Anybody having issues with the millk not being hot enough? both when using the automatic frother and just steam wand? What can i do?
2025030
There is a heat setting for the coffee under program, not sure if it affects the frothing wand. Could just froth the milk longer with the wand.
2025031
Clean the sprouts well. You might have some milk clogging them. You can disassemble each part of the milk vaporizer.
1002690
I wound up sending mine back, I thought it would produce a LOT more steam, honestly my iron produces more steam than the Oreck that I bought. It came highly recommended by a friend, I bought a refurbished one, but was not impressed. So from what I gather, these things just don't produce a lot of steam.
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Dear Sir, Have you found a solution to the order/taste problem with your electric kettle? I need one and had decided on this model but now I'm not so confident.Thank you for any feedback you could give me.Roben
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.
776390
After owning this machine for 7 months (had our first for about three years) I'm having the same problem as of this morning. I'm going to try all the tactics that billf recommends. Anyone else rectify the problem?
2165117
I usually rinse it through hot water and turning on the frother part. If you have not done it after every single usage, you might want to soak the frother part and let all the gunk soften first.
1570511
A word of caution. Try to remove the metal tip as rarely as possible. The metal is "extremely" lightweight and WILL STRIP. Care is not so much the problem as the actual removal. I now leave mine on, wipe the outside and run steam into the frothing pitcher full of water to do any cleaning needed.
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I also thought that mine was broken ad well after a short amount of time. mine doesn't seem to work if I fill it past the 300 ml line. I would suggest trying filling half. Thats how I get mine to produce the mist.
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Mine died before warranty ended and I received a new one. I haven't had any problems since. There seems to be a problem, if you read many of the reviews, between it switching between hot and cold mist. Obviously, if you can, return it. Sorry can't be more helpful.
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I'm not sure what you're doing wrong. I bought it after seeing my dau-in-law use it in Germany, and I've used it successfully several times, including this morning. Fat free works best with any frother (I also have a steam frother) and the fat content prevents the froth from forming. Heat the milk in a saucepan until hot, then pour it into the frothed and use the plunger vigorously for about 15 seconds. Mine came out creamy and frothy this morning.
72300
Yeah had the same issue. Headed up with in 10 mins of use. The manual does mention not to use it for prolonged periods though. Mine didn't last too long after it started heating up
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Hmmm Margaret, My subsequent cups are just as hot as the first. It's not going off is it? Mine is set on a 2 hr timer & if I want to keep it hot after that I have to turn the knobs to: Brew & then On & the light will turn red. Otherwise, you may have an issue with it. Hope that helps. :)
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There should definitely be hot steam. Are you saying that you get no steam at all? or that the steam is not hot? Did you get a flawed product?
2117019
Same here. I bought this yesterday, filled with tap water as high as the MAX water line, put some salt before going to bed. It never actually vaporized, even though I added salt again. This morning I added even more salt, and I got neither steam nor sputtering.I think it's been about 4 big fat pinches of (Redmond Real Salt) salt so far... I'm afraid of adding more in case it damages the vaporizer.Ugh, I'm so tired, I keep waking up at night with a stuffed dry bloody nose.
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Sorry, I actually returned my machine. I didn't think it got the milk hot enough (I use a thermometer typically). Where I live I have to descale pretty regularly (I now have a Giro - it tells me when to do it). But I think regardless of your water source the repeated boiling of water creates a buildup whether or not there's a water filter in place (not sure about that).
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I have had this happen with other types of frothers too. Have you changed the type or temperature of the milk?
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My whisk is not making froth as it was when I bought this (junk) latte maker in December (5 months ago), same time as yours. I checked the website mentioned in the answer, and guess what the whisk is not available and other sites say it is discontinued. So, Amazon, please do not sell items that are discontinued. $45 went down the drain.