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@Nef
Decided to take my Gaggia apart while I waited for a new pump. Fuck me, I couldn’t face taking photos it was so dirty inside. Gave it a massive scrub down, taking the group head, boiler etc apart. Managed to get all the shite off. Found the reason the portafilter was hard to get in was because of a slipped gasket.
Had another look at the pump, took it all apart again, managed to fiddle some more with the valve that was getting stuck, reassembled it and, lo and behold it’s working like a charm.
Bit annoying to have stumped up £20 for a new pump but at least I’ll have it on hand when the current one does actually die.
/csb