You Won't Believe the Difference: 9 Bar OPV Mod 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 bar spring. We do some tests to see how the optics of the extraction, and the flow thereof, change based on the 12, 9 and 6.5 bar springs. Stay tuned until the end to see the results of the 6.5 bar spring, too.

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Spring measurement breakdown:
12 bar spring: 23.6mm 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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0:51 Required Tools
1:35 Factory Spring (12 bar) Results
2:49 Installing the 9 bar Spring
5:27 9 Bar Spring Results
6:32 6.5 Bar Spring Results

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