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  • The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

    I have committed THE sin - i ran my Giotto P dry. Now its not talking to me. No action. Light on but nobody at home. Not heating or pumping water into the boiler. Any tips??
    Many thanks.! :-/

  • #2
    Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

    Is the water tank filled and correctly seated?
    If so, turn the machine off, count to 10, then turn it back on again.
    Steve

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    • #3
      Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

      Will suggest you to take it to the doctor for a check up. Does not look good.

      Renzo

      Di Bartoli Home Barista Centre

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      • #4
        Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

        Doesnt these HX machines have an autofill sensor to fill the boiler as well as sensor on the water tank that shuts off heating element and alarm comes on when the water tank is empty?
        Mine is nowhere near the price range of the Giotto P and has those making it virtually impossible to run the machine dry.

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        • #5
          Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

          Hi 51,

          Fill the tank, lift it up and down in the coupling plunger style, switch off and then on again.

          All should then be fine

          2mcm

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          • #6
            Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

            Hi thanks for quick reply.!
            Tank has been filled. I think its seated fine. Im at work now but my girlfriend is at home - she just turned the machine ON again but still no pumping/filling of the boiler or heating. ... hmmm.

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            • #7
              Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

              if its not heating up after filling with water, i dare say you have tripped the breaker

              easy fix.

              take lid off machine. 4 screws

              then just reset the little red switch (makes ure power is off, best to unplug from wall)

              its the little red button, between the white and black wires on the left hand side on top of the boiler

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              • #8
                Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

                Thanks for the fantastic support 2mcm and JohnA.! Im going to try these tips when i get home tonight and ill report back after. Hopefully well get her back on track.

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                • #9
                  Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

                  I think youll be very unlucky if Johns suggestion doesnt fix the problem. Ive run the tank dry a couple of times (tank, not the boiler). As mentioned above, the machine has a low water sensor and automatically turns of the heating element and stops auto-filling of the boiler. It will normally kick-in again after you refill the tank.

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                  • #10
                    Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

                    All the above suggestions are spot on
                    It is the fail-safe system working as it was designed
                    To protect the machine from damage

                    KK

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                    • #11
                      Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

                      Originally posted by 500F17010A010D040407070F030C620 link=1256165390/4#4 date=1256168086
                      Hi 51,

                      Fill the tank, lift it up and down in the coupling plunger style, switch off and then on again.

                      All should then be fine

                      2mcm
                      I suggest you try this first - when my GPP ran out of water once, it seemed to get a little confused, until a combination of jiggling the tank up & down and turning the power off/on solved the problem.

                      Easier to check than removing the cover(s)!

                      The first thing I do each morning now is fill the water tank, so hopefully it wont happen to me again

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                      • #12
                        Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

                        Yeah Toad, 2mcms tip worked. I lifted and re-seated the reservoir a number of times and each time air-bubles came up. I know this happens whenever you re-seat the reservoir but it seemed like it was purging a bit of air. Is this how the shut-off mechanism works i wonder? So its back to life again! Thanks to ALL. What great help. 8-)

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                        • #13
                          Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

                          Glad to hear youre back in business.  A quick tip (from my own mistake) is to make sure the rubbery/silicone hose at the left side, appearing next to the reservoir (which I assume is some sort of vent to atmosphere) will drop down if you have to remove the top.

                          Remember to replace this, or youll have water everywhere.

                          Ciao,

                          shaun

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                          • #14
                            Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

                            These are good tips to know. Great work guys [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

                            Caff.

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                            • #15
                              Re: The sin: ran Giotto out of water. Not heating

                              Originally posted by 5A41485C471A1A1C1E290 link=1256165390/12#12 date=1256243296
                              Glad to hear youre back in business.  A quick tip (from my own mistake) is to make sure the rubbery/silicone hose at the left side, appearing next to the reservoir (which I assume is some sort of vent to atmosphere) will drop down if you have to remove the top.

                              Remember to replace this, or youll have water everywhere.

                              Ciao,

                              shaun

                              i have done this silly thing

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