Breville BDC550XL Machine takes a, Long time to brew, Machine uses a lot, Amount brewed, Much

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem	POSSIBLE CAUSES	WHAT TO DO
Machine takes a	The Brew IQ® System will	If you would like to reduce the
long time to brew	intelligently pre-heat and	overall brewing time and are using
	dose grinds for optimum	SINGLE CUP mode, select a lower
	temperature and taste.	flavor setting. The ‘LITE’ setting will
	This may result in longer	steep for less time, however this will
	grinding, pre-heating and	produce a lighter flavored coffee.
	brewing times than what
	you are normally used to.
Machine uses a lot	The Brew IQ® System	If you would like to use less coffee
of coffee	has been calibrated to	beans, select a lower strength
	dose the optimum water	setting.
	to coffee grinds ratio to
	achieve the best flavor
	profile. Depending on the
	strength setting selected,
	this may result in more
	coffee being ground than
	what you are normally
	used to. However the
	result will be a bolder,
	more full-flavored coffee.
Amount brewed	There is excessive	De-scale the machine. Refer to
is too little / too	mineral build-up affecting	‘Removing Calcium Build-Up’,
much	the performance of the	page 27.
	machine.
	The volume calibrations	Recalibrate the machine by
	need to be reset.	flushing it twice. Refer to ‘Using
		the YouBrew® Glass - Carafe Mode.
		First Time Use Only’, page 14.
	The water tank was filled	Always fill the water tank before
	once the coffee machine	starting a brewing cycle. Never fill
	had already started a	during a brewing cycle.
	brewing cycle.
	The brew sizes are
	approximate only. Actual
	amounts may vary due
	to the type of filter used,
	the coffee bean size, roast,
	blend and freshness,
	or amount and type of
	pre-ground coffee used.
	These factors affect the
	amount of water retained
	by the coffee grounds.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem	POSSIBLE CAUSES	WHAT TO DO
I cannot select	The minimum carafe	Press open the flip-top water tank
a certain carafe	amount is 2 cups, while	lid. Pour the desired amount of
amount	the maximum is the	cold, preferably filtered water. This
	number of cups of water	amount will be brewed.
	in the tank, up to 12 cups.
My cup does not	The maximum cup or	Remove the drip tray at the base
fit under the drip	travel mug dimensions	of the machine. Press the OPEN
stop outlet.	are 7.5” height, 2¾"	button to open the swing-out door.
	diameter.	Insert the cup/mug into the drip
		tray cavity before closing the
		swing-out door.
I regularly switch		Buy an additional bean hopper to
beans		make transfer and storage of beans
		easier.
		To grind out any residual coffee
		beans, lock an empty bean hopper
		onto the machine. Completely fill
		the water tank, select ‘12 CUPS’ and
		the ‘INTENSE’ strength setting.
		Press the START CANCEL button.
		When the grinder stops grinding,
		press the START CANCEL button
		to cancel the cycle. Remove the
		coffee grinds from the coffee basket.
‘DE-SCALE’ on	There is excessive	Remove the ‘DE-SCALE’ icon by
LCD screen	mineral build-up affecting	pressing the SINGLE CUP and
	the performance of the	CARAFE button together, then
	machine.	de-scale the machine. Refer to
		‘Removing Calcium Build-Up’,
		page 27.
I want to empty the		Refer to ‘Empty the Water Tank’,
water tank		page 27.
Water is leaking	Water tank is overfilled.	Do not exceed the 12 cup maximum.
from the back of		The machine will beep when full
the machine		and the water level float will rise to
		indicate the maximum level.
Steam when	This is normal.
grinding and	It is the rear steam vent
brewing	releasing steam.

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