Breville Barista Express Pro - Stops in 5 seconds 

TRY THIS FIRST: take a syringe (I used my kids Tylenol syringe-cleaned first obviously) and push water through the opening where the water tank sits. No need to take anything off besides the tank. This fills the sensor the same way the machine does normally. I pushed some water through until it came out the front, and that fixed it.

Very helpful video, saved me a 2 week wait for repair, thanks. At 3:22 to avoid leaking from flowmeter, place o-ring/seal in top-part when assembling, took me a couple of disassemblies to get right 😊

My machine works now-thanks. We filled the flow meter with water and put it back together. The hardest part of this process is placing the flow meter back onto the two little holding slots and also we worked from the back as we could not get the bottom cover off after undoing the 6 screws. We used little blutack to hold the very last screw (which goes inside the back cover under the holding tank)) onto the screw driver.

We had the same issue and after watching your helpful video I was ready to disassemble. My wife suggested trying to lie the machine on its face or back to see if the air bubble moved out of the flow meter. I removed the drip tray , water tank, and most beans, unplugged it and tipped it forwards while holding it over the sink. I left it like that for a few seconds, and put the machine back on the counter. It worked perfectly. Maybe we were just lucky but it’s a simple enough thing to try before taking the machine apart.

This exact issue happened for me in the past 24hrs. I was almost ready to buy another machine as it's out of warranty, & everything I had tried to fix it failed. Then I found your video, & my son & myself tried this tonight, & woo hoo the machine is working flawlessly again. Thank you. 👍👍

Thanks Greg, you got me out of a spot of bother there for sure! The old Hot water trick saved me. Greatly appreciated.

Video is a lifesaver. Though there was cussing, almost giving up, trying to convince my wife just to get a new one, it did work. Thank you!

Thank you so much for sharing! As you my machine was also out of warranty and was being charged $315 for Breville to fix. I’m so glad I found this video… my machine is back in business and working like new! Thanks again! 😊

I have the Sage Barista Touch which is very similar and this video gave me the courage to take it apart (as well as the hint on the clips holding the back panel in place). I now have a working machine again! Saved £250 and a 10-14 day wait to have it fixed at a service centre an hour away, and took all of 1 hour all in. Awesome!

I had the same issue and fixed it by turning the whole machine upside-down and giving it a jiggle. Make sure you remove the tank, drip tray and bean hopper first though! 😅

Followed this step by step and am now sitting here sipping a coffee and writing this. Thank you. Great video guide through a fiddly process.

thank you so much for this detailed video save me a trip to sending my coffee’s machine to repair just before christmas. now the machine back on duty. ❤❤❤

This saved me so much money! Great video! Only thing I’d say is the tabs are easy to not break if you shine a bright torch and just look at the way they latch, then use 2 flathead screwdrivers one to pull the tab back and the other to lever the plastic apart But this is a really helpful video thanks mate!

Thanks for the detailed video! Made it simple for me to fix my machine - it's now working again just in time for the weekend :)

Thank you for this video. Following the steps effectively fixed my machine. I’m a bit skeptical that adding water did anything, as the machine could move water thru the system before the 3 beeps. I think what fixes it is breaking the vacuum. Regarding the clips, I found the bottom more challenging, requiring a screwdriver jammed close to the front clips, and using a flat head screwdriver to push the pins. The back panel pins were easy to me because I used the flat head screwdriver and a bit of leverage rather than using a table knife. Hope this helps the next person passing by. And again, thanks for the video!!

Followed this same procedure to fix my Barista Pro. Thanks a lot.

Thank you! We tried this today and it appears to have worked. I’m so grateful!

Did it, works like magic!!!! Thanks so much. Must add that the base of the rotor is different looking in my machine....

Great fix. My Barista Pro is back in action. Saved over $800 on buying a new one. Amazon had the replacement flow meter. Only busted one clip on the bottom but you would never know it once it was back assembled. Thanks!

Crazy that this works! Great video, solid instruction and easy to follow.

Brilliant video - thank you so much - saved me a £100 - also thanks for all the warnings, managed to get all the covers off without breaking any clips, the air bubble was at the top of the pipe, had to turn the whole mashine up side down, watched the bubble go all the way back and out!! Brilliant!

Mate, just want to thank you and shouldn’t be enough tho! Just follow your instructions and was able to solve this pain that I had for a few months!! I really appreciate!! ❤

Thank you for this video. I have had this happen a couple of times and last time was able to push water through to break the airlock without taking it apart. I had to take it apart as the video describes and this fixed it. I blew out all the lines and also made sure all the parts in working order. Now cross my fingers that it will last for some time. You saved the day!

Thank you for this video! My Breville is back in action after a year of collecting dust. I tried various descaling tricks and resets, but nothing worked. The Barista service center in my country is 170 miles away, and I can't afford the time and money to go there (costing about $100-120 USD). Following your steps, especially the syringe trick to prevent bubbles in the flow meter, was the key. After doing the shot, I noticed a leak from my faulty flow meter, causing the bubble issue. I purchased a new $26 flow meter, installed it three days ago, and now I can successfully pull shots, descale, and flush. I'm thrilled because your video is the only one that addressed all my problems. It seems flow meter issues like bubbles, leaks, and magnetic problems are common in the Breville Barista Pro. P.S.: Dealing with that fiddly part during disassembly tested my patience, especially the first time! 😂

Dude .. thank you .. I was completely broken this morning when this happened .. first video i saw .. tried the hot water recommendation ..worked like a charm Thank you again

Hey dude! Enormous thanks and mega-props for this video. Been sittin on a busted machine with this problem for too long. An excellent video which captures everything I needed to know. Saw some air bubbles in the pipes, so additionally I disconnected them from the spinny valve wotsit to clear that. Anyway you gave me the confidence to have a crack and I'm so glad I did. AWESOME. PEACE!

You sir are a life saver, this was an excellent guide.

Had my machine ready to take to the tip but thanks to this video I may have extended its life. Much appreciated

Thank you sooooo much!!!! We had this issue and put our machine in for a service and they couldn’t find the fault. Machine came back and was working okay then the same issue happened again. Anyways, I’ve been so frustrated about it and decided to search on here for tips and THANKGOD I found your upload because the first fix worked. If it happens again then I’ll get my partner to do the second fix. Cheers 🥳🍻 🇦🇺

Just fixed mine following your exact instructions. Now works so thank you very much. Seriously though, anyone in the market for a coffee machine should look elsewhere. Great coffee out of these for sure, but I have gone through 3 in 5 years. