DeLonghi ECAM28.46X, GB, DE Troubleshooting, alternating with, Problem, Possible Cause, Solution

GENERAL ALARM	The inside of the appliance is very dirty.	Clean the inside of the appliance thoroughly,
		as described in the section “Cleaning and
		maintenance”. If the message is still displayed
		after cleaning, contact a service centre.
EMPTY CIRCUIT FILL CIRCUIT	The water circuit is empty.	Press OK to deliver water from the spout (A14)
alternating with		until it flows out normally.
Hot water press OK
REPLACE FILTER	The water filter is exhausted.	Replace the filter or remove it as described in
		the section “Water filter”.
SET DIAL TO CLEAN	Milk has been delivered recently and the tubes	Turn the froth adjustment dial to CLEAN.
	inside the milk container must be cleaned.
INSERT WATER SPOUT	The hot water spout is not inserted or is	Insert the water spout (D3) as far as it will go.
	inserted incorrectly.
INSERT MILK CONTAINER	The milk container is not inserted correctly.	Insert the milk container (fig. 21) as far as it
		will go.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Below is a list of some of the possible malfunctions.

If the problem cannot be resolved as described, contact Customer Services.

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	SOLUTION
The coffee is not hot	The cups were not preheated.	•	Enable the cup warmer, leave the cups at
			least 20 minutes to warm up.
		•	Warm the cups by rinsing them with hot
			water (N.B. you can use the hot water
			function).
	The infuser has cooled down because	Before making the coffee, warm the infuser by
	2/3 minutes have elapsed since the last	using the Rinsing function to perform a rinse
	coffee was made.	cycle (page 10).
	Low coffee temperature is set.	In the menu, set a higher coffee temperature.
The coffee is thin or not creamy	The coffee is ground too coarsely.	Turn the grinding adjustment dial one click an-
enough.		ticlockwise towards “1” while the coffee mill is
		in operation (fig. 12).
		Continue one click at a time until coffee delive-
		ry is satisfactory. The effect is only visible after
		delivering 2 coffees (see the section:“adjusting
		the coffee mill” on page 12).
	The coffee is unsuitable.	Use pre-ground coffee for espresso coffee ma-
		kers
The coffee is delivered too slowly or a	The coffee is ground too finely.	Turn the grinding adjustment dial one click
drop at a time.		clockwise towards “7” while the coffee mill is
		in operation (fig. 12).
		Continue one click at a time until coffee delive-
		ry is satisfactory. The effect is only visible after
		delivering two coffees. (see the section “adju-
		sting the coffee mill” on page 12).

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