Operation Manual

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SOLUTIONS TO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS
PROBLEMS POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS
The grounds are very
damp.
You haven't added enough
ground coffee.
Add more coffee.
The espresso ows
through too slowly.
The ground coffee is too
ne, too greasy or oury.
Choose a slightly more
granular coffee.
The lter holder is dirty. Clean the lter holder
according to the
instructions in paragraph
CLEANING AND
SERVICING - B. The filter
holder. Clean also the
lter.
The grid through which the
water passes is clogged.
When the appliance has
cooled, clean the grid with
a damp sponge.
Your appliance has a build-
up of limescale.
Descale your machine
according to the
instructions in the user
manual.
Water ows through the
lter after an espresso has
been made.
Premature limescale build-
up due to particularly hard
water.
Descale your machine
according to the
instructions in the user
manual.
Presence of marks in the
cup.
The lter holder is clogged. Clean the lter holder with
hot water.
The coffee is too ne. Use a slightly more
granular coffee.
The hinge on which the
lter holder is mounted is
clogged.
Clean the lter holder
mount and hinge with a
damp sponge.
No crema on the espresso. The coffee is too old. Use freshly ground coffee.
The coffee is not suitable
for espresso.
Use ner ground coffee.
There is too little coffee in
the lter.
Add ground coffee.
PROBLEMS POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS
The water tank leaks when
carried.
The valve at the bottom
of the tank is dirty or
defective.
Clean the water tank and
open the valve at the
bottom of the tank with a
nger.
The valve is blocked by
limescale.
Descale your machine
according to the
instructions in the user
manual.
Water is leaking under the
appliance.
There's an internal leak. Check that the tank is
tted correctly. If the leak
continues, do not use
the appliance, contact an
approved service centre.
The drip tray has not been
tted correctly.
Check that the drip tray is
pushed to the back of the
appliance.
The drip tray is overowing. Empty and carefully rinse
the drip tray and replace.
The cups have been lled
unequally.
The lter holder is clogged. Please refer to the
paragraph on CLEANING
AND SERVICING for
servicing your lter holder.
The pump is abnormally
hot.
There is no water in the
tank.
Fill the tank with water
and re-initiate the pump
(see paragraph: USING
FOR THE FIRST TIME).
Avoid emptying the tank
completely.
The espresso leaks over
the edges of the lter.
The lter holder is not
positioned correctly.
Put the lter holder in
place and lock it (turning it
from left to right as far as it
will go).
The rim of the lter holder
is encrusted with coffee
grounds.
Remove excessive coffee
grounds and clean the
grid through which water
passes with a damp
sponge.
The soft capsule is
positioned incorrectly.
Check that the soft
capsule has been inserted
correctly: the paper must
not protrude out of the
lter.