DE'LONGHI MAGNIFICA S Coffee Machine NOT WORKING - Can I Fix it?
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- Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024
- I bought this faulty Coffee Bean to Cup machine for £100 from eBay. It currently retails from £315 to £430 in the shops. The model is a De'Longhi Magnifica S.
The problem was listed as a circuit board issue, but the error lights indicate a problem with the grinding.
Can it be fixed? Let's find out.
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Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things. I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things, so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series. Many thanks, Vince. 
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Great fix and video, I could smell that lovely coffee. TIP : when you need to unscrew something with Loctite, like this case, you heat the screw, or the bolt , so the Loctite will melt and it's easier to undone.
Thanks for the tip Coolissim0👍👍👍👍
I unscrew stuff with screwdrivers n stuff, not with loctite.
@@ClosestNearUtopia loctite is not a tool.
@@coolissimo69 yeah that is why I use screwdrivers and not my bare hands, teeths or try to use loctite to unscrew something, like you are actually suggesting. Using loctite to unscrew something is nothing Ive ever seen happening. Unscrewing something locked with loctite I will suggest you do warm the nut and then remove the nut with a screwdriver.
@@Mymatevincehi vince do u have a link to where u got your tools from
Nice work!
I got a DeLonghi Autentica from work that didn’t make coffee anymore. It just indicated that it needed cleaning. People had tried cleaning it multiple times to no avail. Then it got moved to the side and a new machine was bought to replace it. It stood unused for a year before it was given to me. I took it apart and cleaned it as best I could then I filled up the water tank and tried to make a cup of coffee and I only got two drops. I found that the cleaners are mostly citric acid and I had a bag of that so I put two big spoonfuls of it in the water tank and ran the cleaning cycle, collecting the citric water and reusing it 5-6 times. For every time I got more and more water through. When I felt like it was operating as it should I ordered a proper cleaning solution from DeLonghi and ran that as instructed. It’s been working fine for over six months now.
Best of all was that it was free. 😊
I had the same injury about 12 years ago now when a 3 tone drill landed on me finger. took a few months to start using it again and was numb for a while took a few years to be back to normal but all good now cheers, glad you had an easy fix to the coffee machine :)
Thanks Jason, 3 tonnes, ouch!!!! I thought a wooden door was bad enough.
15:49 I was shouting at the screen, "No! You've put it the wrong way round!!". I even jumped back a couple of minutes to double check. You fortunately managed to come up with a solution to fix the error.
Fantastic! Great work by the junior barista! Just a top tip - when you're done with the steam "wand" you'll want to wipe it down with a wet cloth to keep the milk from sticking - it'll be almost impossible to remove if left alone and may clog up.
Thanks Scotty, that is another one added to my night time list of stuff to do...check doors, windows, cooker, hob and now clean the crusty milk of the steam wand 😂👍 Luckily on this one the cover removes like a bayonet fitting.
@@Mymatevince Quick tip for cleaning steamers - if you get a hot steamy cloth, a quick vigorous wipe on the wand will make quick work of it.
I’m on my third Delonghi, they’re great, I’ve repaired the boiler and water pump, while I was in there I replaced all the water pipe o rings too. Great coffee, easy repair. This is a very modular design as the same parts are used across the range of machines. Easy part availability means that you can with a bit of common sense repair this machine yourself again and again.
Great job Vince 👍I was watching you put it back together and was thinking I'm sure that cog was on the other way... but seems you figured it out and nice work around with the washer 👍👍👍 Well done!
Thanks Mick, I know!!!! So annoyed about that. It is working fine though and if I need to go in to change the belt at a later stage then I can use heat apparently to break down the thread locker and flip it back over. I didn't dream it would set as well as it did. I can see thread locker coming in handy for many jobs 👍👍
You didn’t use left handed Loctite!!
@@polishhotdog933 😂
@My Cancer Journey good luck with your channel. I know too well how hard it is to get subscribers and views!
@@Mymatevince I forgot to add glad your finger is doing better. It still looks quite nasty!
Vince - if you're starting to get "in to coffee" - no better resource than James Hoffmann (on RUclips) - lots of background, science and just plain entertainment - he's quite literally written the book about coffee and how to make a great cup. You'll be on to espresso drinks, pour over, and French press before you know it. It's an expensive hobby but is very rewarding!
