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PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
The espresso coffee is cold
The cups were not preheated
See section “10. CUP WARMER (FIG. 16)”
Scale in the water circuit
Descale as described in section “14. DESCALING”
The pump is excessively noisy
The water tank (A8) is empty
Fill the tank
The tank (A8) is not correctly in place and
the valve on the bottom is not open
Press the tank forwards lightly to open the valve
on the bottom
There are air bubbles in the tank
connector
Follow the instructions in section “12. DELIVERING
HOT WATER AND STEAM” until water is delivered
The coffee froth is too dark
(delivered from the spout too
slowly)
The ground coffee is pressed down too
firmly
Press the coffee down less firmly
The quantity of ground coffee is too high Reduce the quantity of ground coffee
The espresso boiler outlet (A5) is blocked Clean as described in section “13.5 CLEANING THE
BOILER OUTLET”
The filter and removable perforated filter
are blocked
Clean as described in section “13.4 CLEANING THE
COFFEE FILTERS”
The ground coffee is too fine or damp
Use only ground coffee for espresso coffee makers
and make sure it is not damp
Scale in the water circuit
Descale as described in section “14. DESCALING”
The coffee has an acid taste
Inadequate rinsing after descaling
After descaling rinse the appliance as indicated in
section “14. DESCALING”
The milk contains large bub-
bles and squirts out of the milk
spout (D3) or there is little froth
The milk is not cold enough or is not
semi-skimmed.
Use skimmed or semi-skimmed milk at refrigerator
temperature (about 5° C). If the result is not as ex-
pected, try a different brand of milk.
The froth regulator (fig. 23) on the milk
frother lid (D1) is incorrectly adjusted.
Adjust according to the instructions in section”11.
MAKING CAPPUCCINOS AND MILK-BASED
COFFEES”
The milk container lid (D1) is dirty
Clean the cappuccino lid as described in section
“13.7 CLEANING THE MILK CONTAINER”.
The milk container/water spout connec-
tor (A2) is dirty
Clean the connection nozzle as described in section
“13.8 CLEANING THE MILK CONTAINER/WATER
SPOUT CONNECTOR”
