DeLonghi BAR 32 manual Problem, Possible Causes, Solution, EC190/200 GB 2-01-2003 1024 Pagina

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PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSES	SOLUTION
Espresso coffee no longer	•The coffee is damp and/or	• Prepare the coffee again, pressing it more
comes out.	excessively pressed	lightly and/or changing the powder
	• The holes in the filter holder spouts	• Clean the holes in the spouts.
	are blocked.	• Clean as indicated in the “Cleaning
	• The outlet of the espresso boiler is	the espresso boiler outlet” section.
	blocked.	• Press the tank lightly so as to open
	• The tank is badly inserted and the	the valve at the bottom.
	valve at the bottom is not open.
Espresso coffee drips from the	• The filter holder is badly inserted.	•Attach the filter holder on correctly and
		turn it all the way.
edges of the filter holder,	• The gasket of the espresso boiler has
instead of from its holes.		• Have the espresso boiler gasket replaced
	lost elasticity.	at an Service Centre
	• The holes in the filter holder spouts	• Clean the holes in the spouts.
	are blocked.
The espresso coffee is cold.	• The ‘OK’ pilot light was not on when	• Wait until the OK pilot light comes on
	the coffee delivery switch was pressed.	• Carry out the preheating as indica ted in
	• The preheating was not carried out
		the “Preheating the coffee unit” section.
	•The cups were not preheated
		.•Preheat the cups by rinsing them in hot
		water.

The pump is too noisy.

•The water tank is empty.

•The tank is inserted wrongly and the valve at the bottom is not open.

•Fill the tank.

•Press the tank lightly so as to open the valve at the bottom.

The coffee cream is light-	• The ground coffee has not been	• Tamper the ground coffee down
	pressed enough.	more.
coloured (the coffee comes
out quickly from the spout).	• The quantity of ground coffee is	• Increase the quantity of coffee.
	scarce.
	• The quantity of ground coffee is too	•Change the quality of ground coffee
	much	• Decrease the quantity of ground cof
	• Unsuitable quality of ground coffee.
		fee.
	• The ground coffee is too tightly	• Press the coffee less.
The coffee cream is dark (the	pressed	•Clean the outlet as described in
coffee comes out slowly from	.•The espresso boiler outlet is blocked
the spout).		“Cleaning the espresso boiler outlet”
	• The quantity of ground coffee is too	section.
		• Decrease the quantity of ground cof
	much.	fee.
	•Unsuitable quality of ground coffee.	• Change the quality of ground coffee
	• The coffee is too finely ground.	• Only use ground coffee for espresso
		coffee makers. Do not use damp coffee.

The coffee has an acidic taste.

•The unit was not sufficiently rinsed after the descaling process procedure.

•Rinse the unit as described in the “descaling” section.

The milk does not froth when making a cappuccino.

•The milk is not cold enough.

•The cappuccino maker is dirty.

•Always use milk at refrigerator tem perature.

•Clean the holes of the cappucino maker, especially those shown in fig. 21

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