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8- TROUBLESHOOTING - CAUSES AND REMEDIES

The following table lists a number of troubles that may occur dur- ing the working life of the machine.

When the symbolappears in the “remedy” column it means that the intervention must be carried out by the Maintenance tech- nician.

 

TROUBLE

CAUSE

REMEDY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine does not switch on

The machine is not powered up

Check that the plug is connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check that the multi-pole switch (if present) is

 

 

 

 

on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the electrical circuit fuses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check electrical connections

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display shows message

The grounds tray is full

Empty the grounds tray and refit it correctly

“EMPTY GROUNDS”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grinding error

The coffee grinder is jammed

Clean the coffee grinder

 

 

 

 

(see “7.3 Jamming of coffee grinder”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instead of coffee only water is dispensed

The pre-ground coffee selection key has been

Insert the dose in the slot and repeat the cycle

 

 

pressed but no powder coffee was inserted in

 

 

 

 

the relevant slot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No water or steam are dispensed

The hole of the steam/hot water spout is

Clean with a fine needle

 

 

clogged up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The coffee is dispensed too quickly

Grinding is too coarse

Adjust it on finer grinding

 

 

 

 

 

 

The coffee is dispensed too slowly

Grinding is too fine

Adjust it on coarser grinding

 

 

 

 

 

 

The coffee isn’t hot enough

The cup is not pre-heated

Pre-heat the cup on the heating plate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine has not reached yet the correct

Wait for correct temperature to be reached

 

 

temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The coffee is not creamy enough

The blend is not suitable, the coffee is not fresh-

Change coffee blend or check the grinding (if

 

 

ly roasted, and the ground coffee is either too

pre-ground)

 

 

fine or too coarse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machine takes too long to heat up, the

The machine circuit is clogged up by lime-

Descale machine

water delivery is very limited

stone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dispensing unit cannot be removed

The coffee dispenser unit is not in its proper

Switch machine off and on through the main

 

 

base position (N)

switch

 

 

 

 

The dispensing unit cannot be inserted

The coffee dispenser unit is not in its proper

Manually rotate the unit until the basic position

 

 

base position (N)

(N) is reached. Make the mark on the shaft coin-

 

 

 

 

cide with arrow N (see fig. 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saeco Coffee Makers CAP001/A manual Troubleshooting Causes and Remedies

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