How to Diagnose Flow Issues in the Gaggia Accademia Espresso Machine 

You guys are awesome! Thanks for helping us learn how to treat our machines a bit better.

Best video on the tube. Need this for Babila.

Merci pour ta vidéo tu as sauvé ma Accadamia ^^ C'est vraiment fait pour durer :) je regrette pas mon achat il y a plus de 10 ans ^^

Thanks. This fixed my issue. I had just done a full clean/descale the day before and i guess the descale caused a blockage. Glad this allowed me to clear the issue and get back to enjoying my cappuccino

Thank you! Very helpful video! I had a clogged SBS valve. Twisting it fixed it, just like you said. Really appreciate it.

Very helpful video. I was getting water in the dredge drawer using the test menu. However, neither the brew group or the front door was the issue. The initial symptom was when I would turn the coffee maker on it would go into rinse mode as normal. Then it would stop about 1/3rd they way thru w/out dispensing any water out of the front and go into a pressurizing screen. At this point, it would be stuck in an endless loop. What I found was the "boiler pin" (the white part with 3 screws holding it in, that dispenses into the brew group when in brew position) was clogged. With the spring pushed inward you should be able to blow air from the small pipe on the side thru to the larger pipe on the end. I was able to suck out grounds (no clue how they got in there) out of the small pipe. Afterward, I could blow thru it freely.

Thanks a lot for the help. This resolved my issue!

you save my life, thanks

do you have a video on testing the grinder for the academia? How do you know when it needs to be replaced?

Excelent❤

My machine was priming after being transported, but following the steps on this video got it back up and running, thanks! One thing I noticed while performing the steps is that my on screen read out while moving the brew unit into the home position was over 300, which the video stated was a problem. Is there another video or any additional information available of what is wrong there or how I can fix it?

Hello. Thank you for video, but what about page 4,5. Grinder…

Nice video! I tried but still not solved my problem. My machine is having difficulties when starting up, it is not getting water easily, but in the end it does for rinsing. After this i can make a good coffee, with or without milk, but it is not normal. Any idea what the issue could be?

Hi, I have an error message of E-5’ and when I called tech support at Gaggia, they recommended this video for my machine flow issue. I did the step 1 at 4.16 (point of video) I do get water in the inner tray but the machine’s flow meter is showing 0, in other words there is water flow in the tray but flow meter is not changing as against recommended number of 15, what does this mean? Can you please help?

is in a gaggia cadorna milt have this tech menu?

When I check the Flow Meter p/s is only 4 what should I do? Thanks awesome video.

Is there a way to drain the water from my gaggia academia for long-term storage?

I have looked everywhere for a video on deep cleaning the brew group for this unit. Where would I find that video?

When I run the test on pump 1 with the brew group activated I get good flow, however if it's deactivated (in home position) i hear pressure build up but there's no water flow. Outside the software menu, during its rinsing cycle, it stops halfway (also hear pressure build up but no water flow) and shows water circuit priming. Any idea on how to solve this? This happend after a descaling routine... any help much appreciated!

I just got this machine and I don’t have any flow psi what other then ground coffee or scale blockage is causing my machine not to work? It’s impossible to have scale build up because it’s brand new and nothing appears structurally wrong with the parts that I can access I’ve gotten no errors but anything I have ever attempted to make ends up brewing in the internal drip tray. I tried calling but I couldn’t get past your computer bot. Got a defective unit from what I can tell

Hello! When doing a descaling, my machine leaks incessantly. As well as makes a high-pitched whistle. It also has been needing the drip drawer changed every three to four shots. Any ideas? Thank you so much!

As of late, I’ve been getting quite a few large bubbles on the crema on my 3 month old academia bought from WLL. Any ideas what may be causing these? I’ve been using Lavazza coffee beans since day one with zero issues. No recent adjustments to the flow valve or grinder settings have been made. Thanks!

I followed the video; everything within range. However, I CONSISTENTLY get a smaller serving size than requested. (Settings for coffee length all set to high). So, long coffee is a half-cup at best; about the same size as a regular coffee. What next? (I should mention that we've had the machine for few months and this issue started about 2-3 weeks ago.

When I do the pump 1 test (covered at your 4:30 mark), I get no flow. The machine still makes coffee fine. However, in the pre-brewing rinse cycle, no water comes out, and the machine gets the orange triangle error with "Water circuit primer." Then it cycles from attempting to rinse to showing this triangle. The only way I can get out of this endless loop is to manually stop the rinse cycle. Then it's all good and I can make coffee. The other weird thing is that when the machine goes into standby mode, it can successfully complete the rinse cycle before going into standby. It seems that that rinse cycle is the exact same as the rinse cycle that comes on when you turn on the machine, but in this case, the standby rinse cycle works. I'm wondering if there's an easy fix for this, and I've already done 2 decalcification cycles in a row.

So, I did this and the flow appears normal. I do get some long waits for heating that I'm not sure where it's coming from. Usually, turning off the machine and back on allows it to continue. I suspect I need to check the heating or temp sensors. Ideas? The problem is that it makes unpredictable coffee. Sometimes very strong, sometimes weak and other times absolute mud.

What is the key access for the Babila? I assume the process is essentially the same?

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How do you fix E04?? It won’t go away even after restarting!!