Hi Coffeesnobs,
I enjoy my black coffee and a dash of milk, a self confessed novice to home brewing and have just acquired a used Gaggia Classic and a Sunbeam EM0480 grinder from ebay.
I'm quite handy with the screwdriver and enjoy tinkering - so far I have dismantled and cleaned the caked shower screen with hot water and some elbow grease. Still have some coffee grounds in the filter. Also noticed the grouphead gasket will need replacing.
Have been reading up on backflushing and descaling on the internet and the more I read the more I am getting confused because some say backflushing, the Cafetto espresso machine cleaner is not to be with the shower screen in place because it is Aluminium material, and some say it is alright. So I would like to get your expertise opinion on this. Also is it advisable to clean the aluminium shower screen in the Cafetto solution?
As for descaling - I plan to use a diluted citric acid solution and run it until a few times. Any comments?
Also I would be grateful if someone can advise where one can buy the gasket, cleaning agents in a Brisbane store.
Thanks so much.
I enjoy my black coffee and a dash of milk, a self confessed novice to home brewing and have just acquired a used Gaggia Classic and a Sunbeam EM0480 grinder from ebay.
I'm quite handy with the screwdriver and enjoy tinkering - so far I have dismantled and cleaned the caked shower screen with hot water and some elbow grease. Still have some coffee grounds in the filter. Also noticed the grouphead gasket will need replacing.
Have been reading up on backflushing and descaling on the internet and the more I read the more I am getting confused because some say backflushing, the Cafetto espresso machine cleaner is not to be with the shower screen in place because it is Aluminium material, and some say it is alright. So I would like to get your expertise opinion on this. Also is it advisable to clean the aluminium shower screen in the Cafetto solution?
As for descaling - I plan to use a diluted citric acid solution and run it until a few times. Any comments?
Also I would be grateful if someone can advise where one can buy the gasket, cleaning agents in a Brisbane store.
Thanks so much.
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