DeLonghi EC710 Instructions Manual

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Contents

Coffee Maker11PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONProblem solvingThe pump is too noisy. • The water tank is empty. • Fill the water tankThe espresso coffee iscold.• The ‘OK’ pilot light was noton when the coffee deliv-ery switch was pressed.• The preheating was notcarried out.• The cups were not pre-heated.• Wait until the OK pilotlight comes on.• Carry out the preheat-ing as indicated in the“Preheating the coffeeunit” section.• Preheat the cups by rins-ing them in hot water orplacing them to preheaton the top plate for atleast 15-20 minutes.Espresso coffee no longercomes out• Fill the water tank• Clean the holes in thefilter holder describedin the chapter "Cleaningthe boiler outlet"• Clean as indicated in the“Cleaning the espressoboiler outlet” section• Press the tank lightly soas to open the valve atthe bottomThe espresso coffee dripsfrom the edges of the filterholder instead of from itsholes• The filter holder is notinserted correctly.• The espresso boiler gas-ket has lost elasticity• The holes in the filterholder are blocked• Attach the filter holdercorrectly by rotatingfirmly as far as it will go.• Have the boiler espres-so gasket replaced at aService Centre• Clean the holes in thefilter holder• No water in the tank• The holes in the filterholder are blocked• The outlet of the espres-so boiler is blocked.• The tank is badly insertedand the valve at the bot-tom is not openThe coffee crema is light-coloured (the coffee comesout quickly from thespout).• The ground coffee hasnot been pressed enough.• Not enough ground cof-fee used• The coffee is not groundfinely enough.• Tamper the ground cof-fee down more.• Increase the quantity ofcoffee.• Only use coffee specifi-cally ground for espres-so coffee machines.