ULKA is the world's most common vibration pump sold today - made outside Milan Italy by the CEME group.
Pumps have an average life of between 15-30,000 cups (4- 8 years) and lose their ability to extract at 9 bars of pressure over time.
Why replace your vibration coffee pump?
If, when you turn the coffee switch on, you get no water, you may need to replace the pump.
If your pump is 4 years or older, you are getting less coffee crema than you used to get, and then the pump pressure is fading - time to get a new one.
Easy to install:
You just need a screwdriver and a spanner to remove the pump.
So my 16 year old Gaggia Classic was dead. The internet said I should expect to get 4 years from my pump so it owed me nothing. But instead of junking it and paying €400 for a new one, this simple replacement did the job. Fully up and running again with creama goodness. Perfect new part, great instructions, including a full exploded diagram of the machine and great advice about using PTFE tape. Thank you