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PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSES		WHAT TO DO
Machine does not	•	STEAM/HOT WATER	Turn the STEAM/HOT
heat up.		dial is not in the	WATER dial to the STANDBY
STEAM/HOT WATER		STANDBY position.	position. Machine will
			commence heating.
light flashes when the
machine is turned
On.
Water does not flow	• Machine has not reached		Allow time for the machine to
from the group head.		operating temperature.	reach operating temperature.
No hot water.			The POWER button light will
			stop flashing and all button
			lights on the control panel will
			illuminate when ready.
	• Water tank is empty.		Fill tank.
	• Water tank is not fully		Push water tank down
		inserted and locked into	completely to lock into place.
		position.
	• Machine needs to be		Refer to “Decalcifying”,
		decalcified.	page 24.
	• Coffee is ground too		See below, “Espresso only drips
		finely and/or too much	from the portafilter spouts.”
		coffee in filter basket
		and/or over tamping.
Espresso only drips	• Coffee is ground too		Use slightly coarser grind.
from the portafilter		finely.
spouts.
	• Too much coffee in the		Lower dose of coffee. As a
		filter basket.	guide to dose, the top edge of
			the metal cap on the tamper
			should be level with the top
			of the filter basket AFTER the
			coffee has been tamped with
			30-40lbs (15-20kg) of pressure.
	•	Coffee tamped too	Tamp between 30-40lbs or
		firmly.	15-20kg of pressure.
	• Water tank is empty.		Fill tank.
	• Water tank is not fully		Push water tank down
		inserted and locked into	completely to lock into place.
		position.

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