[Phillbies]

Thanks, this was a big help to me. The boiler on my old classic is just about gone and I was contemplating whether to get a new classic pro instead of fixing it. But I walked into the rubbish room of my apartment and someone had dumped a fairly recent classic in generally much better condition than mine but looks like it hadn't been cleaned in it's whole life. When I plugged it in it worked fine, all lights one, heated up steamed ok but no water through the screen.

I stripped it down, descaled the boiler and solenoid but couldn't get off the screen plate. I put it back together and still couldn't get water through the screen and had no idea how to get the plate off. The gasket was baked on solid too. This post was great. Had an M5 in my kit and got the plate off in a minute and then the gasket out more easily. Had to replace the gasket of course but got me a new machine for $10.

I'll just swap the Rancilio steam wand over from mine and maybe replace the boiler before I sell it off or give it to a friend.

 

[Trixtus]

Using a M5 x 0,8mm screw, as suggested above by many users is the way to go. Worked perfectly. Way more efficient than trying to pry the group head whit a screwdriver.