Coffee leaks
The brewing head
around the filter
gasket is dirty.
The brewing
head gasket
is defective
Pump is very noisy
No water in the
water tank.
Water tank incor-
rectly mounted.
Coffee grounds too Use fresh coffee
old or very dry
and the pump can-
not produce
pressure.
Water does not run No water in the
through
water tank.
Water tank incor-
rectly mounted.
The filter is blocked, Clean the filter and
the coffee grounds the grid on the
are too fine or
tamped down too
hard.
Brewing head
grid is encrusted
Appliance needs
descaling.
Water runs through Coffee grounds too Try a finer coffee
too quickly
coarse
Quantity of
ground coffee
is insufficient.
Coffee grounds not Tamp down the
tamped down
firmly enough
The espresso has
Coffee grounds
no froth (froth on
too coarse
coffee)
Coffee grounds
not tamped
Clean the gasket
The espresso has
with a damp cloth.
no froth (froth on
coffee)
Contact an
approved Krups
The milk is not very Steam nozzle bloc- See paragraph
service centre.
frothy
Fill the water tank.
Press firmly down
on the water tank.
During E.S.E. use,
coffee leaks from
around the filter
holder
Fill the water tank.
Press firmly down
on the water tank.
Lots of water on
the coffee grounds properly tamped
head.
See the paragraph
«Maintenance»
and try a coarser
coffee.
Put the grid to
soak in descaling
solution
See paragraph
Savour your espresso just as you like it: when
«Maintenance».
you want to relax or to round off a good
meal.
See paragraph
«Descaling».
Here are a few recipes which you will be able
to create with your espresso machine.
. Original espresso
Use the spoon
•
provided to
measure out the
coffee.
If you use good, finely ground coffee, the cup
will be crowned by a fine head of froth.
coffee again.
•
Try a finer-ground
coffe
. Cappuccino
Tamp down the
For a state of the art cappuccino, the ideal
coffee again
quantities are as follows: 1/3 coffee, 1/3 hot
milk, 1/3 frothy milk. The quantity of hot milk
Coffee grounds
stale or too dry
ked
Cappuccino acces- See paragraph
sory blocked
Milk not fresh.
Milk is lukewarm.
ESE serving is badly See "Espresso
positioned
Filter holder not
properly inserted
Extraction too long Limit extraction to
Grounds not
down
Insufficient quantity Increase the
of ground coffee
Recipes
Take one measuring spoonful of good
quality well roasted espresso coffee, and
filter it directly into the pre-heated cup.
Add sugar if desired and treat yourself. Ori-
ginal espresso is drunk without milk but
plenty of sugar.
Use fresh coffee
«Maintenance»
«Maintenance»
Use fresh milk
Put milk in
refrigerator.
function with the
E.S.E. filter holder"
Press the filter
holder down more
firmly
35 ml
Tamp down the
grounds
quantity of ground
coffee.
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