I can imagine. The smell of the beans alone in the foil packaging is already addictive enough. Even the feel and touch of the packaging feels like quality...very strange, but I like it 😂 I'll check out James Hoffmann 👍👍
Your poor finger Vince. You gave yourself quite the Owwie Sir. I continue to pray to the God of small painted resistors for speedy recovery. 😊
😂👍👍👍
To adjust the cup size when you dispense a cup, you press the button, HOLD the button till you have dispensed the needed liquid, then release. That memorizes your cup size. Next time you dispense a cup, it will be your new memorized size. This works for both dispenser buttons.
Thanks eidodk. I wonder does it remember the setting if you unplug the unit from the power? I normally turn it off at the mains each night 👍👍
@@Mymatevince I was wrong. I always do this.. I got insecure and searched for the machine on youtube.. There's a complete tutorial on how to adjust the strength of the pull. Tried to link the video here but you seem to not allow for links in your comments.. Look for "How to make Stronger Coffee with Delonghi Magnifica S - Full Tutorial" By Tyler Martin - that's a REALLY elaborate tutorial that explains EVERYTHING - My Saeco does what i explained, which is why i said what i did.
@@eidodk Nice one eidodk👍 I had to ban links because of Spam bots. A few bad apples spoil it for everyone, which is always the way.
@@Mymatevince Look at Thiojoes YTSpammerPurge .... It more or less automates spam removal from youtube videos There's vidos on how to install and use it as well.. Even i can/could help mitigate spam on your channel without even having any moderator status. I just enter your video link in the program, it runs through all comments, and then reports ALL of the spam comments to youtube. It's extremely effective. Linus Tech Tips has had a whole video promting it as well.
After I turn the machine off and then on, I only get half the amount of what I have programmed on the first shot, after that the amount matches pretty well, very annoying and it becomes expensive to pour out shots every time I make an espresso.
Has anyone experienced the same thing and been able to resolve the issue?
Note, I live in the EU and the machine turns itself off after 15 minutes of inactivity, so having the machine on all the time is not a solution!
Great fix Vince! I have had a magnifica s for about 5 years and I love it!! Use it every single day. Never gave me a seconds issue.
Thanks for the shout out Vince, always wanted to see inside one of these bean to cup coffee makers its amazing how much equipment is inside.
Great to see the finger is on the mend, had a similar injury myself working on a car getting my thumb caught between the brake disc and the brake pad carrier, pretty much mushed the end of my thumb off but it all healed and you would never know, isn't the human body amazing.
Nice to see a consumer grade appliance be easy to repair and maintain, looks like some though went into repairability which is nice to see as you don't see that much nowadays.
You now know why I recommended you to use Loctite 243 over stud lock, you would have been able to get that nut off without damaging it but you live and you learn good thinking with the washer workaround.
Loctite 243 would have done the job as it has a maximum shear strength of 1,800 psi.
Loctite 243 also has the added benefit of being oil resistant and can also be applied to oil contaminated threads, you will find some thread lockers require the threads to be degreased thoroughly before application and cannot tolerate contact with oil as it breaks them down hence why I recommended 243 for the Rolls Royce.
The stud lock you used does not have a shear strength specification listed on the manufacturers website but being stud lock I would expect it to have a maximum shear strength of at least 3,000 psi so undoing that nut will take some doing as you found out.
It really is a permanent solution so you only apply it to threads and fasteners that you will not need to undo in the future but you know that now :)
In general you only need a little thread or stud locker on the threads that are in contact with the nut for it to work, no need to apply any on exposed threads that the nut is not in contact with as its not the cheapest consumable and you can end up using quite a bit of it in automotive applications with the amount of fixings.
Thanks Adam, what's going on...you didn't end up in spam!!!
Glad you've healed up nicely, yeah the human body is unbelievable how these injuries heal, and then know when to stop healing and not keep growing skin over the damage part again and again.
The stud lock truly is miracle stuff, better than any super glue I have ever used. I didn't dream it would work so well. Looking forward to using both in the future, but hopefully in the right applications this time.
Thanks again for telling me about them👍👍👍
@@Mymatevince I tried to keep my message down to just the one paragraph this time with the intention of evading the spam filter :) No worries I look forward to another episode on the Rolls when the finger is healed!
For almost 30 years, I have been using a simple burr grinder and a Mellitta pour-over cone. Not one time in my life have I ever wanted to faff about with a fancy, over-designed unit. The key to good coffee is visiting your local coffee roaster or roasting the beans yourself. Both are dead simple and quite effective. I'm on my 3rd grinder though. The plastic chute on the inside wears away with lots of grinding.
