Graef contessa, Operating Instructions Manual

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Error Possible cause Remedy
Water flows through too
quickly.
Water flows through too
slowly.
Water/espresso escapes only
drop by drop.
Espresso is too cold or luke-
warm.
Espresso does not have cream.
The coffee grounds are too
coarse.
The coffee grounds have not
been sufficiently pressed.
(tamped)
There are too little coffee
grounds in the group handle.
The coffee grounds are
ground too fine.
The coffee grounds have been
pressed (tamped) too firmly.
Group handle is clogged.
The unit is calcified.
The brewing unit filter is dirty.
Cups, filter insert and group
handle are cold.
Maybe the milk was not
sufficiently warmed up when
the Cappuccino or Latte were
made.
The roast coffee is too old or
too dry.
The coffee grounds are too
coarse.
The coffee beans were stored
too long or too warm.
Faulty packaging (flavours are
volatile)
Use finer coffee grounds.
Tamp the coffee grounds a bit
firmer.
Fill in more coffee grounds.
Set a coarser grinding level.
Tamp the coffee grounds ap-
plying a bit of pressure.
Empty the group handle and
fill it with coffee grounds.
Make sure you do not press
the coffee grounds too firmly
and the coffee grounds are
not ground to fine.
Descale the unit.
Clean the brewing unit filter.
Warm up cups, filter insert
and group handle once.
Continue warming up the
milk, but without bringing it
to the boil.
Use fresh beans.
Set a finer grinding level.
Pay attention to the storage
location. Do not put the beans
into the refrigerator.
Leave the coffee beans within
the original packaging.