Jura Capresso Impressa F9 Espresso Machine - Page 2 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Apparently after a few yrs of use the steam wafting up from a cup of coffee works its way into the electronics touch screen mechanism causing it to turn on by itself...since moisture is such a good conductor for electricity it seems like there is a "ghost in the machine"...credit "The Police" band for that quote...my simple solution was a 6-7 dollar desk fan purchased from Walmart and point it up across the front of the unit...problem solved!...just keep the fan running while you use the unit and save a bundle of $$ not having to send it back to Jura!...Bob in SC

Hi, Sounds like a sencor on the boiler is faulty. It needs to go into the repair shop. you cant buy parts for Jura. You have to use an autherised repairer. Not many Jura repairers around. Im a repairer based on the sunshine coast Qld. Dazza

Hi Ehriq,

I have come across this problem , it's caused because of the low water floatation device is missing.

Solution: Within the water tank is a small compartment (like a mouse trap).

Inside is a small black floatation device. On top is a small clear see-through plastic cover.

This small plastic cover is
missing and the floatation device is outside of the small compartment.

Check if you can locate both pieces and put it back together. If you cannot find them, call 1-800-220-5701.
And the company will send the pieces to you FREE OF CHARGE

Hope this helps...:) Let me know in case you have any queries.

malfunction 8 is the brewer piston oring. one from a franke saphira will work.

I just fixed it. I saw some info from a Doctor in Hawaii who described reaching up inside the machine with some success and this inspired me (Thanks!). I had been getting Malfunction 8 for some time, and letting the machine cool (turning it off) for 15 minutes was the only way to not get the error. It always sounded like it was "straining" to make coffee. It would generally try 3 times to clear itself before the Malfunction 8, I'm sure those with the problem will recognize the symptoms. All the rinse/ decalcify/on/off stuff was temporary. We lived with this for 5 months or so. Finally, it would only get a Malfunction 8, and so became unusable, and we were considering sending it in for repair. This was the second round of Malfunction 8 problems; the first seemed to fix itself for an unknown reason. On to the fix: Unplug, remove the water tank, pull out the bucket and tray, and allow to cool if necessary. Now - smaller fingers are better - reach into the machine, palm up. Feel as far back as you can, then work your way forward, toward yourself. As you move toward you will feel a flat area about an inch wide (measuring front to back). Just back of this (away from yourself), you'll feel a crack about 3/8" to 1/2" wide. Push your fingers up into this area and feel around. You will probably feel stuff that feels like light, chunky rocks. Break these up and they should fall out. Again, small fingers are better and once I got an idea of what I was doing, I described it to my wife and she did it. There is a tendency to not feel far enough back in the machine, so be sure to find the flat place at the lowest point of the mechanism then go just past it and up to find the crack. Pulled out about five crusty chunks of burned, almost charcoal like compressed coffee. I also got about a foot of plumber's tape (the metal stuff with holes in it that's useful for just about everything) bent it with a 4" radius, and worked it up into the crack to break up any stuff we couldn't reach. Work at this until no more stuff is in there. Now, tilt the machine toward you and "pat" firmly all over to jog anything left into the crack area, and check for chuncks again. When that's done, put everything back together, move the machine to where you can work from the top. Don't start it up. Get a flashlight and a wooden spoon. Open the top "pre-ground" door and peer in. With the wooden spoon handle, poke in there and tap everything to break up any stuck things. I thought a shopvac with a small tube might work here, too, but wasn't sure whether something bad might happen. Anyway, tap tap tap about 100 times. Now start up the machine. Keep peering in; watch how the mechanism works, and don't trap the spoon handle! Now, try to brew some coffee. While it's actually squeezing out the coffee, tap some more on the "closed" mechanism to free up any more stuck coffee. Do this whole procedure 3-4 times to be sure, but don't drink any of the coffee it brews: The first ejected puck looked really aweful - it looked like about 1/3 moldy coffee; of course the machine had been sitting for 3 weeks, probably stuck in the middle of a puck ejection cycle. Anyway, the machine should run good as new. Good luck and please comment as to whether it works for you. - Woody

If I knew what town and city I might be able to assit you.

Hello
Your F9 Espresso machine is a limited edition one, and only meant to released in US. Being a limited edition, spare part availability will also be rare. I've two files in my system related to your machine. If you give me your email address by Fixya, I'll send it to you, as this site does not allow me to send such large files. You can try to make it right by refereing it, as there are some details about the machine. OK.

Unplug machine, wait a minute or so, plug back in while pushing the tray in as far as possible. It makes some noise as it resets and moves parts around inside. The tray then goes in easily.

Hi There and Welcome to Fixya.

Usually, I too was having occasional leaks at the bottom of my coffee machine (not the same brand though) and I found out that it was caused by a clogged drain hole with coffee grounds.

