Smeg EGF03 - Troubleshooting Guide; Dispensing and Performance Issues; Machine Errors and Faults

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Problem Possible causes Solution
No coffee is dispensed
from the nozzles.
No water in the tank (7).
The keys (13-14) ash.
Fill the tank (7).
The lter holes (11-12-13-
14) are blocked.
Clean the lter (11-12-13-
14) with a brush or the pin
supplied.
The tank (7) is not inserted
correctly or is empty.
Insert the tank (7) correctly and
make sure it contains water.
Lime scale build-up.
Perform a descaling cycle.
The manometer indicates
an over-pressure.
Make the coffee again
introducing less powder or
coarser powder.
The ground coffee is too ne. Adjust grinding level to a thicker
level.
Excessive tamping. Use less coffee.
You are using too much
coffee.
Reduce the amount of coffee.
The coffee drips from
the lter-holder (20) and
not from the nozzles.
The lter-holder (20) is not
attached correctly or is
dirty.
Attach the lter-holder (20)
and rotate it fully home.
Clean the lter-holder (20).
The dispensing unit gasket
is worn.
Have it replaced at an
authorised After-sales Centre.
The nozzle holes are
blocked.
Clean the nozzle holes.
The lter holder (20) will
not attach to the coffee
machine.
The lter has been
overlled.
Check the amount of coffee
dosed.
The coffee machine
does not work and all
the LEDS ash.
Possible fault. Unplug the coffee machine
and contact an Authorised
After-sales Centre.
The coffee is light in colour
and comes out of the
nozzle quickly.
The ground coffee has not
been tamped sufciently.
Tamp the coffee harder.
There is insufcient ground
coffee.
Increase the amount.
The ground coffee is too
coarse.
Set grind to a ner level.
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