It still produces hot espresso, but when I change function, there's no pressure for frothing the milk. All the lights work okay. I keep the water level topped up. Is it likely to be the pump, or something else?
Agree with previous suggestion. The steam pipe is most likely blocked and generally the blockage occurs in the bend of the steam pipe. Either try removing the wand and clearing it or use a thin piece of wire/pipe cleaner and insert it up the pipe. It could alternatively be a piece of limescale blocking it so it may be worthwhile to try descaling the machine if after clearing blockage. Hope this helps.
SOURCE: steam nozzle
For the coffee - make sure the machine has heated up for at least 10 minutes. I've found the grind is the most important in getting a good shot of espresso with a good crema.
It takes trying different grinds to find what works best. When we grind at the store we choose the second finest grind from the finest - we put it to Turkish and then turn it back one notch.
On the steaming side - it takes practice. Sometimes I get froth, sometimes - I usually let the wand go near the bottom of the steaming cup and heat the milk to 160 deg. f.
SOURCE: water will not come through the steam wand
I had the same problem. I took the steam wand off, and checked for steam out of the unit. It was OK, so I stuck a thin wire up through the steam wand and dislodged what look like pieces of a green washer or O-ring.
In short...the wand was plugged.
SOURCE: Diminished pressure when brewing espresso
try adjust grinder,try go litlle bit courser ,check screen it need to be clean.
SOURCE: Sylvia still makes great milk for steam but on
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. If the brew thermostat is bad it won’t heat. To test for this, push the steam switch and wait 15 seconds. Then open the steam knob and push the middle button and see if the water is warm. If it is then you need a new brew thermostat. That is the thermostat that has the red dot on the top. It sets on top of the boiler next to the steam thermostat. If you take the top off, make sure that the machine is unplugged.
SOURCE: Reduced flow of hot water through the coffee
Check screen and diffuser for blockage, backwash machine. If you still have the noise problem, when runnig the head, then it is block at the solenoid. For the temperature, it is possible that the one of the thermostat is damaged.
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This usually happens when the machine needs descaling. Then we have more water than steam.
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