Hi,
I think I might have a problem with my Sunbeam EM4800, but Im not sure. Hopefully someone can point out whats happening.
On Thursday, I performed my regular cleaning processes on the machine, including descaling using the water and vinegar solution as suggested in the manual. Ive done this quite a few times in the past with no hassles.
This time round something weird happened. Id gone through the entire process of running the solution through the unit, and was on the home straight where I was running a couple of reservoirs of clean water through to flush out any remaining water/vinegar solution, and, I persume, scaley bits.
Midway through this, though, the usual noises it was making began changing - sort of rising in tone, with a few odd clanking noises - and the water flow began slowing. I know - this is where I should have switched everything off, but I didnt.
The machine eventually just stopped. The lights were still on, but it was doing nothing, no flow, no noises, nothing! Id switch off, unplug, plug back in, switch on, but still nothing.
My initial thought was maybe my descaling process had descaled some scale which had then clogged the water flow somewhere along the line. So I turned it upside down, gave it a bit of a shake and tried again. This time it started up, but the flow was slow and the tone of the noises was still high.
Anyway - I went through the whole cleaning process again, and it now seems to be working - but only just.
The tone is still higher than before, and the water coming through just seems to be at a lot less pressure than before. I grind my own coffee, and with everything how it was before the descaling process, the coffee is flat out dripping out of the machine into my cup. The flow actually dries up completely. The coffee tastes alright, but the machine just now seems to be struggling to make a cuppa.
Any ideas what Ive done? To my inexperienced mind, it seems that maybe Ive managed to clog something up along the line. Any suggestions on how to fix things?
I think I might have a problem with my Sunbeam EM4800, but Im not sure. Hopefully someone can point out whats happening.
On Thursday, I performed my regular cleaning processes on the machine, including descaling using the water and vinegar solution as suggested in the manual. Ive done this quite a few times in the past with no hassles.
This time round something weird happened. Id gone through the entire process of running the solution through the unit, and was on the home straight where I was running a couple of reservoirs of clean water through to flush out any remaining water/vinegar solution, and, I persume, scaley bits.
Midway through this, though, the usual noises it was making began changing - sort of rising in tone, with a few odd clanking noises - and the water flow began slowing. I know - this is where I should have switched everything off, but I didnt.
The machine eventually just stopped. The lights were still on, but it was doing nothing, no flow, no noises, nothing! Id switch off, unplug, plug back in, switch on, but still nothing.
My initial thought was maybe my descaling process had descaled some scale which had then clogged the water flow somewhere along the line. So I turned it upside down, gave it a bit of a shake and tried again. This time it started up, but the flow was slow and the tone of the noises was still high.
Anyway - I went through the whole cleaning process again, and it now seems to be working - but only just.
The tone is still higher than before, and the water coming through just seems to be at a lot less pressure than before. I grind my own coffee, and with everything how it was before the descaling process, the coffee is flat out dripping out of the machine into my cup. The flow actually dries up completely. The coffee tastes alright, but the machine just now seems to be struggling to make a cuppa.
Any ideas what Ive done? To my inexperienced mind, it seems that maybe Ive managed to clog something up along the line. Any suggestions on how to fix things?



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