You beauty! This is the ONLY source I have found for this problem. My machine gave the initial blast of water when switched on and made the mechanical sounds as normal and the correct lights came on. I pressed for coffee and it ground, sat there for about 30 seconds and then finished with ZERO water/coffee coming through. Looking in the machine, it had the dry ground powder it tried to sweep into the bin and the rest scattered around inside. Your solution WORKED! One little tip, to get the clip off, you don't need to use a screwdriver or knife, just slide that part of the infuser down and then you can easily unclip using fingers. I didn't have the grease so I just cleaned it up some and slid the moving parts up/down a few times - they are still stiff. However it worked for now. I will get some food grade grease and finish it up properly. Top man, thanks mate!
Solution worked. My machine was grinding coffee and it was backing up into the funnel and into the bypass dozer bay. It would then immediately discard. I took the hopper and grinder apart thinking it was clogged, but after 12 years, it was nearly mint. Cleaned everything really good except this. I can’t figure out why this was causing the issue other than maybe it extends upwards into the infuser and the gunk and lack of grease was preventing it. Very simple fix that resulted in coffee being made immediately. Thanks!
Thanks so much. I have a slightly different model (probably older than yours), but your instructions really helped. I went from loose grounds to a nicely formed puck after following your instructions. By the way, I didn't have any new O rings or grease on hand (I'm ordering some though) and just switched the top for the bottom O ring. The bottom one was in better shape, so that will keep me in coffee until the new O rings arrive.
Hello, I also have a problem with this model of espresso machine, I turn it on, the piston goes up to do its short cleaning, and after the piston has gone up, the LED with the exclamation mark lights up and stays on, I opened it, I cleaned the group, I cleaned the fixed piston, I cleaned the coffee grinder, I checked the sensors at the water tank, the contact that is activated when the piston goes up, I also checked the sensor from boiler and it still does, it could be the main electronic board, which gives all the commands..!!
My guess is that the infuser was not installed correctly before you made this video. At the bottom end of the cylinder that's running through the infuser, there's a hole on the back side. When you place and click the infuser back into position after having it removed for cleaning or whatever reason, this hole should be placed over a notch that's inside the machine. Failing to place the hole over the notch will leave the inside of the infuser motionless, and lead to the machine not making pucks. It's a good idea to clean the infuser every now and then, and to put some lube on the o-rings, but even dry and dirty o-rings will not prevent this machine from making excellent coffee and pucks. As long as the infuser was installed correctly. By the way: thank you for listing the music you used for this video in the description. I wish everyone would do this.
has anyone got more than 8months use before it needs loads of repairs ?? mine is total shyte and the security Torx screws are a mystery to find the size
Thank you for this informational video. Saved my machine which I thought were an impossible case to fix. 🙏🏻
You beauty!
This is the ONLY source I have found for this problem. My machine gave the initial blast of water when switched on and made the mechanical sounds as normal and the correct lights came on. I pressed for coffee and it ground, sat there for about 30 seconds and then finished with ZERO water/coffee coming through. Looking in the machine, it had the dry ground powder it tried to sweep into the bin and the rest scattered around inside.
Your solution WORKED!
One little tip, to get the clip off, you don't need to use a screwdriver or knife, just slide that part of the infuser down and then you can easily unclip using fingers.
I didn't have the grease so I just cleaned it up some and slid the moving parts up/down a few times - they are still stiff. However it worked for now. I will get some food grade grease and finish it up properly.
Top man, thanks mate!
Well that is $130 not going to my local repair mob!!
Thanks heaps cobber!!
Bloody awesome!!
This worked perfectly for me, Speaking as a fellow coffee addict, thanks for the fix. It took about 5 mins, maximum.
You're a star. No food grade grease handy but a little bit of olive oil did the trick as a temp fix
That's a great idea for a quick temp fix!
Thanks a million. 🙂 Helped a lot to fix my Delonghi PrimaDonna Avant. The internal construction was the same.
Wow it actually works! I was about to order a new machine but just thought I would check RUclips first, thanks so much.
Thank you so much for your video. It really helped.
Solution worked. My machine was grinding coffee and it was backing up into the funnel and into the bypass dozer bay. It would then immediately discard. I took the hopper and grinder apart thinking it was clogged, but after 12 years, it was nearly mint. Cleaned everything really good except this. I can’t figure out why this was causing the issue other than maybe it extends upwards into the infuser and the gunk and lack of grease was preventing it. Very simple fix that resulted in coffee being made immediately.
Thanks!
Thank you from the Uk just fixed mine whist sitting in the garden !
Thanks. My delonghi Caffe corso was having the same problem. The disc / disk / puck keept breaking up to dust. This fixed it right up!
Nice one, chap... 😊
Thank you, easy to follow video. I did break a knife and 2 nails but I have coffee again 😁
Thanks so much. I have a slightly different model (probably older than yours), but your instructions really helped. I went from loose grounds to a nicely formed puck after following your instructions. By the way, I didn't have any new O rings or grease on hand (I'm ordering some though) and just switched the top for the bottom O ring. The bottom one was in better shape, so that will keep me in coffee until the new O rings arrive.
Hello, I also have a problem with this model of espresso machine, I turn it on, the piston goes up to do its short cleaning, and after the piston has gone up, the LED with the exclamation mark lights up and stays on, I opened it, I cleaned the group, I cleaned the fixed piston, I cleaned the coffee grinder, I checked the sensors at the water tank, the contact that is activated when the piston goes up, I also checked the sensor from boiler and it still does, it could be the main electronic board, which gives all the commands..!!
Thank you for sharing. It was really helpful.
Thank you very much, you just saved me from throwing away my beloved machine!!
Glad this helped!
This video saved me a lot of time and money. Many thanks! 10/10!
Glad it helped!
You legend!!!! Saved my machine!!!! 👌👌👌 Thankyou so much!
I'm so glad it helped you out and thanks for letting me know too.
Mate, thank you from Washington DC. This was driving me crazy for the last past week. By the way, Delonghi calls that part the "brew group."
Glad it helped. I hadn't heard of 'brew group' before so thanks for the info
My kind of repair, using a kitchen knife. Good to watch. Thanks
Cheers. Glad you enjoyed it!
My guess is that the infuser was not installed correctly before you made this video. At the bottom end of the cylinder that's running through the infuser, there's a hole on the back side. When you place and click the infuser back into position after having it removed for cleaning or whatever reason, this hole should be placed over a notch that's inside the machine. Failing to place the hole over the notch will leave the inside of the infuser motionless, and lead to the machine not making pucks. It's a good idea to clean the infuser every now and then, and to put some lube on the o-rings, but even dry and dirty o-rings will not prevent this machine from making excellent coffee and pucks. As long as the infuser was installed correctly.
By the way: thank you for listing the music you used for this video in the description. I wish everyone would do this.
great video, exactly what i was looking for..... thank you.
Glad it helped!
Thanks for that video. Saved me a bunch of €
Very helpful
has anyone got more than 8months use before it needs loads of repairs ?? mine is total shyte and the security Torx screws are a mystery to find the size
Just saved my coffee maker from the tip (and me from buying a Sage Express Pro!)