DeLonghi EC710 manual Problem solving, The espresso coffee is, cold, comes out, holes, spout

Problem solving

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSES	SOLUTION
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 rins-
	heated.	ing them in hot water or
		placing them to preheat
		on the top plate for at
		least 15-20 minutes.
Espresso coffee no longer	• No water in the tank	• Fill the water tank
comes out	• The holes in the filter	• Clean the holes in the
	holder are blocked	filter holder described
		in the chapter "Cleaning
		the boiler outlet"
	• The outlet of the espres-	• Clean as indicated in the
	so boiler is blocked.	“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
The espresso coffee drips	• The filter holder is not	• Attach the filter holder
from the edges of the filter	inserted correctly.	correctly by rotating
holder instead of from its	• The espresso boiler gas-	firmly as far as it will go.
holes		• Have the boiler espres-
	ket has lost elasticity	so gasket replaced at a
		Service Centre
	• The holes in the filter	• Clean the holes in the
	holder are blocked	filter holder
The pump is too noisy.	• The water tank is empty.	• Fill the water tank
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	• Not enough ground cof-	• Increase the quantity of
spout).	fee used	coffee.
	• The coffee is not ground	• Only use coffee specifi-
	finely enough.	cally ground for espres-
		so coffee machines.

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