Gaggia Factory doesn't pour boiling water

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ZLodei
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#1: Post by ZLodei »

Hi guys!
I really need help cause there is no service company (lever machine) in my city.
So problem is Factory G106 doesn't pour boiling water. After machine is turned on, pressure grow steadily - no issue with this.
I don't reveal any steam leaks.
Piston pulls up and down as usual.

To prove my words I attach video.
Please help!

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rotchitos
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#2: Post by rotchitos »

the dip tube must be clogged.
Limestone?
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ZLodei (original poster)
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#3: Post by ZLodei (original poster) »

Addition.
Steam from steam wand is warm but not hot as used to be. And metal plate (bottom of machine) is not so hot as used to be.

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#4: Post by ZLodei (original poster) »

Thank you for answer!

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#5: Post by ZLodei (original poster) »

rotchitos wrote:the dip tube must be clogged.
Limestone?
Thank you for answer! So may be. Need I unscrew 2 bolts to unmount dip tube?

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#6: Post by rotchitos »

exactly
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#7: Post by ZLodei (original poster) replying to rotchitos »

Thank you!
I have to make a video manual!

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#8: Post by homeburrero »

Another very likely possibility in this machine is that your piston has come unscrewed on the shaft. This happens all the time on Gaggia/Pavoni with the plastic piston, and causes that symptom exactly.
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#9: Post by rotchitos »

effectively. removing the group will give us the answer.
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#10: Post by ZLodei (original poster) »

Ok, guys!
I unmounted dip tube and extracted piston. Found some stuff like a unguent in dip tube.
Rinsed all this stuff. Finally everything is ok.
All procedures took 30 minutes.

Thanks for your advices!!!

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