Krups Espresso Novo Plus FNC1 User Manual page 21

water hardness to assess the frequency of
descaling of your appliance in normal use.
Descaling depends on the hardness of the
water, but also on the use cycle. The frequently
of descaling indicated by the 054 accessory is
thus given by way of indication only.
- Then follow the following method:
• Unscrew the grid from the head of the
appliance and clean it.
Dissolve 2 dessertspoons of the descaling
•
product or a sachet of KRUPS descaling
accessory, reference 054, in half a litre of
lukewarm water and pour the whole lot into
the empty water tank.
Place a container under the brewing head.
•
Run through about 1/3 of the liquid
immediately, setting the selector to the
position (10).
Stop the appliance, leaving the
•
(10) engaged and wait for 10 - 15 minutes
to allow the descaler to take effect.
• Next, start the machine again and allow the
rest of the liquid to run through.
• Then rinse with two water tanks of fresh
water and replace the grid on the head of the
appliance (see paragraph on maintenance).
Problems, probable causes and
how to correct them
Problems Probable causes Corrective actions
Espresso not hot Cups, filter and
enough filter holder
are cold.
Coffee leaks The filter holder
around the filter is not mounted
holder correctly or has
not been tightened
sufficiently.
There are coffee
grounds on the
edge of the filter
The brewing head
gasket is dirty.
Pump is very noisy
Water does not run No water in the
through
position
Water runs through Coffee grounds too Try a finer coffee
too quickly
Preheat the
accessories (cups,
filter, filter holder)
See paragraph
«Preparing an
espresso».
See paragraph
The espresso has
«Preparing an
no froth (froth on
espresso».
coffee)
Clean around the
filter and the
gasket.
Clean the gasket
with a damp cloth.
The brewing Contact an
head gasket approved Krups
is defective service centre.
No water in the Fill the water tank.
water tank.
Water tank incor- Press firmly down
rectly mounted. on the water tank.
Coffee grounds too Use fresh coffee
old or very dry
and the pump can-
not produce
pressure.
Fill the water tank.
water tank. Press firmly down
Water tank incor- on the water tank.
rectly mounted.
The filter is blocked, Clean the filter and
the coffee grounds the grid on the
are too fine or head.
tamped down too See the paragraph
hard. «Maintenance»
and try a coarser
coffee.
Brewing head Put the grid to
grid is encrusted soak in descaling
solution
See paragraph
«Maintenance».
Appliance needs See paragraph
descaling. «Descaling».
coarse
Quantity of Use the spoon
ground coffee provided to
is insufficient. measure out the
coffee.
Coffee grounds not Tamp down the
tamped down coffee again.
firmly enough
Coffee grounds Try a finer-ground
too coarse coffe
Coffee grounds Tamp down the
not tamped coffee again
Coffee grounds Use fresh coffee
stale or too dry
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