ECM Mechanika IV Due, Instruction Manual

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Instruction manual MECHANIKA & TECHNIKA PROFI DUE
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11 TROUBLE SHOOTING
Problem Possible Cause Trouble-shooting
The grinding degree is not fine
enough
Use a finer grinding degree.
Tamp the ground coffee more firmly.
Reduce the brewing pressure.
The coffee mixture is too old. Use fresh coffee
There is too much chlorine in the
water.
Use a chlorine filter.
The amount of ground coffee is not
enough. Take the right coffee amount:
Use approx. 7 g of coffee for each
cup.
Little or no crema on the top of the
coffee
The net filter is dirty. Clean the brewing group.
The grinding is too fine.
Increase the grinding degree.
Tamp the ground coffee only
slightly.
Increase the brewing pressure.
Sparse coffee dispensing, only drop
by drop
There is too much ground coffee.
Use approx. 7 g of coffee for every
cup.
The grinding degree is not fine
enough.
Reduce the grinding degree.
The coffee is old. Use fresh coffee.
The amount of ground coffee is not
enough. Use approx. 7 g of coffee for each
cup.
Weak “body”
The net filter is dirty. Clean the net filter.
The coffee mixture is improper Use another coffee mixture
Foam instead of crema
The grinding degree of the coffee
grinder is not suited for the coffee
mixture in use
Adjust the coffee grinder (When
changing the coffee mixture,
changing the grinding degree can
also be necessary.)
The orange control lamp is switched
off: there is not enough water in the
water tank.
Refill water.
Water was refilled, the orange
control lamp is switched off.
Switch on/off the machine.
Make sure that the floater in the
water tank is in the right position.
(The side of the floater with the
magnet point should face towards
the inside of the machine. The
floater itself should be inserted with
the magnet point on the lower part
of the floater side.)
The machine is switched on, but the
machine does not work.
The water tank is not fixed properly. Fix the water tank properly.
Filter holder is not fixed properly. Fix the filter holder properly. Filter holder/ brewing group is
dripping
Group gasket is broken. Change group gasket and net filter.
If the machine has not been used for a longer period of time, it is recommended to
.. clean the group (see instructions, page 25). After this, please do not clamp the filter holder back to the group.
.. empty the boiler . Switch the machine off (power switch in position “0”) and open the hot water dispenser. Due to
the boiler pressure, the boiler water is now discharged by the hot water dispenser. Close the hot water handle again
after emptying the boiler. To restart the machine, see chapter “First use”.