I have no instructions for DeLonghi EC5.

Depending on the model. You can find the instruction manual here:
https://www.delonghi.com/en-meia/customer-support/user-instruction-manuals

Hello, Esther -

If you have not thought to go to the DeLonghi website, then, this is the link to the DeLonghi home page:
https://www.delonghi.com/

There you can choose your language / country location.

After doing that, click or tap on the Customer Support link (probably near the top of the page.)

On the Customer Support page, you should find a link to Instruction Manuals. Click or tap on that link.

On the Instruction Manuals page, there should be a search box for you to enter the model number, Caffe Corso. Do that and click or tap on the Search button.

After doing that, you should see a link of manuals for your model.

Note: The manuals will be in PDF format, meaning you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software (free) in order to download and save the manual to a computer or tablet and print later. Be sure to give the manual a file name you can find again easily . . . something like: DeLonghi Caffe Corso Manual.

Best wishes.

Hello, Jean -

Delonghi makes a number of different cappuccino machines. If you had stated the model number of the machine, I probably could have found you the manual for the homeowner's machine online.

I found a user's manual for the Delonghi ESAM5500. The manual has an illustration which shows where the grounds container for that machine is located. If the homeowner's cappuccino machine is not an ESAM5500, the grounds container for their machine may be in a similar location.

This is the link to the user manual for the Delonghi ESAM5500:
http://kavegepbolt.hu/shop_ordered/9160/pic/Saeco/DELONGHIESAM5500.pdf
It is a PDF document, so you will need Adobe Reader software (free).

Page 17 of the manual talks about how to clean the machine, including cleaning the grounds container. In the instructions part A9 (which is illustrated on Page 3 of the manual) is identified as the grounds container.

Just to be sure, if you can contact the homeowners, do so and ask them where the manual for their cappuccino machine manual is located, so you can refer to it and so that you do not accidentally damage the machine.

Best wishes.

What a nice surprise reading the manual first:-) I have a link for you.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CEMQFjABOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpdf.lowes.com%2Fuseandcareguides%2F044387280051_use.pdf&ei=Srv0VK_bKqOIsQTGl4CICQ&usg=AFQjCNFfYm1dgr8bxAzaQBXdy7kepEBXww&bvm=bv.87269000,d.cGU

This will create a redirect that when you click yes it will download to your machine.

Yes, Larry you can use pods in your machine. Kolbrun

Hi. If you have not yet had any success, try http://www.delonghi.com.au/support/instruction_manuals/EAM_series.pdf

A small stone got pretty stuck in the grinder of my Delonghi esam 5400. Anyone knows how to remove it?

Go to http://www.delonghi.com then go to customer service. They will get for you.

http://www.manualnguide.com/download/manual-guide/delonghi-bco100-espresso-coffee-combination-machine-owners-manual.html

i hope this helps
tc

Go to http://www.delonghi.com/Int/USA/customer.html

Choose the Customer Service tab. On the left, notice a link to Instruction Manuals - follow that link and choose your model by following the products tree. It will give you a pdf file of the instruction manual for download.