Gaggia Titanium

[glitch]

Someone has offered me an old and slightly knackered Gaggia Titanium bean-to-cup machine and said if I can fix it, I can keep it.

Given I like a challenge, I've gleefully accepted and the damn thing is sitting in my kitchen looking like it's been through hell and back.

From what I can ascertain it's done around 11k cups over 8 years of abuse, has never been de-scaled and really needs some TLC - as as an example, switch it on and it rumbles for a bit, takes about 10 minutes to go through the self-test process and then doesn't do much.

Where would I start with finding out how to strip it down and clean it out so I can get it working again? And is it even worth the effort?

 

[FrenchTart]

I can't offer any advice unfortunately (though have you tried the coffeegeek forums?) but I'm really interested to hear how you get on with this. Good luck

 

[GTanny]

also give http://coffeeforums.co.uk/forum a go as there is a lot of helpful people on the site and some that make a living in repairing old and abused units

 

[booyaka]

worth maybe contacting a few engineers and see if they can help with manuals etc

http://www.gaggiamanualservice.com/

http://www.gaggia.uk.com/gaggiaspecialists/10048_0c.html

 

[Jonny69]

My Gaggia Classic strips down easy enough. If yours is scaled up to hell then just de-scaling it will probably make it work a lot better.

 

[FrenchTart]

My Gaggia Classic strips down easy enough. If yours is scaled up to hell then just de-scaling it will probably make it work a lot better.

I'd have thought a bean to cup machine like the Titanium would be a lot more complex inside than the Classic?

 

[glitch]

I can't offer any advice unfortunately (though have you tried the coffeegeek forums?) but I'm really interested to hear how you get on with this. Good luck

Thank you and thank you!

also give http://coffeeforums.co.uk/forum a go as there is a lot of helpful people on the site and some that make a living in repairing old and abused units

Thanks for that - will have a mooch about and see what's what.

worth maybe contacting a few engineers and see if they can help with manuals etc

Thanks for the links - will see if they can assist me with this somewhat foolhardy project

My Gaggia Classic strips down easy enough. If yours is scaled up to hell then just de-scaling it will probably make it work a lot better.

It's a little bit more complex than a Classic, but de-scaling is certainly on the cards.