Russell Hobbs 28250-56 - TROUBLESHOOTING; RECYCLING

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Possible Cause Solution
No espresso is made Water tank empty Fill the water tank
Portalter or sieve is blocked Remove and clean
Machine needs descaling Descale the machine
Espresso leaks from around the portalter The portalter is not tted correctly Remove and ret the portalter. Make sure
it is turned fully to the right until it won’t
turn any further.
Portalter can’t be tted Too much coee in the sieve Use the supplied measure/tamper as
directed.
Debris around the portalter tting Clean the area where the portalter ts
Coee tastes weak Not enough coee in the sieve Use the supplied measure/tamper as
directed.
Grind is too ne or coarse Grind the coee to the correct consitency
Coee too loose in sieve Tamp the coee down with more pressure
Light slowly pulsing on and o This is normal and occurs when the machine
in heating up
Light ashing rapidly Steam /hot water control in the open
position
Turn the steam /hot water control to the
closed (A) position
The control has been in the brewing
position (G) for longer than 60 seconds.
Reduce the brewing time.
You have been trying to create steam for
longer that 180 seconds
Reduce the steaming time
You have been trying to make hot water for
longer that 90 seconds
Reduce the hot water running time
Attempting to brew before the machine has
reached operating temperature
Allow the machine to heat up (gauge shows
B)
Attempting to steam before the machine
has reached operating temperature
Allow the machine to heat up (gauge shows
D)
RECYCLING
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