Troubleshooting - DèLonghi ESAM3550 Instructions For Use Manual

Bean to cup espresso and cappuccino machine
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TROUBlESHOOTING

Below is a list of some of the possible malfunctions.
if the problem cannot be resolved as described, contact a Service Centre.
PROBlEM
The coffee is not hot
The coffee is not creamy
enough.
The coffee is delivered too
slowly or a drop at a time.
The coffee does not come out
of the spouts, but from around
the service door.
Coffee does not come out of
one of the spouts.
The milk contains bubbles or
squirts out of the milk spout.
The milk is not frothed
The appliance does not come
on.
The milk does not come out of
the milk spout.
POSSIBlE CAUSE
The cups were not preheated.
The infuser has cooled down because 2/3 minutes
have elapsed since the last coffee was made.
A low coffee temperature is set.
The coffee is ground too coarsely.
Wrong type of coffee
The coffee is ground too finely.
The holes in the spouts are clogged with dry coffee
dust.
The coffee guide inside the service door is blocked
and cannot swing.
The spouts are blocked.
The milk is not cold enough or is not semi-skimmed.
The milk container lid is dirty.
The milk container lid or froth adjustment knob is
dirty
It is not plugged into the mains socket.
The main switch is not turned on.
The milk container lid is dirty.
SOlUTION
Leave the cups on the cup warmer at least 20
minutes to warm up.
Warm the cups by rinsing them with hot water
(using the hot water function).
Before making the coffee, heat the infuser by
performing a rinse cycle.
Set a high coffee temperature in the menu.
Turn the grinding adjustment knob one click
anticlockwise towards "1" while the coffee mill is
in operation (fig. 8). Continue one click at a time
until coffee delivery is satisfactory. The effect is only
visible after delivering 2 coffees.
Use a type of coffee for espresso coffee makers.
Turn the grinding adjustment knob one click
clockwise towards "7" while the coffee mill is in
operation (fig. 11). Continue one click at a time
until coffee delivery is satisfactory. The effect is only
visible after delivering 2 coffees.
Clean the spouts with a toothpick, sponge or hard
bristled kitchen brush.
Thoroughly clean the coffee guide, particularly near
the hinges.
Clean the spouts with a toothpick (fig. 26).
You should ideally use skimmed or semi-skimmed
milk at refrigerator temperature (about 5°C). if the
result is not as you wished, try changing brand of
milk.
Clean the milk container lid as described in the
section "Cleaning the milk container".
Clean the milk container lid and knob as described
in the section "Cleaning the milk container".
Plug into the mains socket.
Place the main switch in the I position (fig. 29).
Clean the milk container lid as described in the
section "Cleaning the milk container".
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