Silvercrest SEM 1100 A1 - Manual (Page 20)

18 Espresso Machine
GB
IE
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Remedy
The espresso no
longer fl ows out
• The espresso powder is too
moist and/or compressed
too tight.
• Reprepare the espresso, however,
this time do not compress it so
tightly, or exchange it completely.
• No water in the water tank 1. • Fill the water tank 1 with water.
• The holes in the sieve carrier
openings are blocked.
• Clean the sieve carrier w.
the espresso drips over
the edges of the sieve
carrier w instead of
from the openings.
• The sieve carrier w is not
correctly inserted.
• Correctly insert the sieve carrier
w.
• The sieve carrier openings
are blocked.
• Clean the sieve carrier w.
• There are espresso powder
residues on the edges of the
sieve carrier w.
• Clean the espresso powder
residues from the edges of
the sieve carrier w.
The espresso is cold.
• The appliance was not
preheated.
• Preheat the appliance.
• The green heating-up control
lamp 4 has not yet glowed.
• Wait until the green heating-up
control lamp 4 glows.
• The cups were not prewarmed. • Prewarm the cups.
Noisy operation
of the pump.
• The water tank 1 is empty. • Fill the water tank 1 with water.
• The water tank 1 is not properly
inserted, meaning that water
cannot enter into the appliance. • Correctly insert the water tank 1.