Smeg ECF01 Questions & Answers (page 5 of 19)

Had my smeg for a few months and it’s been great up until recently. Coffee tastes burnt, and find the coffee ground has exploded up into the group head which makes a huge mess, but It’s pouring out of the filter fine. It does seem quite hot ?
I have tried different levels of tamping, and it’s been descaled. Could it be the coffee ground level? -but It’s never been a problem previously, I have it on coarse. Or maybe too hot ? - but how would I adjust that?
Not sure why it has all of a sudden started doing this.

Got my machine this week followed all set up instructions and working lovely but after frothing milk and turning steam lever back up the one cup and two cup lights flash. They go off when I cool down the boiler and returns to ready. Is this normal? Do I cool the boiler down after every time I steam milk? Nervous to leave it to see if the lights stop flashing after several minutes!

My 14g coffee basket is blocked. I know this because water will flow through the 7g basket, but not through my 14g basket even when empty. How can I unblock it? What products, genuine or not, will fit the handle to replace it? Thanks :)

My coffee wont flow through

Hi I’m thinking of buying the Smeg coffee machine . All I really want to know will it make a flat white as you get in Costa or Nero ?

Hi
I just bought it a few days ago. Was wondering the longer I hold down the more coffee I get? As in stronger taste and caffine? What would be the recommended time? 25-30?

Hi I have had my machine for 3 months it was making the perfect lattes until recently .
The steam pressure seams to have changed and it is not frothing the milk properly . The milk gets hot too quickly and I end up with no froth at all.
I have cleaned and checked the nozzle for any
blockage but it seems fine. Had this happened to anyone else ? I have t changed anything on the machine or my milk it just stopped frothing properly all of a sudden .

I can't reset the clock after a power cut. It flashes 12.00 and the lever up and down has no effect.

BEST DESCALER TO USE?

ICED COFFEE?

With the descaler are some brands better then others .I’m using a. Coles brand
When I descale and after a rinse the orange light is still on .Is it because of the brand of descaler im using

The water is leaking from the bottom of the machine and no longer brews espresso after several unsuccessful brews.

How many ounces of durgol descaler solution do you use per water when descaling? It isn’t in the SMEG instructions and isn’t on the descaler product.Ive called everyone and no one knows. Help please, Murphey

I've just received the SMEG expresso machine as a gift please could you tell me whether it will have been supplied with a water filter? Also how frequently should the filter be replaced?

how do i make a really strong cup of coffee

I have a new smeg expresso coffee machine =it’s 3 weeks old and the orange light keeps flashing in steam button I descaled it 2 but light stin on can u help me as to why it’s still on why would it need descaling after 3 weeks any annoying?

Do you have to change the water every day. I've got a water filter in ???
Craig

Hello, my smeg coffee machine is steaming through the boiler after it has finished dispensing coffee. The steam builds up and then makes a whistling sound. When I turn and release the filter holder from the boiler to empty the used coffee grounds, the built up steam escapes with a loud PFFFFT! and the coffee grounds explode out a little way. Hmm.. What’s going on?
Thanks, chrissie

Hello,

I have descaled the machine as the orange light was flashing - I descaled and then did another 4 or 5 rinses as the orange just won't stop flashing.

Please help, I don't know how to get the orange light stop flashing!!!

I have descaled as per instructions and the steam light is still orange - what do we do now