View source for Gaggia Babila/cleaning and maintenance

{{Getting-Started
|brand = Gaggia 
|machine_type = Super-Automatics
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|product_page_title = Gaggia Babila
|page_type = maintenance
|section1 = On Descaling
|anchor1 = Descaling
|section2 = Lubricate the Brew Unit
|anchor2 = Lubricate the Brew Unit
|section3 = Cleaning the Milk Carafe
|anchor3 = Cleaning the Carafe
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Learn how to descale the Gaggia Babila super-automatic espresso machine. Marc from Whole Latte Love shows you the procedure from start to finish with special instruction for those using a water filter.
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|media_caption = How to Descale the Gaggia Babila Espresso Machine
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=== Descaling Cycle Frequency ===
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! Hardness !! Water Hardness !! Without Water Filter !! Not Reactivating the Filter
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| 1 || Soft water (up to 7°dH) || Approx. every 6 months / 240 litres || 210 litres		
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| 2 || Medium water (7° - 14°dH) || Approx. every 3 months / 120 litres || 105 litres
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| 3 || Hard water (15° - 21°dH) || Approx. every 6 weeks or 60 litres || 52.5 litres
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| 4 || Very hard water (over 21°dH) || Approx. every 4 weeks or 30 litres || 26.25 litres
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The default water hardness level is 4. Each litre of water corresponds to approximately 2,000 pulses.
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===Cleaning the Milk Carafe===
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In this tutorial Todd and Marc from WholeLatteLove.com show you how to manually clean the milk carafe of a Gaggia Accademia espresso machine. They demonstrate how to disassemble/reassemble all carafe parts.
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|media_caption =How To Manually Clean a Gaggia Accademia Milk Carafe
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