I've learnt more in the comments section tonight about coffee than I thought possible. Just Googled Burr Grinder and Mellitta pour over cone 👍👍👍
I've got one of those, they are excellent! Great to see inside it, and that it's obviously designed with servicing in mind, unlike a Nespresso machine of theirs which we also have...
Thanks Alan, I did originally mention how hard it was to get into the Nespresso machine, but I think I ended up cutting it out to shorten the video down. This one is joy to work in comparison, probably purely to do with the size of it 👍👍
Vince, at 16:00 you put the gear back on backwards, it was supposed to be in like a T so it can hold the belt and prevent it from sliping out of place.
Thanks Vince! I've recently discoverd that supermaket beans have been sitting on the shelf for a while. If you can find a local roasters you'll find that they a freshly roasted and make a massive difference to the taste. I've recently been using a vaccum sealer to keep the oxygen/air away from them. Also having a quality grinder is another factor, idealy you'll want a even grind
Great! Since I have the exact same model, I'll have an instruction video if it ever breaks down. Thank you!
so when it comes to coffee. you should use them within a month in a unsealed jar but if its sealed then a year. unroasted beans can be kept for literal thousands of years as its a sealed enviroment so nothing will cause them to go mouldy or stale. iused to roast some coffee on and off for a year and it was really satisfying watching the bean go from unroasted to coffee in a few hours. Love ur videos and i make sure to drop everything when i see u post a new one.
That's a beautiful machine Vince. Obviously I haven't watched to the end yet but I do hope you fix it. A machine that grinds and uses ground coffee is a wonderful kitchen addition. I love it when you succeed in fixing your stuff you buy and I look forward to watching you fix this coffee machine and a Delongi at that too. It's a lovely coffee machine Vince, it will provide beautiful coffee when its fixed. I'm looking forward to watching you fix it. As usual good luck Vince you deserve it. I love your fix it videos and your channel. Be well and of good cheer my friend. Yes coffee beans go mouldy after a period of time so freezing them prevents it for a while, same with tea it keeps its flavour if you freeze the leaves, or so I have been told.
Great mechanical fix Vince - I'm glad no 'mosfet' involved because I haven't a clue what they are or what they do? - But gears and belts like this are right up my street. Thanks
Nice fix! Is surprising that this machine is somewhat easy to work on; bit of a rarity nowadays. Blue Loctite (the removable kind) is still plenty strong and I think would be best here. Red Loctite though can have its bond broken by heat if necessary; otherwise, its pretty permanent. My guess also is that yes, it was vibration that loosened the nut coupled with perhaps a factory error that left it not tightened to spec
almost all automatic coffee machines are made with serviceability in mind and you can easily find replacement parts, they are really nice to work on
Thanks Four Oak 👍
I use thread lock all the time on my RC cars. To remove a nut/screw just add heat and it will eventually come lose. Great video as always.
I was going to comment on the metal gear thing and it is weird enough that both ways looks wrong, originally the belt slipped down and not functioning and the opposite looks perfect for it but belt would keep going then be loose, think the best design is the solution you have done 👍
Oooh - get a milk thermometer and a metal milk jug - you'll be the king of the lattes in no time! Also - the dial alters the size of the 'grind' so you can make the resulting ground coffee finer, or coarser :)
I'm already under pressure from Ben to get a metal jug for the 'designs' 😂 Well I know what I'm asking you about next time we speak as I'm unclear why there is a difference between a coarser grind or a fine grind, if it all dissolves in hot water. I think judging by your fancy toaster that you're a man who likes his coffee machines so I'm sure you will clear up any confusion around them (of which I have quite a bit) 😎👍
Small gear is upside-down, I'm sure you will put it on right though, have a great day Vince!
He can't because he locked it with STUD LOCKER haha
Loving the variety lately on the trying to fix
Thanks Tim 👍
We have the same machine and one day it started rattling. I tried to open it, but I do not have the right torx bit... maaan.. I need my coffee...and before I repair stuff, I need an extra coffee... Tried to find another way to open the machine and turned it upside down looking for screws and all the beans fell out.
Did not find a way in without breaking the housing so I gave up and was thinking about sending it to the seller for repair.
However my wife tried it one last time and it worked flawlessly.
