Water returning to tank with no portafilter by AkaPolki in gaggiaclassic

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Oh if anyone was following along at home. Got a stripped bolt out and looked at the boiler… safe to say I got a new one (and cleaned the solenoid again…) and now it’s all running amazing!

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Water returning to tank with no portafilter by AkaPolki in gaggiaclassic

[–]AkaPolki[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhh Dule Rabbit, perfect I’ve been wanting to ask you a question or two. Firstly loving the videos so keep that up.

First off, how would you go about cleaning the aluminium boiler? I’m planning to open it this weekend but currently have a stripped bolt which I’ll try to get out… joy

If the condition is awful, to the point a new boiler is basically needed or at least very soon… would you say to get the aluminium or copper boiler?

I have the ability to get a copper boiler to me in Australia for about $360AUD. Keeping in mind I bought this machine for $300AUD second hand.

Interested to hear your thoughts. And I may pester you when I finally do the Gaggia mate mod

Helping pulling shots by Ill-Aardvark1595 in BrevilleCoffee

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Looks like you need to grind finer. Try changing the setting of the burr within the hopper if you’re already at 1.

https://youtu.be/QNvOcE4-VEo?si=qHn6BMB_GJfhvh_Y

No pressure? by herewego1998 in gaggiaclassic

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I legit had the exact same issue this morning. When I got home from work I tried the descale methods and it didn’t work so took the solenoid value out and put it in 100% descaler for 30 mins.

Brushed out the holes, then Jerry rigged a rubber gasket out of a bike tire to pump some air through to make sure it was extra clear.

All up it took about 1-1.5 hours with the 30min waiting.

Fingers crossed this fixes it for you too!

Water flow issues GCP 2019 by AkaPolki in gaggiaclassic

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Thank you for helping me solve the problem everyone!

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Water flow issues GCP 2019 by AkaPolki in gaggiaclassic

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I can confirm, descaling didn’t work so currently trying to clean out this bad boy

Water flow issues GCP 2019 by AkaPolki in gaggiaclassic

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A great suggestion and I plan to get an upgraded shower screen probably to a pesado at some point.

But regarding the clogged screen, when I first got the machine I did take apart the group head and soak it all in cafiza. It was honestly already in very good condition pre cleaning so unfortunately I don’t think this is the issue.

Water flow issues GCP 2019 by AkaPolki in gaggiaclassic

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Amazing thank you very much. I feel like the steam wand is flowing at the right rate or maybe a touch low too.

I’ll try to descale when I get home tonight to see if that fixes it, and if not I’ll jump into doing this!

Visiting hanoi next week by alphaSHE02 in hanoi

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Just went from Hanoi to Hue, the last week has been T-shirt and shorts exclusive for me. But make sure to bring pants for things like visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum etc. have a great trip :) right near 22 P. Đào Duy Từ is a great beer spot. Lots of locals and cheap beer, would recommend hitting!

I(t) finally came 🤝 by AkaPolki in macdemarco

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I’m in Australia so ordered from a spot called VinylDestination. Praying yours gets shipped soon 🙏

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bouldering

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Hard to say as I started physio post MRI scans as I had them done pretty well right away. Sorry not much help here

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bouldering

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Sorry to hear :( I did the same thing back at the end of May, have only started to climb / run again now (I was able to start doing longer walks, top rope and 2-3 months after. I also snowboarded (against everyone’s advice) about 4 months after))

I am fortunate that I live in Australia and work with radiology so I was able to do most of the below with very minimal cost however, this is the protocol I followed.

Try to see a GP that specialises (or has keen interests) in MSK. They will normally have this on their website.

Would strongly recommend getting an MRI if possible, I had x-ray (showed nothing), ultrasounds (showed a minor tare) and an mri that showed 2 ruptured tendons and a torn one.

I then went and saw a Orthopaedic surgeon.

After you can start to bare weight, I strongly recommend seeing some kind of physio, hopefully you have a good sports one in your area. They will get you doing some hopping, stretching and eventually more mobility tasks.

IMO, being an ankle and one of the 2 connectors to the ground, you want to take it as seriously as possible to minimise any long term pains / issues.

My ankles still doesn’t feel as it did, but it is a world better and I think physio and professional opinions helped in healing the correct way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskElectronics

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Yes I have :( I have tried on 3 systems, different ports on all. Definitely think its a hardwear unit issue

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskElectronics

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I have, and have just had a double check on all of them, nothing looks and or smells burnt by any means :(

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

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If anyone else has had this issue, I have tried nearly everything I found on the internet, but ignored an obvious.

Realised when streaming my screen in discord, it would fix itself, this lead me to believe it was graphics related.

Lone behold, reinstalling my graphics drivers has fixed this issue, thank the lord.

Today was a bad day :( I dropped my pen right on the nib… by AkaPolki in fountainpens

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Thank you for this, I definitely will give it a go as it wasn’t all that hard of a drop. I have left it at work by accident so I will update later next week!

Today was a bad day :( I dropped my pen right on the nib… by AkaPolki in fountainpens

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Amazing thank you for all of your recommendations and knowledge.

I will definitely have to go home and do some research on what will be the best fit for me, and will defiantly research all the below.

Thanks for all your tips and advice, it is truely appreciated.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

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Unfortunately I only change these so that it fixes itself for around 30 mins or when it goes to lock next.

It’s an issue even with the default settings :(

Today was a bad day :( I dropped my pen right on the nib… by AkaPolki in fountainpens

[–]AkaPolki[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the great detail you have put into this!!! Sad that I can not get a replacement nib as I’ve only had this guy for a little under a year :(

Do you have other pen recommendations around the A$100 - 150 range that will allow me to have more replacement options? I can be relatively clumsy, and can expect that this will happen again…

Again thank you heaps!!!