When brewing coffee about half the water comes out of the frothing nozzle instead of the coffee spout. The nozzle also leaks after the brewing cycle.

spout clogged clean with vinegar

try cleaning the nozzles using fine wires or tobacco pipe cleaner kit. it look like you have a blockage on your tubing leading to nozzles.

Hi,

Please consider the following:

1. Descaling (Machine should be descaled every after 3 months, every 500 brews, every time the machine prompts you to do so..(whichever comes first)..)

2. Lubricate the brew unit / Clean the brew unit with running water

3. Run hot water through the nozzle / Run how water only through the spout (to check clogs)

~ if above mentioned are no good, contact the customer service for the nearest ASC

Hi, Its got a blockage. Try removing and cleaning the brew unit, but I can tell you now, it needs to be looked at by a repairer. A normal blockage should leek in to the drain tray, but a leak on the bench means something is split or cracked. I do repairs. Dazza

The tap valve is leaking inside the machine needs new seals.If moisture is escaped and hit the printed circuit card on the tap, the machine will stop you from doing other functions.

I have the same problem as well, talked to a repair shop and it's definitely a "send in" or warranty repair. I was told it's an o-ring issue. I have no water coming out of the steam wand and it goes into the dispense tray instead.

check your solenoid valve and security valve of boiler of the machine. make sure they are clean and work good, than you will have perfect espresso again.
if pump runs without your comand check up the swich of brewing coffee.

This is most likely due to a bad o'ring. The bar you speak of...Does the unit have a small spout pointing upward from the area?...with a groove? Is the o'ring in that groove damaged or missing? When the grounds are compressed in the piston, the brew unit lowers down onto this spout and seals on it. The high pressure water then is injected upward inot the brew unit. When this seal fails the water simply leaks into the tray when there are grounds providing backpressure. When rinsing and no backpressure some of the water may be getting through. Make sure you lube up any seals with a food grade lube. Olive oil will work in a pinch.

Mike

The problem with your machine is the connection where the brew unit connects to the dispensing head is broken. This is why the machine is leaking into the dump box. I wish it was an easy fix, but it is not.

You will have to get the machine serviced.

If you would like to have your espresso machine serviced please visit the service page of our website:

http://cerinicoffee.com/Espresso_machine_service.asp

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I had the same problem. I ended up taking the coffee machine apart and found that the reason coffee trickles out around the hot water spout is that the two coffee nozzles were partially plugged. Since I Had parts of the coffee machine apart I was able to clean it easily. It may also be possible to clean the assembly using a pick of some sort and clean out the holes of the two normal coffee spouts. Inside it is just a open cavity so gentle poking around and using some steaming hot water may do the trick.
If you want to take the machine apart you need to do the following: 1) take of the warmer plate on the top - 2 storz screws but an allen key works as well 2) take off the top plate of the machine - another 4 or 5 screws - make sure you empty the beans first otherwise you will have a mess 3) remove one screw from the right hand side of the removable coffee ground tray. Once this screw is removed the front panel is free to swing open except for the pipes connecting the front 4) unclip the steam assembly - there are a couple of plastic catches on the top. this will free the steam assembly from the front panel and also free a pipe connections. The steam dispenser pipe will also come free from the steam assembly. 5) remove the coffee pipes from the up and down sliding coffee dispenser. This is a small whitish color clip with 2 pipes connecting into it. The white clip has a little plastic catch on the top that frees it. The front panel should now swing open freely. 6) remove the sliding coffee dispenser from the front door. There are 4 plastic catches, 2 on either side. the whole front sliding coffee displenser now comes free 7) Take the sliding dispenser apart by release the 4 plastic catches on the front curved planel. 8) Inside the sliding dispenser is a white plastic piece that connected to the piping released in step 5. There is a small plastic catch that needs to be pressed while pulling fairly hard on the plastic piece and bending the whole piece. 9) You will now see the plugged spouts. It goes back together really easily.