DeLonghi EC145 Manual page 12

Problem
Loud pump noise
The coffee crema is pale or very
thin (it flows quickly from the
spout)
The coffee crema is dark (it flows
slowly from the spout)
The milk does not froth when ma-
king a cappuccino
The appliance switches off
Possible cause
The water tank is empty
The tank is inserted incorrectly and the
valve on the bottom is not open
There is an air blockage in the tank.
The ground coffee has not been
sufficiently pressed
Not enough ground coffee
The coffee is not ground finely enough
Incorrect type of ground coffee
The ground coffee is too tightly pressed Tamper the coffee less (fig. 10)
Too much ground coffee
The espresso boiler outlet is blocked
The filter is blocked
The coffee is too finely ground
The ground coffee is too fine or is damp only use coffee ground specifically for espresso
Incorrect type of ground coffee
The milk is not cold enough
The cappuccino maker is dirty
The auto switch off intervened
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troubleshooting
Solution
fill the water tank
Press the tank lightly to open the valve on the
bottom
follow the instructions for "Production of Hot
Water" paragraph until water is delivered
Tamper the ground coffee more (fig. 10)
Increase the amount of ground coffee
only use coffee ground specifically for espresso
coffee machines
change the quality of the ground coffee
Decrease the amount of ground coffee
clean as indicated in the "cleaning the espresso
boiler outlet" chapter.
clean as indicated in the "cleaning the filter" par.
only use coffee ground specifically for espresso
coffee machines
coffee machines and it must not be too damp
change the quality of the ground coffee powder
Always use milk at refrigerator temperature
carefully clean the holes in the cappuccino maker,
in particular, those indicated in figure 19
Press the oN/off main switch to turn the
appliance on