Saeco PICOBARISTO HD8924, User Manual

Problem

Cause

Solution

The coffee is not hot
enough.

The cups you use are cold.

Preheat the cups by rinsing them with
hot water.

The temperature is set too low.
Check the menu settings.

Set the temperature to 'high' in the
menu.

You added milk.

Whether the milk you add is warm or
cold, it always decreases the
temperature of the coffee to some
extent.

The machine grinds the
coffee beans, but coffee
does not come out. 

The coffee exit duct is blocked. Clean the coffee exit duct with the

handle of the measuring spoon or a
spoon handle. Switch the appliance off
and on again.

The grinder is set to a too fine
setting.

Adjust the grinder to a coarser setting.

The brew group is dirty.

Clean the brew group.

The coffee dispensing spout is
dirty.

Clean the coffee dispensing spout and
its holes with a pipe cleaner.

The coffee comes out
slowly.

The grinder is set to a too fine
setting.

Use a different coffee blend or adjust
the grinder.

The brew group is dirty.

Clean the brew group.

The coffee exit duct is blocked. Clean the coffee exit duct with the

handle of the measuring spoon or a
spoon handle.

The machine circuit is blocked
by limescale.

Descale the machine.

The frothed milk is too
cold.

The cups are cold.

Preheat the cups with hot water.

The milk does not froth.

The automatic milk frother is
dirty or not assembled or
installed correctly.

Clean the automatic milk frother and
make sure it is correctly assembled and
installed. 

The type of milk used is not
suitable for frothing.

Different types of milk result in different
amounts of froth and different froth
qualities. We have tested the following
milk types which proved to deliver a
good milk froth result: semi-skimmed or
full-fat cow's milk, soy milk and lactose-
free milk. Other types of milk have not
been tested and may result in a small
amount of milk froth.

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