Saeco Vienna - I turned on the coffee machine and instead of the usual whirling of the parts getting into place, it sounds like it is struggling to get into place. I looked inside and the bar is down where it dumps coffee into the dump box. It took a few times of turning it on/off to get it to lift up, I took out the brew group, and the area where the coffee gets pressed won't line up with the hole. When I press on the part that holds the packed coffee, it will pop into place. Do I need a new brew group, or is this just a sign I need to replace a fuse?

I have a similar issue to this. if I push the brew button, the beans grind and the brew unit starts compacting the coffee, but then it seems to be grinding its gears (almost as if it isn't stopping or the switch isnt being toggled to tell it it can stop now... the coffee is compressed already) If i open the door (the door button also seems to be stuck) and I push the compactor a little harder up, it stats brewing.

Hi Its hard to say with what you have said, but if the brew unit was cycling slowly, it may be the board. Close the door and make sure that everything is in but the brew unit. Turn the machine on and see if it cycles the gear in back to the starting point. It may take a few minutes to cycle if its the board. If it returns its the board. I have some boards.