Turns out, with all the beans that came out, when I turned the machine over, there was a little stone among the beans, wich the grinder could not crush. If the grinder gets stuck it slips and makes that horrible rattling noise.
Conclusion - if de longhi magnifica s starts rattling - turn it upside down and give it some nice spanking. Chances it will be fine afterwards. :)
That mistake was hard to watch. I immediately thought “Isn’t the cuff supposed to face upwards?” So I rewound and went “yup, oh well I guess Vince will realise and open it up again.”
Then you start with “I’m going to use locking fluid on this nut”
Oh no! Please realise before you do that. “I’m fact I’m going to use this permanent locking fluid as I never want to access this again.”
Oh lord. You’ve changed this from a simple fix into a nightmare!
You saved it in the end but very painful to watch you double down on the mistake 😂. Glad it’s now working.
I know, so annoying as it could have been a perfect easy fix!!!!!!!!!!!! I am keeping it myself though and the washer fix will last (I think). BUT I feel your frustration on this one 👍
Crazy! I just bought a coffee machine to try and fix for a video too 😂
Same, I have a Hamilton Beach that has a priming issue. It's very intermittent and I've been waiting for it to act up again for a video. If I record now though, I'll be a copy cat 🤣
Cool cannot wait to see that video
Great minds and all that!!!!
I've got ground coffee in an airtight tin and I've had it for 3 or 4 years and I still use it every now and again, it tastes fine to me🤣🤣
I found in garbage kitchen robot with the same fault! Gear go up and belt slip. But in my case, gears were plastic and pressure fit. Little bit of glue do the job. It's very good that they use here metal shaft and thread it - that's quality right there
Just two days ago I did a fairly major cleaning on my Magnifica S that I've had for about 10 years. It gets used 5-10 times a day, every single day. I've cleaned it quite a few times. A couple tips, the bean size wheel, that is for how fine you want the beans ground and should only be adjusted when the grinder is grinding. Permanent thread lock can be released by using a bit of heat. I'm assuming that at some point I will have to take mine apart to do some maintenance. Looks like that drive belt will need to be replaced at some point. Good thing that De'longhi does have parts available for these machines, considering mine cost me $900 US, that is a good thing. It was nice to see how easy it is to get inside of one of these. Thank you Vince!
Thanks for the advice Luis, do you happen to know why you only adjust that wheel when it is grinding? I can't understand why it would make a difference. Also it doesn't give you very long as it only grinds for 5-10 seconds. I currently have mine set to 1 away from the very right which I think is the finest setting. Glad your one is lasting the test of time 👍👍👍
@@Mymatevince You know, i've asked myself that question many times over the years.....the one about the grind size. Its per the manual, so I have "tried" to follow that rule, although I do from time to time adjust it when its not in operation. I assume its because a bean/beans can be engaged in the grinder and cause that adjustment to bind and possibly break a gear tooth. It does turn very freely when its in operation. Mine is usually set to the midpoint, if I adjust it to be really fine it barely gives me any coffee. Another "trick" I discovered just a few months ago on accident is if you are making coffee and then press and hold the button you pressed to start the process right after it stops pumping, it will continue to pump if you want slightly more coffee. You should also pick up some De'longhi descaler (or generic) and run that thru the machine when it starts to give you the cleaning warning. It definitely helps with the flow of the coffee and tastes better after a good descaling. I love my Magnifica S, it was expensive, but it has paid for itself many times over.
@@housinit Thanks Luis, the descale light came on last night, but luckily the eBay seller included a 100ml one. It was a little confusing as the instructions are not that clear, but it makes sense once you do it once. I just bought a 500ml bottle from Amazon for £12 (probably just expensive vinegar and lemon juice 😂) and a filter as the water here is very hard. So far this machine has been a winner with the family 👍👍👍
Your son is on his way to becoming a barista! Great job both of you!
I have already nicknamed him Ben the Barista. He's after a metal jug now for better milk pouring 😂 I thought I was the bee's knees with my Denby jug!
always tip your barista
@@Mymatevince IKEA has a cheap frothing mug that's oceans better than the ones at the bargain stores, and only very slightly more expensive.
@@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co Found it, 0.5L for £5 not too bad is it. Cheers for letting me know 👍👍
@@Mymatevince Prices are going up even at IKEA; mine was $2.50 Canadian a few years back.
