is on it is for a very short time ( 5 seconds, more or less...)

What could be the cause of this issue?

When I installed the temperature sensor I did it without the temperature mastik ( the white paste..). Could be this the cause??

Also the steam wand leaks small drops at the tip, but this is, I guess, an o-ring; no big deal.

Thank you all for reading me
burnout
 
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Postby spro745 on Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:45 pm

Visit this link...... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gaggia/

Lots of info and knowledgeable Gaggia lovers there. Later!
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