Troubleshooting - Krups Aroma Partner Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM
The coffee does not brew „ Make sure the appliance is well connected to a working
or the appliance does not outlet and that it is in the "ON" position.
turn on. „ The water tank is empty.
„ There is a power outage.
„ Unplug the machine, then plug it back in.
„ The clock should be reprogrammed after a power outage.
The appliance seems to „ Make sure that the water tank has not been filled beyond
leak. the maximum limit.
„ Make sure the water tanks is not damaged.
Brewing takes a long time. „ It may be time to descale the appliance.
„ Several minerals can accumulate in the coffee
maker's circuitry. Regular descaling of the machine is
recommended. This may need to be done more often
depending on the hardness of your water. For more
information, please consult the "Descaling" section.
„ Caution: do not take the appliance apart.
The filter holder overflows „ The coffee maker needs cleaning.
or the coffee flows too „ There is too much coffee. We recommend using one
slowly. measuring spoon or one soup spoon of ground coffee
per cup.
„ The ground coffee is too fine (e.g., ground coffee for
espresso won't work in a drip coffee maker).
„ There is ground coffee lodged between the paper filter
and the filter holder.
„ The paper filter is not open properly or is not well placed.
„ Rinse the filter holder before inserting the paper filter so
it will adhere to the damp walls of the filter basket.
„ There is more than one paper filter in the filter holder.
„ Make sure the filter holder is pushed down all the way.
The ground coffee „ If there's coffee grounds inside the container, remove
container has water in it. them using a spoon or drop them inside the filter holder
(see the "cleaning the ground coffee container" section)
„ Use a cloth to slowly wipe off the water.
„ Make sure that there's no water in the container of the
filter holder.
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SOLUTION
PROBLEM
The ground coffee „ Remove the coffee grounds remaining in the ground
container is still filled but I coffee container by using a spoon or drop them inside
want to change the coffee the filter holder (see the "cleaning the ground coffee
grounds inside. container" section)
„ Fill the ground coffee container with the new coffee
grounds .
The ground coffee clump „ Clean the ground coffee container using a spoon or the
on turbine. lever (see the "cleaning the ground coffee container"
section)
„ Remove the turbine and clean it with soapy water .
„ Carefully dry the ground coffee container and the turbine.
„ Replace the turbine .
„ Fill the ground coffee container with ground coffee .
The coffee is too strong / „ Increase or decrease the strength of your coffee by using
too weak. the COFFEE STRENGTH button, to pour more or less
coffee in the filter holder.
„ Increase or decrease the number of cups by using the
2-10 CUPS button, to regulate the intensity of your
coffee.
The coffee tastes bad. „ Clean the coffee maker.
„ The ground coffee is not right for your coffee maker.
„ The proportion of coffee and water is not sufficient .
Adjsut to suit your taste.
„ The quality and freshness of the coffee is not the best.
„ The water is of poor quality.
The coffee does not flow. „ See if there is water in the water tank.
„ The coffee flow system may be obstructed. You may
clean it simply by rinsing with water.
The time is not correct. „ The timer is synchronised and depends on your electrical
(there is atime difference). network. If there is a time difference, we recommend that
you program the time once a week to be sure it is correct.
If the appliance does not always work properly, call customer service in your country.
European directive 2012/19/UE on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE), requires that old household electrical appliances are not thrown into the
normal flow of municipal waste. Old appliances must be collected separately in
order to optimize the recovery and recycling of materials they contain and reduce
the impact on human health and the environment.
Help protect the environment!
Your machine contains many recoverable or recyclable materials.
Take these to a collection center, or to an approved service center for
processing.
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