Trouble Shooting Guide continued

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

WHAT TO DO

No espresso/coffee,

Foreign matter is caught in the

Turn the machine off and remove

only water is running

grinding mechanism stopping

the hopper. Clean away any coffee

out

the beans from moving through

beans in and around the grinding

 

the grinder.

mechanism. Remove the grinding

 

 

ring and with the cleaning brush or

 

 

tweezers remove any foreign

 

 

matter. See page 26, Removing

 

 

foreign matter from the grinding

 

 

mechanism.

 

 

 

 

Coffee bean hopper is not

The grinder is working however

 

fitted correctly.

there is no sound of coffee beans

 

 

grinding. Remove the hopper and

 

 

empty the coffee beans into a

 

 

container. Replace the hopper onto

 

 

the grinding mechanism, check

 

 

that the lock on the base of the

 

 

hopper opens once it is in the

 

 

coffee bean position, if it remains

 

 

closed while turning the hopper,

 

 

remove the hopper and try

 

 

engaging it again. Therefore push

 

 

down on the hopper with pressure,

 

 

whilst turning.

 

 

 

 

Brewing unit is not

Should the grinder be working

 

in the correct position.

normally, remove the coffee waste

 

 

container after the espresso making

 

 

process and check to see if there

 

 

is any freshly ground coffee. In this

 

 

case turn the machine off, remove

 

 

and clean the brewing unit.

 

 

 

No espresso/coffee,

Coffee bean hopper is not in

Adjust the hopper so that the arrow

only water is running

the correct position.

on the base of hopper is aligned

out when using

 

with the pre-ground coffee arrow.

pre-ground coffee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pre-ground coffee

When the machine is turned on

 

receptacle was filled when the

it will go through an Auto Clean

 

machine was switched off.

cycle, this will discard any

 

 

coffee grinds from the coffee

 

 

brewing unit. Therefore ensure the

 

 

machine is on and in the pre-

 

 

ground position before adding

 

 

coffee.

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Sunbeam EM8800 manual Trouble Shooting Guide

EM8800 specifications

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