Traditionally, threadlocks red is the more potent than the blue as blue just needs force, red needs heat and force to break the bonds, green is for static retainers that aren't high level of risk of undoing but you want to be sure its locked tight. Can't remember what purple is either but blue for something you might want to undo just with a ratchet and elbow grease, red you have to zap with a bit of heat then force.
Glad your finger is healing up nicely. Looks like you really did a number on it. I am the accident prone one in our household but luckily my husband is a nurse so he can help bandage the damage. We use the same flexible bandage tape he does at the hospital called mefix.
Also nice job on the coffee maker!
Thanks Treena 👍👍
Vince mate.
My left thumb was chopped off completely in 1985 when i was 19 .
It was a work accident and didn't involve any Hitchiking just in case you ask.
A dear old 67 cuddly English Lady Doctor miraculously sewed the bugger back on at the Old Homerton Hospital in Hackney (which was demolished in the 90s ).
So don't threat too much about your finger mate.
You'll be suprised how ' Normal ' it feels given time.
Another spiffing video from the part time Rolls Royce Mechanic.
" Yes,Yes,Yes ".
Mine one sounds a mere scratch in comparison 😂 Glad the passage of time healed it well 👍👍👍 Cheers
What a great job Vince. You can use heat to soften the adhesive. I would love a mug of coffee with you, while repairing something.
To remove the stud locking compound, try heat. Not too much, but maybe 150C. The manufacturer may have recommendations. Also it may dissolve in acetone.
Another great fix Vince! Your son has the makings of a barista!
as italian i approve the coffee choice and the cappuccino you made looks very good!😊
Fixes that are actually profitable are always nice to watch.
Thanks Kris 👍
My coffee machine has the same symptoms. I'm gonna start dismantling it now.
Thanks for the video mate.
Glad your finger is nearly better. Regarding your little mistake with the gear, we all do things like that, its how we learn.
Motor belts on these Delonghi bean to cup machines are typical failure points and will throw weird "no beans" or "tray full" errors and one doesn't suspect the motor because you can hear it spinning. Definitely made to be serviceable once you get past removing all the plastic panels in the correct order. On the model I fixed a couple of thermal fuses blew, the big plastic gear wore out and the the belt disintegrated because the motor spun up and didn't switch off causing the machine to overheat. Replaced parts and tested ok. Worked for a few months then something else went wrong with it. Suspect electrics in the house where it was being used---turning a water tap on would make the lights flicker!
If anyone can fix it it's you you're the man
Try heating it up a little the next time you want to release the locktite. Thanks for a great video👍
Nice, simple fix and great when you get something 'designed' to be worked on! Be careful which loctite you get. We use one at work that will only release at 800 degrees or more so that trick mentioned earlier varies depending on the loctite formula. Ours is 638 or similar...
Thanks RK, I'm going to use the stuff I have very sparingly from now on, just a tiny little dab 👍👍
Hydrocolloid bandages are another good one to have. They keep wounds from drying out, make water tight seals, reduce scarification, and have a few other benefits. One of the perks is they are meant to stay on for around a week without being changed out, so you're not messing with the wound as much while it is trying to heal.
I think I have seen something similar for covering up spots (acne). Cheers for letting me know 👍
Yep I was screaming at the screen as well its the wrong way Vince. But well spotted in the edit I assume. Nice that you were prepared to spend £100 for the entertainment factor. But it paid off, so good on you. Cheers Vince, keep them coming.
You and me both, when he assembled it I was 'I'm sure it was the other way round '
Yeah, I remember at the time thinking, I hope it wasn't the other way, but in my mind it didn't look right...until the edit. Then the realisation hit that I added 3 gallons of Loctite to it 😂
Best thing to with a wound like yours is soak it in some warm salty water for a bit, dab it or leave it to dry, recover it, do this once a day it will heal in no time, my elderly mother swears by it, she got a thorn right up into the under part of her finger nail and it went pretty horrible, she did the salt thing and after a few days it healed with out a trace so I've always done this since and it works wonders, I usually just use table salt but other people say use this or that but to me salt is salt. Also if you just leave it covered for days it will get damp naturally form sweat etc and start to smell bad so, if you follow my advise, id love to see the result.
Great fix but have you put the gear on upside down as it appears to have a collar on it to stop the belt ring up ?
Finaly i can add something to the disscusion, since i repair these for a day job. The machine looks very lightly used if was even used at all. Problems like this one are not uncommon and it usualy means it wasnt properly assembled during manufacturing. To fix this we do exactly the same - replace the belt if necessary and put everything back with a bit of locktite.
