Mr. Coffee ECM3 manual Problems and Causes, Problem Causes

Problems and Causes

Problem	Causes
Coffee does not	No water in the tank.
come out	Coffee grind is too fine.
	Too much coffee in the filter.
	Pressure cap is not secure, steam is
	escaping.
	Machine was not turned on.

Coffee comes out too quickly

Coffee comes out around the edge of the filter holder

No steam is generated

Coffee is splattering out of spout

Milk is not foamy after brew frothing

Less than full amount of espresso brewed

Coffee grind is too coarse.

Not enough coffee in filter basket.

Filter holder is not inserted in the brew head properly.

There are coffee grounds around the filter basket rim.

There is too much coffee in the filter basket.

The water tank is empty.

There is too much water in the tank, no room for steam.

Machine was not turned on.

The water tank is empty or low, not enough pressure.

Did not begin frothing early enough in c y c l e .

Ran out of steam.

Used too much steam for frothing. Ran out of water.

CAUTION - PRESSURE

in order to avoid possible burns to bodily parts and/or other Injury from hot steam, etc. NEVER open the pressure cap while your Mr. Coffee Espresso Maker is turned on or as long as there is pressure in the water tank.

in order to check if the machine is under pressure, proceed as follows:

1. Turn the selector control knob to center line or off and unplug the machine.

2.Open the steam nozzle by slowly turning the knob downward. if steam comes out of the nozzle, then the water tank is still-under pressure. Close the steam control knob.

3.To release the pressure, hold a pitcher with some water under the steam nozzle and immerse the nozzle in the water. Slowly open the steam control knob and release the steam.

4.When steam nozzle stops releasing steam, the pressure cap can be removed.

5.Close the steam control knob by turning it back to the indented cen- ter line.

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