Mr. Coffee ECM22 How To Prepare Quality Coffee, Espresso Machine Problems And Causes, Solution

ESPRESSO MACHINE PROBLEMS AND CAUSES

Your MR. COFFEE® Coffeemaker has been carefully designed to give you many years of trouble-free service. In the unlikely event that your new coffeemaker does not operate satisfactorily, please review the following potential problems and try the steps recommended BEFORE you call an Authorized Sunbeam Service Center.

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	SOLUTION
Coffee does	• No water in Reservoir	• Add water to Water Reservoir
not come out	• Coffee grind is too fine	• Grind coffee to medium ground
	• Too much coffee in the Filter	• Fill Filter only to 4-cup mark
	• Cap is not secure, steam is escaping	• Tighten cap
	• Appliance not turned on or	• Plug in Power Cord
	plugged in	• Refill Filter with Espresso
	• Coffee has been tamped /	Ground coffee and GENTLY tamp
	compressed too much
Coffee comes	• Filter Holder not rotated to Lock	• Rotate Filter Holder to Full
out around the	Position	Lock Position
edge of the Filter	• Coffee grounds around edge of	• Wipe off excess grounds
Holder
	basket rim	from rim of Filter
	• Too much coffee in the filter basket	• Fill Filter only to 4-cup mark
Unable to steam	• Water Reservoir is empty	• Add water to Water Reservoir
	• Unit is not turned on	• Fill only to 4 cup mark
	• Frothing Arm is blocked	• Fill Filter following Ingredient
		& Measuring guide
		• Plug in power cord. Slowly turn
		Control Knob to STEAM position
		• Following frothing stage,
		operate frothing function for 1 –
		2 seconds to extract excess milk.
		Or, turn off unit, allow unit to
		cool, unplug unit and clean out
		frothing tube with a needle.
Milk is not foamy	• Not enough water in Water	• Follow Cappuccino Ingredient
after frothing	Reservoir to Steam	& Measuring Guide paying
	• Milk is not cold	particular attention to Water
	• Whole milk	measurements
		• CHILL MILK and frothing pitcher
		• For best reults, use 1% or skim
Coffee comes	• Coffee is ground too coarse	• Use a finer grind of espresso
out too quickly	• Not enough coffee in the Filter	coffee
		• Follow Espresso Ingredient
		& Measuring Guide
Coffee is	• Water tank is empty or low, not	• Once unit has cooled, use more
splattering out	enough pressure	water to brew espresso
of frothing tube

Do you still have questions? You can call us toll-free at the MR. COFFEE® Consumer Service Department, 1-800-MR COFFEE (1-800-672-6333) or you can visit us at www.mrcoffee.com.

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HOW TO PREPARE QUALITY COFFEE

SELECTING AND MEASURING GROUND COFFEE

For best results, use coffee ground for use with automatic drip coffeemakers. The amounts shown below are suggested amounts.

TO BREW USE THIS AMOUNT OF GROUND COFFEE

10 cups	7.5 tablespoons
8 cups	6.5 tablespoons
6 cups	4.5 tablespoons
4 cups	3 tablespoons

Note: Soft Water Usage

In some cases, the combination of soft water with decaffeinated coffee may cause the coffeemaker to overflow. It is recommended to either reduce the amount of ground coffee used or to brew fewer cups of coffee at a time.

HOW TO BREW COFFEE

1.Open the lid and insert the permanent filter included or a 10–12 cup cone paper filter in the removable filter basket.

2.Add the desired amount of ground coffee to the filter, making sure the grounds are level in the filter.

3.Fill the reservoir with the desired amount of water.

4.Place the carafe on the warming plate.

Make sure the carafe is accurately centered on the warming plate or the water and grounds will overflow from the brew basket.

5.To begin brewing, press the switch to ON.

The ON/OFF switch will light, indicating that the coffeemaker is on and the brew cycle will begin. When the coffee stops flowing, the brew cycle is complete.

While the coffee is brewing, the Pause ’n Serve feature allows you to sneak a cup of coffee from the carafe. REPLACE THE Carafe ON THE WARMING PLATE WITHIN 30 SECONDS TO PREVENT OVERFLOW AND POSSIBLE INJURY.

If the brew basket overflows or fails to empty into the carafe, do not open the brew basket. Unplug the coffeemaker and wait for the contents to cool before handling. The problem is most likely the filter basket not being locked into the appliance. See Step 8 below for more information.

6.To turn off the coffeemaker, press the switch to Off.

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