If you want to know how much coffees were made on this unit: Hold power and steam buttons while turning power on with the switch at the rear, it should blink twice. Then hold small coffee and count the blinks - from right to left - singles, tens, hundreds and thousands. If you would have any questins im glad to anwser them.
Wow, I love hidden features like this!! You could catch out a dodgy seller claiming it's brand new, never used. Nice one. I'm hoping this fix will last, my only concern is the little drive belt as there was quite a bit of black dust in there. Hopefully it is just the edge that was damaged and not the rubber teeth👍👍 Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Loving the video. I own the same machine so I'm happy to know things are easily fixable. And to see how it works is very interesting! 😊
James Hoffman is your man on RUclips for all things coffee. Be careful though, because once you get into good coffee you fall down the coffee rabbit hole & into serious obsession! Mind you, I’ve found a simple Aeropress or a Hario pourover & a decent grinder outdo any machine at a fraction of the price, so long as you use good freshly-roasted coffee from a reliable roaster (Rave Coffee are my go-to).
I've fallen in so deep I've progressed from industrial Nescafe granules to planting high altitude coffee trees in Nepal.
When I was younger I did exact same thing to my finger.. looks identical to yours. My finger tip is fairly mushroomed now after years. Nail grows only half way up, did my damage in a door hinge in school
That Lavazza decaf is pretty good, and very low caffeine indeed. It's the only one I can tolerate now. I spotted the belt pulley thing, but was shouting not to use the permanent stud lock- I knew you'd get trouble. The only way to get it off is some heat. Maybe a soldering iron (doubtful) or hot air. The threadlock is more suited to use in parts that will be subject to vibration too, as well as being easier to dismantle later on. The lack of it on initial manufacture is likely the cause of needing repair, so nice result.
Thanks Laszlo 👍👍
8:25 - Wife's Alexa timer going off and the accompanying "Alexa, stop" 👀
Great job well done. glad to see your finger is getting better.
Nice one Steve 👍
hey! you reassembly the metal gear upside down!
the edge of the gear is to keep the belt from slipping out. :)
The knob at the back in the beans container is to adjust the grinder, the lower the number you turn it the finer the ground coffee will be. The ground for espresso is real fine, almost like coffee dust (regular the number 2 setting at these grinders), regular coffee has a more coarsely ground and so a higher number at the wheel of the grinder. The dial at front adjust to the amount of coffee that wil be used for your brew.
You can look online, it is possible to adjust the amount of coffee your machine will give you when pressing the button. Looked it up for you:
1. put a cup under the spout,
2. press the button for the cup you want (espresso, regular, etc.) and hold it for 3 seconds until the green light at the left of the dial starts flashing, release the button, coffee wil start.
3. When you have the amount you want in your cup, press the button again, coffee will stop and the machine set the new amount of coffee in it's memory.
Next time you press that button it will give you the new amount of coffee in your cup. Probably you need to turn up the dial for a good brew, if the new brew has more water in it as the standard (40ml for espresso, 120ml for regular).
Just a slight word of warning when using screw-lock or Lock-Tite on anything food related..
It does contain a powerful fungicide. It is there to prevent itself from being eroded in damp
conditions.
Probably why the manufacturer refrained from using it in the first place.
Another great fix. The whole time I was seeing that gear backwards, I came here to comment but it looks like you figured it out. Also loctite is nice but I've seen others online test the red and blue against super glue and super glue held stronger 😅
I enjoyed this video very much!!! As a coffee lover i have few machins and i work on them now and then.. it is very easy to fix those delongies, they are build very nice and there is spare parts avalible. At the end you choose the best coffee beans the lavazza rossa :)
My guess would be, that nut didn't get completely tightened during the manufacturing process. It happens i have bought stuff and found lose bolts, screws or nuts. The last lawn mower i bought the bolts that mount to engine to the deck never got their final torque before leaving the factory. When you are producing a lot of the same product at a fast pace it could be easy to miss something every now and then. Quality control should catch stuff like that but i doubt they would take a machine apart to check for a lose nut. Anyway glad it was an easy fix...
I think you're right about there originally being 2 nuts. One must have fallen into the engine of the Rolls Royce and will never be seen or heard from again.
Hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Brilliant! I have the exact same machine with the same problem... Tools out tomorrow, thank you!
