Problem solving

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSES

SOLUTION

 

 

 

Espresso coffee no longer

• Lack of water in the tank.

• Fill the water tank.

comes out.

• The holes in the filter

• Clean the holes in the

 

holder are blocked.

spouts.

 

• The outlet of the espres-

• Clean as indicated in

 

so boiler is blocked.

the “Cleaning the

 

 

espresso boiler outlet”

 

 

section.

 

• The tank is badly inserted

• Press the tank lightly so

 

and the valve at the bot-

as to open the valve at

 

tom is not open.

the bottom.

 

 

 

Espresso coffee drips from

• The filter holder is badly

• Attach the filter holder

the edges of the filter

inserted.

correctly by rotating

holder, instead of from its

• The gasket of the espres-

firmly as far as it will go.

holes.

• Have the espresso boil-

so boiler has lost elastici-

er gasket replaced at an

 

 

ty.

Service Centre

 

• The holes in the filter

• Clean the holes in the

 

holder are blocked.

filter holder.

 

 

 

The espresso coffee is

• The ‘OK’ pilot light was not

• Wait until the OK pilot

cold.

on when the coffee deliv-

light comes on.

 

ery switch was pressed.

 

 

• The preheating was not

• Carry out the preheat-

 

carried out.

ing as indicated in the

 

 

“Preheating the coffee

 

 

unit” section.

 

• The cups were not pre-

• Preheat the cups by

 

heated.

rinsing them in hot

 

 

water.

 

 

 

The pump is too noisy.

• The water tank is empty.

• Fill the water tank

 

• The tank is inserted

• Press the tank lightly to

 

wrongly and the valve at

open the valve at the

 

the bottom is not open.

bottom.

 

 

 

The coffee crema is light-

• The ground coffee has

• Tamper the ground cof-

coloured (the coffee comes

not been pressed enough.

fee down more.

out quickly from the

• The quantity of ground

• Increase the quantity of

spout).

coffee is scarce.

coffee.

• The coffee is not ground

• Only use coffee specifi-

 

 

finely enough.

cally ground for espres-

 

 

so coffee machines.

 

 

 

Coffee Maker

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EC330 specifications

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