Simple Troubleshooting - Siemens CT636LE SERIES Instruction Manual

Simple troubleshooting

Problem
Strongly fluctuating coffee
or milk froth quality (eg
fluctuation in quantity or
milk froth spraying)
Drinks cannot be
dispensed
The drink runs out at
the entire outlet during
dispensing
Too little milk froth, none
at all, or the milk system
is not taking in any milk
The personally selected
volume is not reached
Coffee dispensing slows
to a trickle or stops
completely
Hot water milky or tastes
of coffee
Coffee has no "crema"
Cause
Build-up of limescale in the
appliance
The suction pipe is blocked
Beverage outlet or one of the
3 connections are blocked
Lower part of the beverage
outlet is missing
Build-up of limescale in the
appliance
Beverage outlet or one of the
3 connections are blocked
Milk not suitable for foaming
Beverage outlet or the milk
tubes are not correctly
assembled
The suction pipe is blocked
Coffee is ground too finely.
Preground coffee is too fine.
Heavy build-up of limescale in
the appliance
The brewing unit is soiled
Milk tube has not been
removed
Milk or coffee residue in the
beverage outlet
Unsuitable type of coffee
The beans are no longer
fresh
The grinding level is not
suitable for the beans
Simple troubleshooting
Solution
Descale the appliance accord-
ing to the instructions, see the
section "Service programmes"
Clean the suction pipe
Clean the beverage outlet and
the connections
Attach the lower part, see
the section "Cleaning the
milk system"
Descale the appliance accord-
ing to the instructions, see the
section "Service programmes"
Clean the beverage outlet and
the connections
Do not use milk that has
already been boiled Use cold
milk with a fat content of at
least 15%
Moisten the individual parts and
put them together again
Clean the suction pipe
Adjust the grinding level to a
coarser setting Use a coarser
ground coffee
Descale the appliance accord-
ing to the instructions, see the
section "Service programmes"
Clean brewing unit, see chapter
"Cleaning the brewing unit"
Remove the milk tube from the
milk container
Clean the beverage outlet
Use a type of coffee with a
higher proportion of robusta
beans
Use fresh beans
Adjust the grinding unit to a
finer setting.
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