DeLonghi EC 152 CD manual Problem Possible causes Solution, Quickly from the spout

	Troubleshooting
Problem	Possible causes	Solution
Espresso cofee does not low out	No water in the tank	Fill the water tank
	The holes in the ilter-holder are blocked	Clean the holes in the ilter-holder spouts
	The espresso boiler outlet is blocked	Clean as indicated in the “Cleaning the boiler outlet”
		paragraph
Espresso cofee drips from the edges of	The ilter-holder is inserted incorrectly	Attach the ilter-holder correctly and turn it fully
the ilter-holder instead of through the		to the right
holes	The espresso boiler gasket has lost elasticity	Replace the espresso boiler gasket: contact Customer
		Services
	The holes in the ilter-holder spout are blocked	Clean the holes in the spouts.
The espresso cofee is cold	The espresso OK light is not on when the cofee	Wait for the OK light to switch on
	button is pressed
	Pre-heating has not been carried out	Pre-heat as indicated in the paragraph
	The cups have not been pre-heated	Pre-heat the cups using hot water or leaving them
		for at least 20 minutes on the cup warmer plate
		on the lid
Loud pump noise	The water tank is empty	Fill the water tank
	The tank is inserted incorrectly and the valve on the	Press the tank lightly to open the valve on the
	bottom is not open	bottom
The cofee cream is light (cofee lows	The ground cofee has not been suiciently pressed	Tamper the ground cofee more (ig. 10)
quickly from the spout)
	Not enough ground cofee	Increase the amount of ground cofee
	The cofee is not ground inely enough	Only use cofee ground speciically for espresso
		cofee machines
	Incorrect type of ground cofee	Change the quality of the ground cofee
The cofee cream is dark (the cofee	The ground cofee is too tightly pressed	Decrease the amount of ground cofee
lows slowly from the spout)
	Too much ground cofee	Reduce the quantity of ground cofee
	The espresso boiler outlet is blocked	Clean as indicated in “Cleaning the ilter”
	The ilter is blocked	Only use cofee ground speciically for espresso cofee
		machines and it must not be damp
	The cofee is too inely ground	Change the quality of the ground cofee powder
	The ground cofee is too ine or is damp	Only use cofee ground speciically for espresso cofee
		machines and it must not be damp
	Incorrect type of ground cofee	Change the quality of the ground cofee powder
The milk does not froth when making a	Milk not cold enough	Always use milk at refrigerator temperature
cappuccino
	Cappucccino maker is dirty	Carefully clean the holes in the cappuccino nozzle, in
		particular, those indicated in igure 20

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