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7.1.4 Drawing hot water and steam / frothing
Complaint Cause? Remedial action
► Frother dirty or calcified ► Dismantle frother, clean carefully or descale
► Steam/hot water pipe dirty, blocked or calcified ► Clean or descale steam/hot water pipe
No hot water or steam
function, too little steam
► Ceramic valve (function selector) blocked, calci-
fied
► Replace ceramic valve and descale
Too little froth when frothing
milk
► Frother dirty or calcified ► Dismantle frother, clean carefully or descale
– poor froth consistency
► Frother assembled incorrectly ► Assemble correctly and ensure all parts are
fitted securely without gaps
– froth collapses ► Milk is not at refrigerator temperature ► Use only cold milk which is at refrigerator
temperature
► Milk has excessively high fat content ► Use only long-life milk with a fat content of
1.5%
► Heater calcified (temperature drop) ► Descale the appliance