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The KES100 was built by Gaggia for Kitchenaid. Although they are arranged differently internally, most of the parts are reportedl yinterchangeable with those on the Classic-type machines. I'd guess that would include the group. Any 58mm tamper will therefore be fine. Something like this should do the trick http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IXF8O0C/ but you can find less attractive ones for half the price on Amazon if you aren't fussy.

It would probably originally have come with a small black plastic tamper (as many machines do) which is (a) useless and (b) immediately thrown away, hence not being included with the machine you picked up.

On my Instagram feed if it is a shot of the bottom of a naked portafilter, then that's going to be a video of the Gaggia in action. I posted two a week or two ago and there are more there if you want to comb through it.

>I was reading that you can use this steam wand on the Gaggia Classic, and I'm guessing they have the same steam wand standard? The little plastic piece at the end that I'm missing is about $20 so might as well do this upgrade for $20.

The plastic sleeve is really to make it easier, although I lost mine right away and never used it. LOL Whole Latte Love has a nice video explaining exactly how some of the various sleeves over steam wands work. They basically help you pull in the right amount of air but it can be done without the sleeve.

>Well that explains my confusion partly and why all the valves look different in my search. I guess it's just the pump then? Where the plastic water tube connects to the reservoir before the part the heats up. The brass part is the part right before the part that heats up.

If you look at it on the Partsguru exploded diagrams it shows that part as #47 on the Espresso Deluxe and #43 on the Espresso. Same part, "safety valve." Not sure what it is, but it's not a solenoid. My guess is that it's a valve that will release pressure if something blocks water from moving through the system.

>I have a large container of Dezcal that I used to descale it. Any reason to also use citric acid or should that cover it?

That works. Citric acid is super cheap, but if you already have Dezcal, then there you go!

That tamper looks like it'll work great. I doubt that handle is "rosewood" though. LOL For what it's worth, here's the one I have and it's super heavy and solid. http://www.amazon.com/SySrion-Stainless-Coffee-Tamper-Aluminum/dp/B00IXF8O0C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1463661384&sr=8-2&keywords=58mm+tamper.