How to clean your Saeco / Gaggia brew unit
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2017
- Kody shows you how to properly clean and tune up the brew unit of your Saeco machine.
The brew unit is also interchangeable in Gaggia machines.
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EDIT: Note around 4:30 where Kody mentions Saeco part number "NM01004", it is actually NM01044.
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Thank you for watching? Thank you for watching? No sir thank you for posting! This is the most informative thing I've seen of its kind. I didn't know until this video I could remove the Piston without taking it all apart thank you so much
Great video - thank you for such clear, competent instruction! My Saeco was barely dripping coffee into the cup, saying it has no beans when the hopper was full, and just generally being a pain. I was ready to toss it and buy a new one, until I saw how much they had gone up since I bought mine! There are no service outlets near me, so I started searching for 'how to's' -- so glad I came across yours! I just completed the job, found the gasket was almost eaten through, cleaned and lubed the machine as you direct -- BAM!! Works beautifully! Your video was by far the easiest to follow of all I looked at. THANK YOU!!
I've only rinsed my brew unit for nearly 10 years now. I performed the steps you outlined here and now it's like I have a brand new machine! I didn't have to replace the screen, but it was gunked up pretty heavily but after a 10 minute soak in some oxyclean made it just like new. I just replaced the pump so I figured I might as well clean the brew unit correctly. Thanks much for the step by step tutorial!
THANK YOU! Our Vienna Plus was stuck in a steam mode, with both green lights on....we tried everything, and after watching your video, I fiddled with the piston mechanism on the bottom, unlatched it and re-latched it, and now the machine works great!
LIFESAVER VIDEO!!!! After several months of poor dripping and most recently no coffee at all and one day after buying a new coffee machine, your vídeo helped me solve the problem, now my saeco minuto is pouring coffee as when it was new. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Everyone should know how to deep clean their machine.
Can't love this comment - nor the video - enough 👌💗😊
Thanks for a clear and helpful video. Based on this guide, I bought the parts recommended from Genius Coffee Equipment. Small way to thank you putting this on-line. Your prices are real good, but even though international shipping down to the States added to the cost, I wanted to get it from you. Now my 6 year-old Saeco Xelsis Evo is running as good as new.
Just took my Saeco Magic Comfort out of storage and have spent hours cleaning it and did not touch brew unit. I would not attempt to disassemble brew unit without this video and FOR SURE would have lost that little pearl on the spring had I not known it was there!!! Thanks a lot.
Follow-up. Thought I was stuck at 3:35--getting piston out. Was afraid to force. But got brave and it popped out! Boy am I glad I gave this video!
Great step by step guide to taking this apart for deep cleanup. Thank you!
This video is a great example of "when the knowledge meets the camera"! Thanks mate! Good work!
Thank you very much for the helpful tutorial! I have used it many times already, the problems have always been solved. I am very grateful to you for that!
My Saeco HD 8750 gave only drips of coffee. This video instruction was very helpful to fix the issue. Thanks a lot!
Great video and explanation. Have my machine running like new again and as clean as it was from the factory!! Thanx for sharing!!
Great video...clear and precise instructions. I’m ready to give my brew unit a deep clean now. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼 🍻
Thank you so much, I was changing the robber seal and also I fully serviced my Coffe Machine just like you. Everything was perfectly showed and commented.
Regards from 🇵🇱 Poland
Awesome ! such a detailed explanation. Learned a lot of new stuff from you thanks for that. I never thought about the inner side of the so called shower screen. Philips Saeco still going strong now after this cleaning where I first thought it was broken since the machine is 5 years old.
We are happy to help!
Thank you very much for this detailed and clear tutorial, much appreciated.
We are always happy to help!!!
Thanks mate! Awesome demo.. my unit was overdue a major clean.. Working like a charm now.
I bought my Saeco Vienna Plus from Costco over 10 years ago for $350. I pull 3-6 shots per day and it's never had a bit of maintenance except for rinsing the brew group. It runs as good as the day I bought it. After watching this, I think she's due for a tune up.
Very nicely done instructional video with great camera work and narration.... When I cleaned the screen, many of the tiny holes were still clogged, so I used an old ultrasonic toothbrush (Philips Sonicare) and made short work of that issue.... Would not have been able to do this without this video!
Great video with clear instructions and the right amount of detail. I soaked my very clogged shower screen in Oxiclean for about an hour and scrubbed it with a stiff brush, rinsed it well and held it up to the light to see if all the holes were clean. I like dark (oily!) beans, likely why it was so clogged. Coffee is coming out of the machine as it should and tastes great again. Thank you so much!
i have used heat up shower method to clean it. all the coffee remains are burned.. seen it somewhere on the internet
Thanks! I'm really enjoying my Odeo Go Plus I bought from you guys recently.
Excellent video. Very helpful. Just cleaned my brew unit for the first time EVER.
THANK YOU!!!! Just to add to all the other thank yous here. I was close to buying another machine as no coffee was coming out, but using your video I discovered the shower disc was completely clogged.
Hi David, Thank you so much for the kind words. So glad to hear that we were able to help you out with this video. Cheers!
you are the best, i first time open my saeco and without problems cleaning and lubbing, thank you !!!!
