Honestly, We wash ours every 5-7 days, we use it every day and use full cream milk, light or skim you might find it not so built up.
Always, always use the rinse cycle after using (the machine prompts you to automatically) and wipe it down after that.
Important to also not over fill the jug as the milk starts to go yucky inside the cap seal.

The outlet of the milk carafe gets gunky (inside) and I'd highly suggest buying some milk system cleaner, which you add to a jug of warm water and let the parts soak, it cleans all milk fat residue etc. Oh and some straw brushes! Helps get into the small parts.

About twice a week I empty the milk out, clean the thing without dismantling it by running it under hot water, then fill the milk carafe with hot water and insert it back in to the machine. I then run a couple of hot milk drinks with the hot water (no milk) to thoroughly clean out the milk lines. About one a month I do the same thing with diluted bleach. Then clean out the bleach with hot water, as above.

Maybe once a month or two dismantle the thing. But why bother? The inside of the milk lines are clean.

That's what my coffee machine mechanic taught me.

Generally speaking, things usually work better if you throw away the instruction manual without reading it. (:

We spent $2500 on a Jura and it was lukewarm, it frustrated the hell out of us that we still had to microwave our lattes.

We bought this one and do not regret our choice.

I took some temperatures for you: (on the high temp setting) and with the milk carafe straight out of the fridge.

Latte: 40ml espresso and 180ml milk was 62 degrees after sugared and stirred.

Long black coffee: 120ml was 52 degrees.

I hope that helps.

Thank you.

Don't worry. On full heat setting, the coffee from this machine will burn your mouth! I like VERY hot coffee, but I set this machine on the minimum heat setting. On full heat setting this coffee would melt through steel!!!

The Cardona range was released in Australia early 2020.
The machine does dispense hot water. There is a little attachment which you will need to change for when you want hot water, and then remove to attach the milk carafe as they use the same outlet.

Have a look on Appliances Online and they carry some Gaggia models and are well priced. They should deliver to Adelaide

If you buy this fantastic coffee machine you will NEVER drink tea again! (:

Ok, you’ve convinced me.