Philips Coffee Makers & Espresso Machines - Page 3 - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

Coffeemaker boilers are not generally a repair item, if it's not a seal or removeable part on the outside of the boiler then most often it will just be full replacement of the boiler.

You are going to struggle finding one of those; where I live here in New Zealand that model has been obsolete for over a decade. You may be better off finding someone who repairs multiple brands of coffeemakers and see if one can be matched up. It is very possible that machines very similar are still being made, just not for Philips.

Sometimes the rubber seals on these can be very "stuck" after not being opened for a while - about the best way to free them is to pour a little hot (near boiling) water around the outside of the lid to soften up the seal, make sure you are trying to turn it the right way (anti-clockwise) and give it a little force. You can help prevent this in future by lightly greasing the seal with a tiny bit of vegetable oil - sunflower oil works fine but most should do the job. if the rubber seal looks very distorted or cracked then take it to a hardware store and see if they can find something the right size or try philips support from the same link below. get the user manual here (sorry not available in english, but is available in most other main languages) http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpindex.pl?slg=AEN&cat=KAP_COFFEEMAKERSANDKETTLES_CA&sct=CK_ESPRESSOMACHINES_SU&session=20070307124515_83.54.34.75&grp=KITCHEN_APPLIANCES_GR&ctn=HD5661/90&mid=Link_UserManuals&hlt=Link_UserManuals Hope this helps :)

Most of the time this is caused by one of the tubes - for water transport through the machine - that has come off. It is also possible that the waterpump itself is leaking. You should bring it in at your retailer to have it repaired.

Maybe you inserted the pod with the wrong side up or you used a 2-cup pod in a single cup holder. If the clamping spring isn't working (the lid feels loose when you try to close it), that spring (that is nothing more than a straight piece of metal wire) needs to be replaced.

I guess it's the metal part in the water tank that makes contact with the machine when the water runs out. When you take the water tank off the Senseo it's in the bottom right corner. If you can't repair it, a spare water tank isn't that expensive.

There are no moving parts except for the pump. There might be some contamination in the pump (lime?). As this is a low cost machine, replacing the pump is not worth the cost.

The scientific reason for the cloudiness of tea is the precipitation of the tannins in the tea that occurs when the tea is cooled. Cloudiness does not affect the flavor of the tea.

1. Stronger brews tend to cloud more readily than weaker ones.
2. High quality teas cloud faster than others.
3. Hard water also has a clouding affect on tea
   
   Add a small amount (1/4 cup) of boiling water into the brewed tea to help reduce the amount of cloudiness.

It may be that the heater element has burned out. Is it not not hot enough or just cold. Elements get coated from lime deposits, especially from well water. There are products to clean it. But if its cold, Its time for the trash. I miss mine. Im using a Hamilton Beach cheap unit but its not STEAM

the only thing wat could go wrong is the element.

probably the element is broken, is it 1 one year old? buy another one.

Not sure which Senseo model you have, but inside the water tank, near the bottom of one side, there's a small, black plastic block, which is retained by a small, chrome clip.
I think this plastic block contains a magnet, which trips a small sensor inside of the main body where the tank sits.
Once this sensor is tripped, the machine 'knows' that the tank (with water) is in place, and is now able to function and, if necessary, draw sufficient water to boil.

Not familiar with this machine but if you or someone you know has the expertise, you can check that power is getting to the element and completing a circuit and or the element is open-circuit. If it is viable then a replacement may be available from Philips or 4ourhouse.co.uk.

Try '4ourhouse.co.uk' for over 1million spares of all kinds.

You may need to descale your machine. It is always worth noting that if you put a mug under the machine, it will only half fill it on the one cup setting.

No offence but have you checked the fuse?

There is a possibility it just needs more water or it could be 'furred up' because it has not been purged or descaled for a long time. Fill up with water and place a large jug '500ml min' under and press both the single and two cup buttons at the same time. Refer to the user manual for the type of descaler to use.

I've had one of these for years, the flashing red light usually means not enough water.

Give more details. Do you hear the pump? What are the light doing? Do you hear water boiling? I can help, but I need more info.