Hi all.
Just came across this OOLLDD post, but it sounds like what's going on with my machine. I'd appreciate any thought anyone might have on this.
First things first.
It's a Dehlonghi Meastria Nespresso capsule machine (seems to be one of the better nespresso units).
Over the past 2 years or so, the 'auto off' function has been playing up. Generally it is supposed to turn itself off after 9 minutes of inactivity.
This works perfectly...until I move the unit to a different location (yes, we take it on camping trips!) or to a different part of the house.
When i move it (as I did this morning), it tries to switch itself off (i hear the switch at the back of the unit click) but all the lights stay on. Usually, i just wander over and manually flick the switch (on the machine not the wall) and all is well. Today, i walked the dogs instead...and when i came back, the pump was running and emptying the water through the coffee spout!!
So this 'sounds' like it could be the TRIAC issue A_M is talking about here:
To test this, i just moved the unit to it's original spot (same kitchen, power point on opposite side of the room) and sure enough it dutifully turns off 'correctly'.
So, this suggests a difference in the power supply in my house (one is correct voltage and the other is possibly over) and therefore I should turn it off at the wall regularly.
My question after all of this is: has this caused permanent damage to the unit, or will switching it off at the wall (or relocating) be OK?
I'm not keen to get it serviced as it's probably time for a new device in a year or 2 when we move into our new place....so if it will kick on a bit longer then that would be great!
Anyway, that's about it....any other thoughts from you wise folks?? All suggestions welcome!
ciao 4 now
Nunz
Just came across this OOLLDD post, but it sounds like what's going on with my machine. I'd appreciate any thought anyone might have on this.
First things first.
It's a Dehlonghi Meastria Nespresso capsule machine (seems to be one of the better nespresso units).
Over the past 2 years or so, the 'auto off' function has been playing up. Generally it is supposed to turn itself off after 9 minutes of inactivity.
This works perfectly...until I move the unit to a different location (yes, we take it on camping trips!) or to a different part of the house.
When i move it (as I did this morning), it tries to switch itself off (i hear the switch at the back of the unit click) but all the lights stay on. Usually, i just wander over and manually flick the switch (on the machine not the wall) and all is well. Today, i walked the dogs instead...and when i came back, the pump was running and emptying the water through the coffee spout!!
So this 'sounds' like it could be the TRIAC issue A_M is talking about here:
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So, this suggests a difference in the power supply in my house (one is correct voltage and the other is possibly over) and therefore I should turn it off at the wall regularly.
My question after all of this is: has this caused permanent damage to the unit, or will switching it off at the wall (or relocating) be OK?
I'm not keen to get it serviced as it's probably time for a new device in a year or 2 when we move into our new place....so if it will kick on a bit longer then that would be great!
Anyway, that's about it....any other thoughts from you wise folks?? All suggestions welcome!
ciao 4 now
Nunz

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