Espressotoria Capino Questions & Answers (page 2 of 10)

I find that I get a good cup of coffee by using 3 capsules and pressing the full cup button each time.
John Quirk

Hi, my understanding is if you do a second pour with same pod it'll water it down more. Also which capsules are you using? I'm don't drink strong coffee however my other likes strong coffee. He uses Cafe aurora espresso. 1 pour of cup on right.Capsule is black with white band across the middle. Box looks the same. I'd recommend checking their website. If no luck there contact them. They'll recommend which one is strongest. A phone call is probably your better option if you can. Easier to ask all questions at once.

Thanks for the tips will give it try.

That's pretty much it. It is a Vittoria specific machine. Nespresso pods are too small and fall through.

Thank you for the reply

Oh was hoping it would take Nespresso. Thanks for answering what I would have been asking.

I have recently bought the same machine again as I was experiencing this issue. I put this down to age of my machine. It was 3 years old, used several times daily. We looked at buying a different machine. Decided to stay with what we knew.

Haven't had my machine all that long., So far no problem with piercing and leakage. John Quirk

Nothing but problems with the pods not piercing properly, leaking below to the point where my benchtop gets covered with wasted coffee leaking from the quickly filling pod bin.

I also recently bought several boxes of Italian Blend. Seems the significant proportion of them are defective, splitting open and leaking 90% of the coffee into the bin. Looking at getting the Aldi machine. Their pods cost less and have much better reviews.

If your machine is the Capino Espressotoria system and you are sure you have the right capsules then the unit is faulty and should be returned. JQ

how do i return? i brought from coles but no recite threw that out long ago

You have the wrong pods. It has to be the pods that are the same brand, not nespresso, not vittoria, but the espressotoria ones.

Anyone there?

I have found the only compatible pods are for the espressotoria system. Don't be fooled by pods sold in packaging that looks like it is Vittoria coffee. They did not suit my machine.

Thanks, I have been fooled once. Not again.

Dean see my reply to David above. JQ

Sorry Barry, I haven't had anything like that. I suppose you have checked the inlet valve in the bottom of the water reservoir. Also look up into the spout where the coffee comes out to see if any insects have nested in there. Good Luck
John Q

Hi Barry if you cannot find your answer here or on google my suggestion would be to take it back into your local Aldi store, the machine has a 2 year warranty and in my experience Aldi have been very understanding and proactive when handling returns or exchanges :)
PS please do not try to pull apart your machine to fix it as this may void any warranty.
Hope this helps, Good luck Barry!

Perhaps descaling.

Wow that doesn’t sound good!!! I’ve had my machine since 2015 and it only started doing this recently. I put it down to its age. I’d take it back for a refund and maybe look at getting a different type. Perhaps the newer models have been manufactured differently to the older versions. I heard that the Aldi pod machine is very similar to the espressotoria. The pods aren’t as expensive either so it’s definitely more cost effective in the long term.

Try operating it without the coffee pod and see what happens. The lid should close and the water should just flow through. Make sure you are using the right pods for an espressotoria machine as other pods won’t fit. If all else fails take the machine back as it sounds faulty.

Yes the water will run without a pod in it. But it will not close on a pod.

I’ve operated the machine before and ran out of water half way through a cup. It does make a terrible sound when this happens! I just filled it up and the sound went away. The machine operated as normal and there was no obvious damage to the machine.

Mine does the same thing! I have to fish the pod out of the tray and put it in 3-4 times to get a serving of coffee. All the water is ending up in the tray and making a mess. I got mine in 2016 and I’m thinking it’s about time to get a new one. Perhaps a different brand though as I’d like a change of coffee.

I replaced mine few weeks ago. Machine was 3 years old. Used several times a day. Admittedly not cleaned and flushed as regularly as recommended. I started having issues with Italian blend capsules not piercing. Was driving me nuts. Other capsule flavours were working fine. New machine = happy user once again
Cons:More flavours-Nero capsule? It's lovely, where do I buy it please.

The pods are not refillable (I.e you can’t put more coffee into them and use them again and again). They are made of plastic. One coffee pod per serving. Once used they go in the bin. As per my post when the machine was new the coffee dispersed properly, I now have to fish the pod out of the tray and put it in multiple times for it to work before throwing it out. I guess because my machine is a few years old the coffee doesn’t come out properly. The water going through ends up in the tray instead of going through the pod into my cup. Hope this answers your question!

Yes I realised the current ones were not refillable, but wondered if you were considering making refillable pods in the future or out of aluminum which is recylable. Your pods are not available where I live and shipping on and off remote islands like the one I reside on is very difficult

Same here, once I add milk it isn't hot and I like hot coffee. I just zap it in the microwave for 30 seconds and it is OK. Shouldn't have too but that's the only thing I can do to make the coffee hot.

Mine is leaking from the bottom too. Was referred to the user manual to troubleshoot, but there are no tips for fixing the leaking :(