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Gaggia Classic drips too much water!!! Anybody?

SystemSystem
edited January 1970 in Espresso Machines
Hello coffee lovers.

I have a gaggia classic and it is tip top, however when i first purchased it, it driped out water from the head nice and slowly (This is normal and what it is supposed to do), But recently it has been spraying out water from every angle and sprays everywhere on the bench (this is without the handle on), and it is just too much water, and because of this when making an espresso there is no crema. I have scrubbed underneath to make sure that the hundreds of little holes are not blocked (the little holes are not blocked at all).

Does this happen to anyone else and should it get serviced?
Can I have your thoughts?

Thanks
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  • TrussellTrussell
    are you saying if you run water through the head, without the pf attached it sprays water out... because this is pretty normal as far as i know.  if its spraying water out wher the pf locks in, this probably means, a) you have too much coffee in the basket, b) you have grounds between the pf and the seal, or c) your seal is wearing out, and not working as well any more...
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  • RemusRemus
    Hello coffee lovers. I have a gaggia classic and it is tip top, however when i first purchased it, it driped out water from the head nice and slowly (This is normal and what it is supposed to do), But recently it has been spraying out water from every angle and sprays everywhere on the bench (this is without the handle on), and it is just too much water, and because of this when making an espresso there is no crema. I have scrubbed underneath to make sure that the hundreds of little holes are not blocked (the little holes are not blocked at all). Does this happen to anyone else and should it get serviced? Can I have your thoughts? Thanks
    have you cleaned inside the shower head ? ie: removed it.
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  • porko83porko83
    It sprays out when i have no handle on the machine, it has nothing to do with the coffee. I Have taken the shower head off and scrubbed it heaps of times. still no help.
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  • mattyjmattyj
    hmmm ... confusing. I'd go for the service option. Or FC might chime in - he knows stuff.
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  • adminadmin
    actually, i think FC's away for a week or so; will see if the good folk at Gaggia can take a look at this... -A
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  • mattyjmattyj
    I thought it was quiet around here! Hey, hang on ... FC's away, the site gets hacked ... FC must be the hacker!
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  • adminadmin
    Hi porko - can you advise whether you've been contacted by anyone from Gaggia - we let them know there were some issues, so i would be interested to know if anyone from their service dept contacts you, and if so, what sort of solution they provide. -A
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