Troubleshooting - Saeco Lirika User Manual

13 TROUBLESHOOTING

Machine actions
The machine does not turn on.
The drip tray gets fi lled although no
water is drained.
The red icon is always displayed on
the machine.
Coff ee is not hot enough.
Coff ee does not have enough crema
(see note).
The machine takes a long time to
warm up or the amount of water dis-
pensed is too little.
The brew group cannot be removed.
The machine grinds the coff ee
beans but no coff ee is brewed (see
note).
The coff ee is too weak (see note).
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Causes
The machine is not connected to the electric
network.
The ON/OFF button is on "0".
Water is sometimes drained automatically
by the machine into the drip tray to manage
the rinsing of the circuits and ensure opti-
mum machine performance.
The coff ee grounds drawer has been emp-
tied with the machine off .
The cups are cold.
The beverage temperature in the program-
ming menu is set on LOW.
The blend is unsuitable, coff ee is not freshly
roasted or the grind is too coarse.
The machine circuit is clogged by limescale. Descale the machine.
The brew group is out of place.
The coff ee grounds drawer is inserted.
There is no water.
The brew group is dirty.
The circuit is not primed.
This might occur when the machine is auto-
matically adjusting the dose.
The dispensing spout is dirty.
This might occur when the machine is auto-
matically adjusting the dose.
Solutions
Connect the machine to the electric net-
work.
Switch the ON/OFF button to "I".
This is a normal behaviour of the machine.
The coff ee grounds drawer must always be
emptied with the machine on. Wait until
the icon is displayed before refi tting
the drawer.
Preheat the cups with hot water.
Make sure that the temperature in the pro-
gramming menu is set on NORMAL or HIGH.
Change coff ee blend or adjust the grind set-
ting as explained in the "Adjusting the Coff ee
Grinder" chapter.
Turn on the machine. Close the service door.
The brew group automatically returns to the
initial position.
Remove the coff ee grounds drawer before
removing the brew group.
Fill the water tank and prime the circuit (see
the "First Use - Use After a Long Period of In-
activity" chapter).
Clean the brew group (see the "Weekly
Cleaning of the Brew Group" chapter).
Prime the circuit (see the "First Use - Use Af-
ter a Long Period of Inactivity" chapter).
Brew some cups of coff ee.
Clean the dispensing spout.
Brew some cups of coff ee.