No coffee comes out of the portafilter (I'm using grind). Tried 3 times. Water fills the portafilter. Won't work even with empty portafilter!
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I had the same problem upon arrival from amazon. Called Saeco and they set me up within a new port filter, and it works very well!!!!
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either the pump is not operating , or the portafilter was took a part and assembled wrong
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Hi. When I make a full cup, extra water, leave the second coffee pod in the machine, then hold the big button down, the one with the silver circle around it. Hold down until water no longer comes out. Now you have a full cup.
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I've tried everything that a person could do without adding anything additional to the coffee maker, itself. Nothing works for me. However I did read where someone got a little rubber ring and added that above the gasket that comes down to seal the water when flowing from the coffee maker to the disposable cup. That will probably be my next attempt. It sounds like a lot of work/knowledge but when cleaning it, you'll see the little gasket and it comes off the maker very easily. An extra ring put on just above the gasket would bring it down further and that might just work. Stay tuned!
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The first one that I got did the same thing, would not brew and I had it replaced. It seems the water is not dropping to the bottom of the resorvoir. When trying to brew a single cup, I would get error messages because of this. Lousy production control is what I think. My replacement is working fine tho.
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I know this is an old thread, but for those of you who are having this problem, drill a tiny hole in the bottom of the filter basket (not the inner layer, the outer layer is what you want.) The hole should be only slightly larger than the holes that are already there, and should not go through the inner layer. Problem solved. The larger grounds won't go through the inner holes at all, and the finer ones (usually there are a few) will flow out the hole in the bottom. Also use a good grinder. I use a Jura Capresso.
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I hated that coffee maker! Threw it in the trash. Tried everything to keep it from overflowing but nothing worked. Sorry
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you have to be sure that you are not over packing the coffee grind into the basket. Clean and use the pin to make sure you have a clear hold for water to pass. Before brewing place basket into place as if to brew a shot and just run water through to make sure it works. Repeat this process until it works. Also the baskets do come apart with a screw driver. be sure to take apart clean and reassemble.
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The machine requires a pod installed in order to work. I suppose you could put an empty pod in it & try to get just hot water, but I have not tried that as I use the machine for coffee & hot chocolate.
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try flushing the spout the coffee comes through, but it seems as if the trigger is broken,
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We had this problem the first time we used it. We had to take everything off and clean out the area where the coffee grinds are supposed to fall into the brew basket. There was so much compacted in there that we had to really dig and then use a can of compressed air (like you use to clean a keyboard) to get all the particles out. It has worked fine ever since the first time. Good luck.
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Paula, I don't know how. I got rid of mine about a year ago. After 2 months coffee would run out while brewing. They sent me a 2nd one for several dollars. Two months later coffee would run out during brewing. To stop coffee from running out I put a rubber band on the lever where the coffee comes out. I used that for a year and it worked fine before it started to take several partial brews to fill the pot.
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I am having the same problem. I just used the singel brew several times. We buy specialty coffee beans at costco & grind them daily since we love gormet coffee. I used 2 scoopes of beans (normally 5 scoops for a full pot) brewed it & it was see thru dirt colored water! WTF? So I ground up 3 heaping scoops & tried again, darker water with tons of grounds in it! Seriously? What could a preson possibly get wrong with putting in a cup of water, grounds & pushing a button (basically)? I dont get it...Maybe its just defective. I guess I hate the single brew in this machine now. Kinda sucks. BUMMER!
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I had this happen with a difference brand. I kept filling the reservoir with water, swishing and pouring it out. I put the sprayer part under running water to hopefully back-wash it. and again filled reservoir and swished and poured out. Finally, repeatedly started running full reservoir with filter in to flush the rest of the grounds out of the tube. It worked. Good luck. Coffee makers are too expensive to just replace if you can get it going again.
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I put two scoops of coffee in the filter for each cup of coffee. It pretty much fills the whole filter inside the pod. Once I put the cap on I give the bottom where the spring is a little push to compact the coffee then brew at the larger cup setting. Makes a great cup every time! Maybe it's the type of coffee or the amount you're using?
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Yes I had the same problem. The first time I tried to brew, only two cups went through and the coffee was cold. Tried once more holding the reservoir and no water would go through. Packed it up and sent it back after 2 tries.
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Hi Alexander, I had the same problem when I first got my Capresso too. The issue is not with the machine, but with the coffee grind and your tamp. Your coffee grind needs to be extra fine and the tamp has to be even. When you tamp it, if the espresso disc is higher on one side or not tamped evenly, it will cause the espresso to pour out of the top. I purchased the capresso burr grinder here (http://www.amazon.com/Capresso-560-01-Infinity-Grinder-Black/dp/B0000AR7SY) and use the second extra fine setting. I also bought a heavier tamp (http://www.amazon.com/RSVP-Terrys-Tamper-for-Espresso/dp/B0001XRNEM/ref=pd_bxgy_k_img_z). The thing that helped the most was watching some youtube videos on how to make perfect espresso shots. It took a few days of practice, but they come out perfectly now. If you can try to master the bottomless portafilter. The shots will have more crema. I have never used the frothing wand, so I can't speak to the foam. Hope that helps
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I do not have any issues with the milk steamer, I do start it after the double expresso, so it build it the steam form the pressure of the coffee.If that is how you do it as well, then maybe your machine is having a issue with the water pipe. hope this helps :O)