Refactor setInterval to Observable.interval

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Current behavior
Intervals are executed using setInterval().

Expected/desired behavior
Intervals use RxJS Observable.interval().

What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior?
It's best practice. Also, Subscription is a more "Angular way" and can be used to terminate the interval.