Yayyyy, good luck with it Simon 🤞
@@Mymatevince Was exactly the same issue. I've been a subscriber for a while, so was grateful when this one turned up. My machine cost nearer £300, so very grateful for this fix!
@@alekartuk Excellent news👍👍
Vince . You should get yourself a small gear or bearing puller for issues like that one that was stuck . Great job on the repair .
Someone in assembly line get sloppy, and forgot to torque the nut,😅. You are still lucky. I completely loose the tip of my left ring finger.
Blimey Vince the tip of your finger was nearly off!!! How did you manage that?
A wooden door Paul 😂 I managed to let it close right on the tip of my finger!!!
I was shouting at the screen you put the cog upside down :D
finally someone tested how tight lock tight actually is. :)
Hahahaha 😂😂😂
Wow what a find on eBay. Rare nowadays but good job. I think this video will end up doing well!
Great visuals and explanations. You have given me a number of clues. I have a similar problem with the red light flashing but mine does grind with the coffee dropping straight down into bin. Thanks!
I have exactly the same issue. The grinder is turning, but the coffee machine is not producing coffee pucks. The coffee is weak and thin, and the collection container for the used beans is just filled with sand like granules. Please let me know if you find a fix, and I'll do the same, thanks.
I've tried a new diffuser and I still encounter the same issues, grinder and diffuser taken apart,cleaned and replaced back and still the same issue.
@@leecarpenter2117 If this is your exact model - ECAM23.230 (which is mine) here’s additional help on restoring. Good luck!
My bad. Mine is a ECAM 23.210.
I was always interested how those coffee machines are built. thnx for the video :)
Nice fix Vince. I did spot the mistake with the cog. 👍👍
Great fix Vince! That thing is in excellent nick now. Thanks for the video!
Vince Laughing to myself at the first part of the Video fishing the beans out of the choppy spiny bit thinking "this is a bloke with already one finger taped up " LO, Love these Videos keep the coming
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Let me just say "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!" about your finger, it hurts me inside to see that.
I'm glad it's better and I'm wishing you a speedy recovery.
That seems like a very repairable device. It's great when a manufacturer decides to do this, instead of making a device to bin as soon as a washer wears out.
Yes Adam, really easy to get into, makes a nice change 👍👍👍
Since I don't drink coffee (and if I did, I'd buy pre-ground considering the grinder noise), I haven't had the pleasure of examining one of these firsthand; the only DēLonghi appliances I own so far are their heaters, although I can attest that they too range from decent (HCM2030) to excellent (HSX3324FTS and HVS3032) in build quality. (And they're very reasonably-priced, compared to all-too-many *pretentious* heaters from the likes of Noirot.)
From what I can see of the quality here, though, I'd likewise trust it more than other brands' coffee machines.
Marketing isn't necessarily DēLonghi's strength (at least not for their “side” products), but they don't entirely need it to be…
Anyway, although the washer you added was a bit oversize, it's a nice save in the situation.
mine had the exact same issue and now it works like a charm! good job, thank you very much!!
I’m glad your okay!
Hey 👋 great video! Long time subscriber! This one was very interesting since I have worked in coffee for many years. I would suggest looking up “descaling espresso machine” to make sure you don’t get anything gross in your coffee. Also your son did a great attempt! Truly great first try. If he tries again I would say keep the steam wand in one corner of the milk pint and the milk should look glassy when it’s ready. Took me a lonnnnnggg time to get the art down. Thanks again for making great content.
Thanks Zack 👍👍
Got the same coffee machine from a friend Wich had a similar problem but also got a problem with the board, it was a bit rusted and would not work probably, it's always cool when you see someone work on a unit you worked on yourself i also do repairing for fun but I don't film it
Also, that finger..... Reminds me of my own finger i got between a door when I was 5, but sadly my nail did not grow back right, and now my nail is shattered at the end
Sorry to hear that. My nail looks solid so far, but it is still too short to really see what it will be like. I think because the nail bed was left intact it will be ok. Maybe because you were only 5 with small fingers the door trapped the actual nail bed causing the damage.
Nice fix, probably someone at the assembly line forgot to torque that nut to the "factory specs" :D
Oh dear that finger looks like it must've been really painful accident. Good to hear it's healing well.
Excellent fix. Glad to see your finger has almost healed. It looked epic. Even though it hurt like heck.
