FrancisFrancis! Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

Question edited for clarity and add '(what it is)'. Question moved from Cars and Trucks to model category. These machines are highly complex, computerised and require dealer servicing at least one a year. You can't just guess it may need a pump. The chemical odor is worrying. I thought I had found the solution in the video :>D Others have your issue. https://www.google.com/search?q=francis+francis+x7.1+flshing+beeping+vibration ..

Stop! Do Not use this machine until it can be serviced by your vendor or the MFR! ** There is probably an open or ruptured heating element in your brewer. The heating wire is embedded in a sand filled copper tube which is immersed in water. Sometimes when the copper tube cracks or leaks allowing water to seep into the heated wire. This will steam the water and rupture the tube thus exposing the element directly to the water in the tank. Most units will short out and trip out any breakers by overloading the line. Some will still heat the water but this is a dangerous situation as the 'short' in the water will still heat up the water to a high boil and may rupture to whole brewer. If your power cord does not have a good 'ground' wire then there is a strong chance your operators will get a shock while touching the machine and another 'grounded' machine (like the grinder) ** Be safe and get it properly serviced. Aloha, ukeboy57

The most obvious thing is the fuse in the plug. There are no fuses inside the francis francis (at least in the model I have).

People sell gaskets on ebay. Take the gasket out and measure the diameter. I bought a gasket set containing the required size for about £10.00 (with 500 gaskets) and one size fitted perfectly. This was cheaper than buying one gasket. Before fitting, clean out the groove with the end of a spoon or a knife. Then the gasket will fit correctly.

You can tell if the pump is working by the noise it makes. Mine got blocked with scale and I took it apart and cleaned out the boiler. It's possible; the boiler is bolted together with standard bolts (metric size). If you've got the interest the Francis Francis is easy to service; you will find a way into each part of it and clean it, and if you do it will work like new.

Never found a service manual for a Francis Francis - I took mine apart by looking for bolts.

What parts? The gasket is a standard gasket and you can probably get it on ebay. One of the things I like about the Francis Francis is that you can take it to pieces; there aren't many parts that cannot be found. The screws are easy to obtain and replace; I used screws I bought for my motorbike. So you can find most things without going to Francis Francis - obviously the machine won't be guaranteed!

Most likely a gasket problem. But you say that it drips water while it heats. Try it without the coffee holder; it shouldn't leak.

Don't know how your controls are set, but you have two switches on the front and a knob on the right. The switch for the steamer (the right hand switch) should be off. The knob on the right should be turned clockwise to turn in off. Then no water or steam should come out of the steamer wand. If it does, the seal on the knob inside the machine is broken. It can be repaired but only if you're handy with a screwdriver (make sure if you take it apart you disconnect it from the mains).

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There were two versions of the Francis Francis X1; one without the logo (older) and one with. I guess your only chance is ebay; but why would someone sell the holder without the machine?

Possibly the pressure switch which controls the element in the boiler. Also might be the thermostat.

!What pump problem?

iperesspresso seems to be a make of coffee? The X1 is easy to take apart; remove the two screws in the front, loosen the screw in the knob on the right hand side (there is a hole underneath that allows screwdriver access) and keep going. It's fairly obvious.

The main problem with coffee machines is they get furred up with limescale. If you let it go too long they can stop working like this. It's not difficult to take the machine apart if you're mechanically inclined and then you can clean each part.

If you want to disassemble the boiler you must have opened the machine. There are screw heads around the boiler and it opens fairly easily.

Take off the end bit; it unscrews. Poke a needle through the hole; I find it gets blocked quite regularly. While it's disconnected turn the knob on the right. Steam should come out. If it doesn't there is a blockage inside the machine and you need to get inside it to fix it. But the only blockage I've had is in the end bit.

Take out the two screws on the front panel. There are other screws in the oval top section. When you find them and remove them you can slide off the sleeve and can then get at all the works.

May be. If you get the machine upside down (switched off) you will find a hole near the steam knob which allows access to a screw. Turn this screw with a flat bladed screwdriver and the knob will come off. There is a gasket (washer) near the end of this know which is the seal. I don't know where you get the seal, but try finding a rubber seal in a gasket kit. This may be the problem.

set both the dials to 5 and press the lungo button.