Gaggia(996530037145) 4332038000 Plastic Cap for Filter Holder Handle

This item is the small end cap part of a Gaggia coffee machine filter handle that really should be included with the handle itself, which I also bought separately from a different company! It's hard to get excited about a review for such a small, insignificant item, but it did fit perfectly, as it should. However, it took a over a week to reach me, much longer than the main handle did, ordered at the same time.

I had badly damaged the plastic on my Gaggia Classic brew handle over the years by putting it in the dishwasher and I ended up with a metal brew basket with bits missing, an end cap that no longer stayed on and a weak-rusted connecting nut. I purchased a new portafilter plastic handle and end cap (this cap is shaped differently to the original half-moon so you need to replace all the plastic elements) and managed to remove the nut by smashing off the remaining ancient plastic handle and applying a double dose of WD40. I reassembled using the old nut and everything is as new again. Wonderful.

Easy to fit but expensive for what it is. Mind you if you need it you don't have much choice. Having said this I'm glad that they took the bother to stock it and delivery was by return.

Does what it says on the tin and completed the appearance of filter holder would have been helpful to know that I needed it when ordering the holder

Delivered very quickly. I am very impressed to get a spare part so easily. Than you.

Fits just right and it is a parallel style.

Very expensive piece of plastic - should be part of handle and not sold as an extra.