😂 Thanks Number Six 👍👍
@@Mymatevince I believe if you're going to do something like that then make it look amazing lol. I lost my big toe nail years ago wearing a new pair of shoes to a job interview. Took my sock off, my toe was purple and the nail came away in the sock. Took ages for the nail to grow properly, it kept splitting down the middle.
@@IamNotANumber That sent a little shudder down my spine. Go big or go home!!!!
I hope you got the job 😂
@@Mymatevince 🤣. Nope! But I wasn't sad. It was this bizarre office like something out of The League Of Gentlemen. It was a data entry job just for the money, where it was entering information from thick books of that old green and white computer paper onto the computer for some random engineering company. The guy conducting the interview insisted I called him Doctor [Last Name] then told me if I wanted to work there I'd have to give up the evening course I was doing (which would lead on to what I actually wanted to do) and I'd have to give up my horses because he didn't like his staff to have distractions. So I said ok and excused myself and left. Then he contacted the jobcentre and told them I refused suitable employment!! So I had to go in for a meeting to the jobcentre, and I explained to them what had happened, so they said they'd investigate it because a few other people had said the same thing. And then I ended up with a gammy toe! Something I'll never forget.
@@IamNotANumber Doctor Narcissist! Sounds like hell, lucky escape with only the gammy toe 😂😂
😮 holy mackerel you done a right number on that finger geeze dude ouch !!
my dermatillomania would’ve made me pick that scab off the second i saw it, this repair and find was such a lucky one, the nut probably unrwisted itself from all the grains of coffe stopping the motor, but that’s my best guess.
The red loctite was more than adequate, the stud loc was overkill.. to release the nut you apply heat this softens the compound.
Thanks Ian, I was amazed at how well that nut was stuck. It is like the world's best super glue 😂👍
I've never seen spade connectors with security tabs like that. Good to learn and know. Keep up the great work and sharing the documentation of your adventures. Edit: Yep, blue loctite is sufficient in almost all applications even on automotive work. The red permanent type loctite is more for absolutely no error applications for example like spacecraft , or maybe some very serious safety issue for example a lathe spindle or grinder spindle doing thousands of RPMs. Not a perfect statement but the general concept.
I've came across them a couple of times, they were on the Dyson fan repair I did.
Thanks Beavis, I seen them on the Rolls Royce so I knew when they didn't lift off that a tab must be lurking somewhere on them 👍👍
@mymatevince Hi Vince. Don't know does it make any difference but I think you put the metal cog thing from the motor upside down.. 14:44 vs 18:54 Doesn't the large part go on the end to stop the belt coming off completely?
thanks for suggestions of silicone would protection! Wasn't aware of it!
I bought a retail return Delonghi Magnifica recently which looked brand new. Everything sounded like it was working but no coffee was coming out of the spout - instead it would just sort of leak out of the bottom of the machine. Turned out that the plastic tube going to the spout had a kink in it so the coffee couldn't get through (manufacturing fault?) and the pressure had made the tube pop off. I just had to unkink the hose and push it back on.
i saw it coming! With this kind of adhesive, unaerobic glue i already glued my motorbike clutch to the crankshaft that was busted.
It will never come of expect for you heaten it up to 300 C, then the glue gets destroyed and you can loose the nut.
In this case maybe a small torchlighter could have helped.
I had a similar problem at work. Some ... poured some liquid under that grill, probably thinking that is for milk. A combination of milk and ground coffee clogged the grinder thoroughly. It took me half an hour to fish all the entrenched coffee out.
Only adjust the grind setting when the blades are spinning or you might damage the ceramic grinders.
Great Job Vince, should of stuck your finger in that grinder bit that would get the scab off 🤣🤣🤣 healing well though hope to see you back on the car soon with all digits fully functional
😂 Hopefully next week onwards I'm thinking CB 👍👍
I immediately noticed, that you installed the gear upside down. Was already thping the comment when you mentioned that you did something wrong xD
Coffee beans should never been put in a freezer nor the refrigerator. Just keep them at a cool/dark place. Bean can still be used when they got older, only you would get the best taste out of them if they aren't older than 2 weeks after the roasting. Beans out of the supermarket are almost always older than 14 days at the moment of purchase and they just keep losing their taste when stored. So the best is not to buy too many beans (like having months of supply). Especially when a bag is opened. Best buy bags which last no longer than 14 days, keep opened bags in a tin can with a lid.
Thanks for the info Gilles 👍
Soon as I seen you put that pinion back I noticed but good thinking with the washer