Proper cleaning and maintenance can prevent this from happening so I have included the link to the very comprehensive user's manual/instructions that will help you on :

• Identifying parts and how to do a proper teardown
• Clean and maintain the machine

Here you go :

Jura Impressa Manual

Please let me know, and Thanks for using Fixya.

This could be a problem with the main control board or CPU. It could be that there is moisture after getting onto it and causing the fault which may only need to be dried off. Otherwise the machine may need a new board. If main board is 5 years old, its probably had its day.

Hi Bill
What happens when you do a tea ? (hot water only, NOT the steam button) do you also get little water ?
The fact that you are getting steam is good as there are 2 heating systems in the unit.
Have you ran the descaling recently (if you do not use filter ) ?
If you have or use a filter the problem is likely to be at the rear of the machine, however the back contents all the power and you will need to be happy to do some stripping down of the machine,
In the back you have the pump, valves, heater etc.
I am just about to draw up a flow chart of the water system inside the machine and have it published online (couple of days).
Are you happy to strip machine down ?

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Hi, this fixes almost all the "beans will not feed or beans will not grind" problems caused by coffee bean dust packed in the burrs. Oily beans cause this problem more fequently.
a. Pour all the beans out the top.
b. Open the settings up all the way and see what else can be poured out. Use your shop vacuum to **** grounds out the spout and backward out the bean bin.
c. Pour in some instant rice and start grinding. Reduce the grind to a small setting like six and then open the settings all the way again. (The grinder will not start at a low setting with the rice in it. If you let it stop, open the settings to about 16 before trying to restart.)
d. Pour out the rice and vacuum out the ground rice.
e. Adjust the grinder to your favorite setting and try a coffee grind. Grind until most of the rice dust is expelled (any remaining trace of rice dust will not affect the flavor of the coffee).

Take your water supply tank out , fill it and leave it on the counter. My tank had a slow leak that took me forever to find and only leaked when more than 3/4 full. If that doesn't work call the help line 1 -800-220-5701 for parts and service support

need more info read about malf 8 in other posts

machine is most likely clogged with old coffee grounds and needs a good cleaning cycle malf 8 is problem with the stoke of the piston can not make a complete cycle thur get your book out for machine and read list for cleaning machine follow remove power cord for a few mins. let machine cool down if hot from prior use then plug back in power up and do cleanning cycle with tablet follow book worst case would be oring seals on piston are no good or very dry making machine work to hard to move piston in this case service is needed good luck steve

yes read book follow list in order

you can not, not with out taking machine apart my mom put coffee in the top powder fill and forgot to push the powder button grinder then put more coffee in and when the piston tried to tamp the coffee in was completely clogged up error code came up , $ 250 to service I completely took unit apart I would not req. in less you are a very tech minded person nightmare of parts all working together but anyway the tamping screen is screwed to the piston and is in middle of the machine water is push from the bottom, thur coffee , thur screen , thru piston, up thur a small hose and falls down into the service head and out the two ports to cup I was able to complete remove coffee and remove screen and clean got machine back online ran cleanning program all ok if machine completely clogs and error code comes up it can not be fixed any other way if coffee comes out slow or you get a short cup of coffee you can run a cleaning program to remove the coffee stuck in the piston area the problem is caused by old coffee grounds sticking to the dosing part this part both puts coffee into the piston and take it out make a cup of coffee and look down the door on top of the machine with a flash light when the dosing door opens up and the used coffee puck is drop into the used bin , if you see used grounds on top of the dosing part then next time you make coffee it will end up mixing with new coffee after a while this can cause clogging . try to use diff. coffees some are ground to fine and most of the problems come from the powder dosing door. by the way I and my mom both have a F9 unit I have had the slow and short problems with my machine but it only happens when I use the powder dosing door good luck to all steve

Remove tray and replace leaving out the used grounds box. Restarting the machine resets the brew unit and the tray with coffee grounds box can now enter fully

I had the same problem, it told me to fill the water portion but when I pushed the button it would not clear. I called customer service and spoke with a technician. He told me to turn off and unplug the machine,remove the grounds drawer and reach inside the machine behind the plastic chute that hangs down in the middle. There is a metal disk mounted on an angle with a raised dimple in the center. The disk is the size of the discarded grounds wafers. The dimple in the middle is a sensor. Some times the accumulation of oils, coffee grounds and water leaves a residue on the disk that can short out the sensor. After locating the sensor and memorizing its position reach in with a paper towel and wipe off the residue. It works best to use a dampened towel and the a dry one. You will remove a substantial film of residue from the disk. I have done this numerous times and it has never failed to work. p.s The technician also advised me that the problem is more likely if you have your grind set too fine.

This sounds like the filter is being re-used, or has not worked. The problem is that the flow sensor is not pic up flow, this means that either it is faulty (very rare, you need to return it to a service area, or fix your self) or there is a blockage in the piping.

Try removing the filter, setting the machine to not require a filter, and see what happens.