Digital Bread Maker
Troubleshooting
Problem Possible cause(s) Solution(s)
Display shows
H:HH
Starting temperature too high
Stop programme, open Lid
, allow
to cool for 20 minutes
Display shows E:EE Temperature sensor fault Contact Customer Services
Smoke from
ventilation slots
when baking
Heating element contaminated
with ingredients
Unplug, allow to cool, wipe element
clean, dry
Bread bottom crust
too thick
Bread kept warm for too long,
so dries out
Remove bread sooner
Bread difficult to
remove
Kneader blade sticking to
Bread Pan
shaft
Soak and clean kneader and Bread
Pan before next use
Ingredients not
stirred evenly
Wrong programme selected Select correct programme
Kneader not rotating properly,
possibly because bread mix is
too thick
Check rotation without Bread Pan
. If OK, use less thick bread mix;
otherwise, contact Customer Services
Dry bread and/or
crust is not brown
Opening Lid
too often Do not open Lid unnecessarily
Bread or dough
size too large
Excessive quantity of yeast,
flour or water, or ambient
temperature too high
Follow recipes correctly, reduce
quantities if necessary. Do not
operate above 34° ambient
Bread size too
small
Yeast insufficient or poor, in
contact with salt, water too hot
Check factors suggested and correct
as necessary
Room temperature too low Do not operate below 15°
Bread collapses
in middle during
baking
Incorrect flour used Use bread or strong flour
Yeast temperature too high Use yeast at room temperature
Excessive water Reduce the amount of water
Bread too heavy or
dense
Too much flour or insufficient
water
Reduce flour or increase water
Too many fruit ingredients or
too much wholegrain flour
Reduce appropriate ingredients and
increase yeast
Bread hollow in
middle
Excessive water or yeast, no
salt
Adjust ingredients accordingly
Water temperature too high Check water temperature
Colour too dark Excessive sugar Either use less sugar or stop the
programme 5-10 minutes early, then
leave in bread pan with cover closed
for 20 minutes
• If you think the appliance has a fault, do not attempt to dismantle it and
repair it yourself. Check the above possible causes and follow the advice
given. If the fault is not corrected contact Judge Customer Services.