Your video is just perfect! I just did the whole thing and it went perfectly!! Thanks a lot!!
Coffee came out weak and without foam.
After following this guide to clean it, the first cup was perfect again. Thanks!
We are happy to help you get a great cup of coffee!
Thank you for video . Working well now . Was very dirty, would skip brews or empty bean hopper symbol would appear after it would just dump my dry grinds out . Easy to follow .
This helped me figure out what was wrong with my Saeco Odea Go. Very nice videos! good job. Thank you
Thanks for the video very helpful. Love that almost every thing you need a tutorial on is on TH-cam
You saved my life. One try, immediate success. Thannnkk you!!!
Thanks so much, I replaced my pump and then found your video. Best coffee I have had in a long time
thank GOD I found this and you created this. Oh... and thank you too.
I've got an original (pre-Philips) Xsmall Plus SUP033R and this video's given me the understanding and confidence needed to service the brew unit myself. Now I just need to order a few of the parts, and then hopefully the coffee will taste better!
Great to hear this video was helpful for you!
Check out our range of available parts on our site www.geniusequipment.com/
Thank you!! :)
Thankyou so much!!! I did it, let's see how the coffee brews tomorrow morning. Thanks once again, keep up the good work.
Great video, thanks for posting. I learned a lot and successfully cleaned the brew cup. I have already shared with a friend who is also using the video to help him.
Great video. My Seaco top valve doesn't have the spring + glass ball but something like a needle. I managed to open that valve (twist left to open) and cleaned it out. No more dripping coffee now, finally!
Good to hear!
Great instructional video recording this is! Thank you so very much for posting!
Thanks for the tutorial. I use it every time I want to "deep scrub" my brew group.
This video was very helpful cos it was detailed and explained well. Thanks!
Thank you so so much! This was a great video all the way through! Thanx bro! good job!
Very clear and easy to follow. Thanks!
Awesome video! After thoroughly cleaning and lubricating the Brew group, the coffee actually tasted better! I guess the years of old coffee gunk trapped in the screen plate filter is affecting the taste.
We are happy to help! :)
Thanks. Its running smooth again. Saved me soms money. My machine is almost 9 years old.
Thanks for a great video, the brew unit works like new again. !
Thank you. You made my 7 year old machine run like new again. Regards.
Before seeing this video I didn't dare to disassemble my gadget. For me was very instructive and helpful. Thanks a lot.
i a few hours i will be getting my first full automatic saeco brew machine... i will keep this video in mind.. thank you very much
Awesome video, my machine is working flawlessly now, thanks!
Thanks so much for this helpful video! Especially mentioning the part number of the O ring!
thumb up i repaired my parents Saeco thank u and Happy Easter ! 😉
Great video. Clearly explained, Easy to watch. Thank you. Do you have a video for accessing and cleaning the dispenser for a Saeco Minuto?
Forgot about how my coffee used to taste. This video helped out a lot. Thanks!
Thank you, you make it look so easy.
your video helps me a lot!!! Thank you man
Great video,now I can maintain my saeco brew unit, thank you.
This is so NICEEEE ! Thank you. I've done it.
Cheers dude, great tutorial, helped a lot.
Fantastische video. Mijn Saeco werkt weer optimaal! Thanks.
Excellent video instruction. Thank you!
Wow, this is a really great tutorial! Thank's a lot.
Thank you so much for all the details that i need!!
I very much appreciate you taking time to post this video! I managed to sort out a leak in the brew group... Sadly, I don't have the small o-rings to do a complete replacement, but I did get the big one on the piston. Now, any advice why the beans might not feed regularly from 1) a full bin, 2) partially filled bin, 3) pushing beans under the clear plastic cover over the grinder. Again, thanks Doug
Thanks so much for breaking this down
Your video saved my coffee machine :) thank you so much!
Awesome tutorial! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this video. Good explanation and good view on the parts.
Excellent video, thank you very much!
Thank you a lot Mr. the tutorial was really useful.. greets from Ecuador
Thank you Gabriel, we are happy we could help! :)
Thank you! Great instructions. Great video!
Thank you, you really helped me with this video :)
Thank you, very helpful video
Excellent tutorial. Thanks a lot.
The best complete explanation 👌
Excellent Video !!!
Thank You!
Just perfect.Thank you!
Amazing - so helpful, thanks!
Thank you - great video !!!
Very informative video , THANKS ALATTE !
How do you clean the pour spouts on Saeco INTELIA when I make espresso there are black sediments on the bottom of the cup. I noticed coming out from the back of the spouts. So I tried a round toothpick and tried to free any stuck grounds it helped a tiny bit but still leaves sediments. I searched for videos on this but no luck!
Best video! Can you please make one on how to change the boiler valve and how much water is acceptable in the drip tray.
Excellent job. Thank you
Thanks for the video Genius, I read somewhere it was useful sometimes to remove the spring and the glass in the brewer to troubleshoot the machine, do you have any idea about this, or should I put it back in the brew unit ? Ty
Nice work 👍👏
Thank you veryyyyyyyy much.
