So, I have an EM6910 that I bought second hand in what was supposed to be working condition, but when I got it home it took some cleaning to get the water flowing nicely from the group head, and the steam just never seemed to work. I got my money back bar $50 which I said I'd pay as I was keen to try to get it working. (The unit was a prize from Gloria Jeans, has their logo printed on the front, apparently used for 1 year, then put in storage for 1 or 2, unfortunately no paperwork was able to be found so I couldn't do a warranty claim)
So, after reading a number of posts here I decided to open the machine up and see if I could get at the steam pump/look at the switch. Found that the microswitch had pretty much disintegrated, so got a replacement from Jaycar, and switched it over. Put it back together, found the steam dial to feel much better and when I tried it again I noticed I could hear the steam pump if I put my head to the side of the machine, a faint chug chug sound. On leaving it on for a bit it suddenly sprang into life and started producing excellent strength steam. I thought everything was grand, I could turn the steam on and off and it was all seemingly fixed. Got a nice cup of coffee out of it.
BUT
Then after the machine had been turned off I went to make another cup and the steam would do the faint chug chug sound, but no steam.... waited quite some time of turning it on and off and eventually it started making steam again. But then last time I tried I never got it to make steam.
Does anyone recognise the symptoms here? Which bit is dying/clogged/feeling sorry for itself? Is it clogged? Or should it be louder if it were clogged and trying hard to push steam? Why does it start up all of a sudden and blow very strongly as if nothing was wrong?
Sorry if this exact type of behaviour has been covered here, I've been reading for a while and haven't found this particular case.
So, after reading a number of posts here I decided to open the machine up and see if I could get at the steam pump/look at the switch. Found that the microswitch had pretty much disintegrated, so got a replacement from Jaycar, and switched it over. Put it back together, found the steam dial to feel much better and when I tried it again I noticed I could hear the steam pump if I put my head to the side of the machine, a faint chug chug sound. On leaving it on for a bit it suddenly sprang into life and started producing excellent strength steam. I thought everything was grand, I could turn the steam on and off and it was all seemingly fixed. Got a nice cup of coffee out of it.
BUT
Then after the machine had been turned off I went to make another cup and the steam would do the faint chug chug sound, but no steam.... waited quite some time of turning it on and off and eventually it started making steam again. But then last time I tried I never got it to make steam.
Does anyone recognise the symptoms here? Which bit is dying/clogged/feeling sorry for itself? Is it clogged? Or should it be louder if it were clogged and trying hard to push steam? Why does it start up all of a sudden and blow very strongly as if nothing was wrong?
Sorry if this exact type of behaviour has been covered here, I've been reading for a while and haven't found this particular case.

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