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Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
The coffee is too weak (see note).
This may sometimes occur when the machine is automatically adjusting the dose.
Brew a few espressos as described in the section “Saeco Adapting System”.
The ceramic coffee grinder is set to a coarse grind.
Adjust the ceramic coffee grinder to a finer setting (see section “Adjust- ing the Ceramic Coffee Grinder”)
Coffee is brewed slowly (see The coffee grind is too fine. note).
Change coffee blend or adjust the grind as explained in section “Adjust- ing the Ceramic Coffee Grinder”.
The water circuit is not primed.
Fill the water tank with fresh water and dispense hot water.
The brew group is dirty.
Clean the brew group (section “Weekly Cleaning of the Brew Group”).
The drip tray gets filled al- though no water is drained.
Sometimes water is drained auto- matically by the machine into the drip tray to manage the rinsing of the circuits and ensure optimum machine performance.
This is seen as normal machine behaviour.
Note:
These problems can be considered normal if the coffee blend has been changed or if the machine has just been installed. In this case wait until the machine performs a