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DeLonghi Caffe Figaro BCO110 Espresso & Coffee Maker Questions & Answers
Dripping slowly
Try taking and running some vinegar and water through it a couple of times, it could just be a build up deposit from the water run through it every day. if that doesnt work try taking a piece of wire or heavy pipe cleaner and clean the steaming tube.
Flashing red light
This is the machine's way of indicating that it is time to de-scale. It simply counts the number of times that it has been used to brew coffee, and after a set number of cycles, the light begins to blink. It does not interfere with performance, but it can be a major pain to tell when it is on/off.
To de-scale, they recommend you run a solution of citric acid through the coffee maker (diluted vinegar would probably work just as well), followed by three cycles of plain water to clear any leftover solution.
To get the red light to stop flashing, you need to press the "prog" and "drip/auto" buttons at exactly the same time. You don't need to hold them down, just need to time the press at exactly the same time. This resets the counter.
Our coffee espresso machine is
The
problem is that the heated water is leaking out of the drip chamber.
This is caused by the fact that they were to cheap to use stainless
steel screws that hold the chamber top to the bottom. The screws have
rusted and the hot water can escape the drip area and runs down next to
a plastic tube that delivers the hot water to the top of the coffee
maker from the heating element. To repair you have to remove two screws
that are on the underside of the hot water drip area above the coffee
filter. Then there are 3 tabs that have to be released and separate the
cover that has the from its base. When you pop off
this cover, you will see the remains of 4 screws that are badly rusted.
I used a small ez-out and drill to remove the remains. Be very careful
to not drill the pilot hole through the top. I got lucky and was able
to remove the screws and replaced them with stainless steel. An
alternate method would be to use a food grade 100% silicon adhesive and
glue the to back together. This method may leak in the future, so try
to get the old screws out first.
I would recommend a MR coffee $30 to $50 models, on sale,
for coffee before I would ever buy this European designed junk. I took
this thing apart and just shook my head
Hi I have a couple
As long as you do not scratch the finish surface of the tube you are ok. If you do it will create more deposits like rust and such. As far as the cap it might have deposits stuck to it. Try a pair of large pliers and pry it off. It is best to clean out this type of coffee maker once a week with undiluted vinegar and then flush it with water. Best to use distilled water you buy at the store since most city water has a lot of unwanted additives like chlorine and believe it or not arsenic. If you have to spray a solution of vinegar over the assembly trying not to get the heater for the charaffe wet. Don't be embarrassed by making any mistakes...we all do and remember it was given to you. You have nothing to lose but a great coffee maker. Hope this all makes sense to you and it helps get you going and thanks for using FixYa. Reply to me if you need more assistance.
How to remove and clean milk out of espresso water tank :-(
NO the tank is just that a tank and you cant get into it to clean....there are many products for cleaning your coffee pot. Some coffee brewing cleaning products are made by Urnex.Buy mixing a half cup (1/2 cup as i assume espresso meaning a small tank the more vinegar you use the more cycles you'll need to remove) of vinegar with the rest water and brew once or twice 2-3 times or until its right to you.
Delonghi Ecam 23.450S heating up please wait
'heating up please wait...' and that's it, suggests a fault with either a sensor or a control board... and in today's market, who could ever guess which?
I'm sorry this is far more philosophical than technical. I really hate to say this. Still, if any half-way modern appliance has given you 15 years' service, what more would you have expected?
Traditionally, you would have taken any faulty gizmo to a local repair expert, who would have fixed it for a charge greatly less than any replacement cost.
Today, it's almost inconceivable that the cost of even diagnosing, let alone fixing any fault would be comparable to the cost of replacing (whatever) with a new one.
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