4.2
Owner's of the Breville Coffeemaker BES840XL gave it a score of 4.2 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
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PAGE HEADER.....TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO
Machine does not
heat up.
STEAM/HOT WATER
light flashes when the
machine is turned
On.
• STEAM/HOT WATER
dial is not in the
STANDBY position.
Turn the STEAM/HOT
WATER dial to the STANDBY
position. Machine will
commence heating.
Water does not flow
from the group head.
No hot water.
• Machine has not reached
operating temperature.
Allow time for the machine to
reach operating temperature.
The POWER button light will
stop flashing and all button
lights on the control panel will
illuminate when ready.
• Water tank is empty. Fill tank.
• Water tank is not fully
inserted and locked into
position.
Push water tank down
completely to lock into place.
• Machine needs to be
decalcified.
Refer to “Decalcifying”,
page 24.
• Coffee is ground too
finely and/or too much
coffee in filter basket
and/or over tamping.
See below, “Espresso only drips
from the portafilter spouts.”
Espresso only drips
from the portafilter
spouts.
• Coffee is ground too
finely.
Use slightly coarser grind.
• Too much coffee in the
filter basket.
Lower dose of coffee. As a
guide to dose, the top edge of
the metal cap on the tamper
should be level with the top
of the filter basket AFTER the
coffee has been tamped with
30-40lbs (15-20kg) of pressure.
• Coffee tamped too
firmly.
Tamp between 30-40lbs or
15-20kg of pressure.
• Water tank is empty. Fill tank.
• Water tank is not fully
inserted and locked into
position.
Push water tank down
completely to lock into place.
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