Hamilton Beach FlexBrew 49983 - Page 12

PROBLEM
Err message on display.
| Weak coffee.
Coffee overflows from brew
basket, travel mug, or regular
| mug.
Coffee tastes bad.
Water exits carafe side.
Auto-start feature does not
work with Single-Serve side.
| Clear water when brewing
with single-serve pack.
Steam flows up across
control panel.
|
Troubleshooting
—
Single-Serve
Side
| + Make sure selector dial is set to Single-Serve side.
PROBABLE CAUSE/SOLUTION
+ Too much water in the water reservoir. Turn brew selector dial to carafe (51) and push BREW
to
remove
water.
Wait
for
3
beeps
and
blue
power
light
to
turn
off.
Restart
the
Single-Serve
p
OC
+
Not
enough
ground
coffee
used.
If
using
pods,
make
sure
the
pod(s)
are
centered
in
the
pod
pen
andor
brew
basket
and
use
two
pods
for
stronger
coffee.
See
“How
to
Use Single-Serve
Side.”
+ Excessive amount of water in reservoir. Use travel mug or mug into which coffee will be brewed : o
reservoir. Use slightly less grounds when brewing decaffeinated, flavored, or finely ground offe
medium ground coffee.
e Coffeemaker needs cleaning.
e
Coffee
ground
too
coarsely
or
too
finely.
Set
coffee
grinder
to
automatic
drip
grind.
e Poor coffee quality and freshness.
+ Poor water quality (use filtered or bottled water).
e
Auto-start
feature
is
not
designed
to
work
with
Single-Serve
side.
Program
mode
is
for
Carafe
side
ca
e Forgot to lock handle down, which pierces top foil of single-serve packs.
e
When
brewing
ground
coffee
with
single-serve
pack
holder
assembly
removed,
steam
will
aval
up
across
the
control
panel
if
the
basket
handle
is
pressed
down.
Leave
the
handle
up
for
ground
coffee
or
soft
pods.
+ Do not exceed MAX water level for single-serve pack brewing.