DeLonghi Bar 40 Mode D'emploi page 15

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9.Turn the selector knob to the
operations 7 and 8 one more time.
Repairs for malfunctioning caused by problems of
calcium build-up are not covered by the guarantee if
PROBLEM
Espresso coffee no longer
comes out.
Espresso coffee drips from the
edges of the filter holder,
instead of from its holes.
The espresso coffee is cold.
The pump is too noisy.
The coffee cream is light-
coloured (the coffee comes out
quickly from the spout).
The coffee cream is dark (the
coffee comes out slowly from
the spout).
The coffee has an acidic taste.
The milk does not frothwhen
making a cappuccino.
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position and repeat the descaling process described above is not carried
out regularly.
POSSIBLE CAUSES
• Lack of water in the tank.
• The holes in the filter holder spouts
are blocked.
• The outlet of the espresso boiler is
blocked.
• The tank is badly inserted and the
valve at the bottom is not open.
• The filter holder is badly inserted.
• The gasket of the espresso boiler has
lost elasticity.
• The holes in the filter holder spouts
are blocked.
• The 'OK' pilot light was not on when
the coffee delivery switch was pres
sed.
• The preheating was not carried out.
• The cups were not preheated.
• The water tank is empty.
• The tank is inserted wrongly and the
valve at the bottom is not open.
• The ground coffee has not been
pressed enough.
• The quantity of ground coffee is
scarce.
• The coffee is not ground finely
enough.
• The ground coffee is too tightly pres
sed.
• The quantity of ground coffee is too
much.
• The espresso boiler outlet is blocked.
• The coffee is too finely ground.
• The unit was not sufficiently rinsed
after the descaling process
procedure.
• The milk is not cold enough.
• The cappuccino maker is dirty.
SOLUTION
• Fill the water tank.
• Clean the holes in the spouts.
• Clean as indicated in the "Cleaning
the espresso boiler outlet" section.
• Press the tank lightly so as to open
the valve at the bottom.
• Attach the filter holder on correctly
and turn it all the way.
• Have the espresso boiler gasket
replaced at an Service Centre
• Clean the holes in the spouts.
• Wait until the OK pilot light comes
on.
• Carry out the preheating as indica
ted in the "Preheating the coffee
unit" section.
• Preheat the cups by rinsing them in
hot water.
• Fill the tank.
• Press the tank lightly so as to open
the valve at the bottom.
• Tamper the ground coffee down
more.
• Increase the quantity of coffee.
• Only use coffee specifically ground
• Press the coffee less.
• Decrease the quantity of ground cof
fee.
• Clean the outlet as described in
"Cleaning the espresso boiler outlet"
section.
• Only use coffee specifically ground for
espresso coffee machines.
• Rinse the unit as described in the
"descaling" section.
• Always use milk at refrigerator tem
perature.
• Carefully clean the pinholes in the
milk frother