Hi All,
Im new to this forum so hopefully im posting in the correct area.
Anyway, I was recently given a hand-me-down gaggia classic which has been working fine (and still does) when pulling expresso shot, but only recently have learnt about general maintenance such as descaling backflushing, etc. I have also looked at what limescale can do to your machine over time and the effects aren't pretty!
So I opened up my GC from the top and found that limescale had already started to take place around some of the screws etc (see links below)
http://s20.postimage.org/9od85pva1/photo_1.jpg
http://s20.postimage.org/votkmcdy1/photo_2.jpg
http://s20.postimage.org/rtq6jrus9/photo_3.jpg
Does this mean the machine is totally screwed or does it need some solid descaling done to it (i.e. waiting 1 hour instead of waiting 20 mins) after every cup of descaling solution is run through it, so it can do a more thorough clean?
Would love your thoughts on this as I really dont want to try and fix a sinking ship so to speak...
Thanks in advance everyone.
Im new to this forum so hopefully im posting in the correct area.
Anyway, I was recently given a hand-me-down gaggia classic which has been working fine (and still does) when pulling expresso shot, but only recently have learnt about general maintenance such as descaling backflushing, etc. I have also looked at what limescale can do to your machine over time and the effects aren't pretty!
So I opened up my GC from the top and found that limescale had already started to take place around some of the screws etc (see links below)
http://s20.postimage.org/9od85pva1/photo_1.jpg
http://s20.postimage.org/votkmcdy1/photo_2.jpg
http://s20.postimage.org/rtq6jrus9/photo_3.jpg
Does this mean the machine is totally screwed or does it need some solid descaling done to it (i.e. waiting 1 hour instead of waiting 20 mins) after every cup of descaling solution is run through it, so it can do a more thorough clean?
Would love your thoughts on this as I really dont want to try and fix a sinking ship so to speak...
Thanks in advance everyone.

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