Now i can solve the problem, because of that what you saidin the last part. 👍
Thanks for sharing video, what time do I change the metal I have a problem with the machine, the sound changed and became very loud
Hi ..Great & informative video , I'd like to ask if I can use the new SBS valve on my old Syntia ( my Syntia typically same dismantled in this video ) brew group to get more creamy coffee :)
I didn't have a problem with mine but thought it was time I gave it a deep cleaning. Wow!!!!! My coffee tastes even better now!!! Many thanks for the excellent tutorial!!
Thank you nice video, 1 question are all brew units ( of that type) have a spring and glass ball under the top valve or not?
Thanks for the film. I build a saeco intelia. Whit a donor machine. The lcd was broken the machine needed 2 days to push the Coffee.. en the glas bal was the missing link. I cleaned it discaled it. En the fine tuning. My saeco is running realy good. Normaly i work whit piston Coffee machines en whit rhea en bianchi en jura en etna Coffee machines. En lots more
Great video! Very helpful. My brew group was disgusting! Now, sorry for an off-topic question, but do you know whether the descaling reminder lights up based on condition (i.e. some internal sensor) or simply a counter? I am using water that is triple-filtered, softened, and then filtered again with a separate reverse osmosis system. I would love not to waste money on the decalcifier solution, if the light simply lights up after every N cups. Thanks!
good job---helped me----
Very useful. Thanks.
Great video Thanks for giving me the confidence to try this :-)
That's awesome! We are always happy to help :)
Thanks for this video! My model was slightly different than the 2 examples. There's a long spigot that goes out to the spout. I also had a random O-ring that I was nervous about, then I realized it fit above the spring in lieu of the built in spacer on the model that you've shown. It's squeaky when it pulls now, should I put silicon grease on it or just replace it? And what number is the part? 🤷🏼♀️
Really helpfull!!! Thanks a lot!
Big thumbs up for the video! I have an identical Saeco unit to the one you're disassembling and my sieve (the one that is screwed to the brew unit and you're replacing here) fell off; as far as I can see the place it screwed on to is all cracked. Any idea if it's worth going through the bother of opening it up and replacing the whole thing it's latched on to? I didn't really notice a difference in my coffee and it's not clear to me what that part does in the first place. Thanks!
Hey Kody, great video, THX! One question: one little spring fell out the brew unit, shorter that the one in the tenth block. Any idea where it belongs?
thank you for this!
Hello & thankyou for your tutorial,
I have a Saeco Intelia HD8752 about 11 years old with the following issue:
If the unit hasn’t been used for a few hours or the power plug is unplugged and plugged back in again, upon power-up, the automatic rinse cycle starts as it should:
You can hear the pump groaning, sounds like it is blocked.
This automatic start up rinse is either very slow with little intermittent hot drips taking many minutes for the cycle to complete - which then leads to normal use.
OR
No automatic start up rinse drips and therefore the process fails entering into ‘prime mode’ which also fails & leads to an unusable ‘maintenance spanner symbol’ code 5.
The only way to bypass this is to unplug and re-plug in the power plug, power-up the unit, then as it tries to perform the automatic rinse cycle, manually press the STOP option to bypass the automatic rinse and then the machine can be used as normal & makes great coffee.
Note: The above symptom’s got worse after I performed a de-scale cycle, which failed at the end with of the final rinse / prime - but fully worked up until that final point.
Maybe there is lime scale lodged in one of the following places:
1. Boiler
2. Solenoid valve
3. Steam & water regulator
Note: This is strange because it is 100% possible to run the manual rinse cycle as per the instructions: Press the ‘pre-ground’ coffee button (with no coffee in it), then press the coffee / memo button and it does a big hot rinse no problems at all.
Also, after use, when the unit is powered off, it performs a small rinse cycle with continuous hot running water coming out the dispenser, but only for a very short time.
I have totally re-built the brewing unit per various TH-cam demonstrations with new stainless steel plunger screen + plunger o-ring, disassembled & blasted out all the tiny holes in the plastic plunger, made sure all the elbows and holes are clear and clean, installed the valve spring and glass ball correctly, greased all the o-rings, sliders and pivots.
I have also fully taken apart the dispenser locater under the LCD display, disconnected the tube that connects to the brew unit, blasted water + compressed air through it so that it is 100% clear. Fully internally cleaned out the dispenser unit.
I have calibrated the coffee grinding unit.
The other issue I have is that that GREEN does not work on the LCD display - however I can still faintly see the LCD instructions - enough to get by.
I haven’t run the LCD display diagnostics because that is too difficult to see / follow. But it seem like the pump + grinder & heater all work.
I have disconnected & reconnected the LCD & checked the other wires, but can’t see any damage.
Years ago the green would flicker on every now and then, but dead these days..
I bought the O ring gasket set; the two tiny O rings on the main part of the machine are frayed, I can get them off, but how to get the new ones on; they are the ones that seat into the little funnel like thing that sticks out of the brew unit opposite from the PUSH release.
Great video btw, can you please tell me what is the part # for the updated valve system (Seaco brewing system)? thanks