You Won't Believe the Difference: 9, 6.5 & 5 Bar OPV Mod with Flow Rates for Gaggia Classic Pro

Want a better mouth feel and less channeling on your Gaggia Classic Pro? Then follow this simple tutorial for replacing the original 12.5 bar spring of the OPV to a 9, 6 or 5.5 bar spring. We take a look at the measured pressure of each spring, and determine the average flow rate in 4 separate extractions. Then we look at the results of the original 12 bar spring, as well as the 9 bar, 6.5bar and 5 bar springs.

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Spring measurement breakdown:
12 bar spring: 23.6mm long and wire strength of 0.6mm.
9 bar spring: 19.5mm long and wire strength of 0.6mm.
6.5 bar spring: 23.9mm long and wire strength of 0.5mm.
5 bar spring: 20.1mm long and wire strength of 0.5mm

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:51 Required Tools
1:35 Factory Spring test
2:08 Puck Preparation
2:41 12 bar Spring Results
3:06 Installing the 9 bar Spring
5:43 9 Bar Spring Results
6:36 6.5 Bar Spring Results
7:19 5 Bar Spring Results
8:08 12 vs 9 bar Spring Extraction

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