my frother doesn't heat tho red light is on
823985
Hmm. Is the insert seated correctly inside? Otherwise, don't know; sounds defective.
757926
I'm not sure. If you have it plugged in and sitting upright, then the red light on the handle column will light up. I think I recall the directions saying something about waiting a few minutes for it to heat. If you are doing all those things & still having a problem, I'd contact the company.
2029239
Give it some time, how big is your tank? The red light goes off and on. If it continues to not warm up, return it
1070537
Use very cold milk and make sure the frother machine is not warm to the touch. Also try 2% or 1% milk.
103808
My machine would not heat...took it to authorized repairs station. Thee are no parts available. If your Steamer is warranted Electrolux will replace it.
1072905
I have had this happen with other types of frothers too. Have you changed the type or temperature of the milk?
1726370
See instruction booklet. If red light ( power button ) is blinking, it means machine is too hot and has been left on too long. Turn it off for awhile before hewing coffee. If triangle sign with "!" Is lit, machine needs to be cleaned. Illy sells pouches of cleaner which is used to clean machine. Other stores sell decalcifier to clean expresso machine, read instruction book !
420126
This happened to me. The instructions say it must be "fresh" milk. When I got new milk, it frothed properly. Also make sure your levels are correct and you don't press the button too long.
1896262
The frother has a temp gauge so it won't froth if the milk is already warm.
2077310
The temperature is adjustable from a cold stir up to 160 degrees plus. I don't know how much froth you'd get if you used the cold setting but it wouldn't heat the milk.
1054999
Just click the button. Holding it froths it without heating. Clicking heats and froths.
1077621
Upon reading other answers, I see that one person received a frother in a box that said do NOT heat the pot on the stove. My box didn't have any instructions. To be safe, heat the milk in the microwave first.
200367
Yes, it both heats and froths , just plug it in and wait a bit , you're done!
1437975
simply stopped heating. red light indicating that it is on still comes on, but it does not get warm
1072906
I'm so glad that you posted this. I'm having the same experience. The equipment looks the same. Nothing has happened to it, but it no longer froths.
1795632
I had a couple occasions that a particular carton of milk did not froth. Could be the milk. That was the case for me. Try a different brand or carton
1071174
Sorry to hear your steamer is overheating. When the red light comes on more than once every 10 minutes, I turn the steamer off for a little while to let it cool down.