My Delonghi Magnifica door was popping open too when the machine would cycle on or off. I found that the shoot on the inside of the door was stuck. This chute is spring loaded. The chute guides the coffee from the diffuser to the dispenser ports. I think it must have been coffee build up on the back side of the chute making it stick. So when the diffuser passed by during cycling the chute would not move out of the way. This makes the door pop open. I cleaned the chute so that it moves freely and no more trouble.
This was extremely helpful! My door hasn't been closing for months and simply cleaning the build up behind the tray was the trick and now my door closes nicely! Thanks!!
many thanks - it worked!!
That worked! I have a newer model. I first totally cleaned all but the chute and the door immediately popped open again. I read this suggestion and found my chute to be 'sticky' - it would move but not was definitely not 'free'. I used some Q-tips to make the chute become 'no longer sticky' and, for now, no more door popping open!! Thx!!
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If the diffusor isn't suffering from built-up coffee grinds (in which case give it a good cleaning first), then check the backplane that holds the diffusor: it has two hex head screws that have probably come loose. Remove the diffusor to expose the screws, tighten them down, and the problem should be fixed. Total repair time should be under 30 seconds.
That was happening on my machine and I discovered that there was some dried coffee grinds preventing the drip tray from being fully inserted. It was hard to see with overhead light but easy to see with a flashlight. I used a kitchen knife to scrape it out and vacuumed it up. After that the door closed fine and would not pop open.
There is only a small amount of resistance on the access door hooks. Even on a new machine you can pull the door open without using the "unlatch" tab. Don't know of a fix other than wedging a small shim along side the door, not very professional.
The temp of your pull can be adjusted through the menu. Set up is in the manual.
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Our ESAM3300 has the annoying habit of popping open the front access door during coffee making and rinsing operations. Closing resumes normal operation. Can't see any cause with the latch.
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