Gaggia Magenta: Pump Test and Ventilation

Learn how to perform a pump test, how to diagnose flow issues, and what to do when getting poor flow and/or pressure from the Gaggia Magenta.

Gaggia Magenta: Tech Menu

Ignore the portion about the steam out process.  For pump testing or ventilation purposes, you can do the following:

• Use BUTTON 3 to advance to Page 4.
• START/STOP sends water somewhere based on EV settings
• HOME will turn the EV on or off and change where the water will     dispense.
• Check out your p/s reading as the pump runs
• Turn the Ev S on and off to change where the water will dispense
• To ventilate and improve flow rather than testing, set water to dispense from your steam wand (or hot water spout for the prestige) until you get a steady flow
• If you have water dispensing somewhere (even if it’s just filling up the internal drip tray) but a reading of zero, you have a flow meter issue
• For flow meter issues, see the Manual Descaling Information beneath the Hydraulic Circuit information

  Manual Descaling Procedure

1. Run a full tank of descaling solution and water in through the various EV settings to make sure you’re getting some solution down all of the pathways.
2. See the above video and information for help navigating the tech menu
3. Allow the machine to sit for at least half an hour with the solution in the system.
4. Be sure to rinse out your reservoir before refilling
5. Rinse through with at least 2 reservoirs full of clean water changing the EV settings as you did when running the solution into the system.

Alternatively, you can follow up the manual descaling process with the automated descaling process (or this link for the Prestige version video or written instructions). If you only use clean wagagter and no more descaling solution for the automated process, this will thoroughly rinse all of the water pathways for you.