Smeg ECF01 Instruction Manual page 24

Problem
The espresso's crema is
dark and comes out too
slowly from the spout
The and
flash for a few seconds
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Cleaning and maintenance
The ground coffee has been
tamped too hard.
There is too much ground coffee. Decrease the amount.
The grouphead or the filter basket
is clogged.
The coffee grind is too fine.
Presence of limescale.
Steam valve open.
lights
Boiler temperature is too high.
Presence of limescale.
Possible cause Solution
Tamp the coffee less.
Clean the outlet and the
filter basket.
Only use ground coffee for
espresso machines.
Run the descaling cycle.
Close the steam valve.
Cool down the boiler.
Run the descaling cycle.