Trouble Shooting - ECM Elektronika II Prof User Manual

11 TROUBLE SHOOTING

Problem
Little or no crema on top of the
coffee.
Little or no crema on top of the
coffee.
Sparse coffee dispensing, only drop
by drop.
Weak "body".
Foam instead of crema.
The machine is switched on, but the
machine does not work.
The machine does not stop working
and takes in air.
Filter holder/ brew group is
dripping.
Different doses when preparing 1
espresso, 2 espresso etc.
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Possible Cause
The grind is not fine enough.
The coffee is too old.
There is too much chlorine in the
water.
The amount of ground coffee is not
enough.
The shower screen is dirty.
The grind is too fine.
There is too much ground coffee.
The grind is not fine enough.
The coffee is old.
The amount of ground coffee is not
enough.
The shower screen is dirty.
The beans are improper.
The setting of the coffee grinder is
not suited for the coffee beans in
use.
The buttons of the control panel
flash: there is not enough water in
the water tank.
Water was refilled, the buttons of
the control panel flash.
The water tank is not seated
properly.
Machine in use with direct water
connection, but switch in
position "0" (=position water tank).
Machine does not take in water.
Machine in use with water tank, but
switch in position "1" (= position
direct water connection).
Filter holder is not fixed properly.
Group gasket is broken.
Different quantities of coffee.
Different grinding degree.
Irregular tamping.
Different types of coffee.
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Troubleshooting
Use a finer grind.
Tamp the ground coffee more
firmly.
Reduce the brewing pressure.
Use fresh coffee.
Use a chlorine filter.
Use the right amount of coffee:
Approx. 7 g of coffee for each cup.
Clean the brew group.
Increase the grind.
Tamp ground coffee only slightly.
Increase the brewing-pressure.
Use approx. 7 g of coffee for every
cup.
Reduce the grind.
Use fresh coffee.
Use approx. 7 g of coffee for each
cup.
Clean the shower screen.
Use another coffee bean.
Adjust the coffee grinder (When
changing the coffee beans, changing
the grind can also be necessary.)
Refill water.
Switch on/off the machine.
Make sure that the floater in the
water tank is in the correct position.
(The side of the floater with the
magnet point must face towards the
inside of the machine. The floater
itself must be inserted with the
magnet point on the lower part of
the floater side.)
Seat the water tank properly.
Switch to position "1" (=position
direct water connection).
Switch to position "0" (=position
water tank).
Fix the filter holder properly.
Change group gasket and shower
screen.
Make sure to maintain the same
parameters.
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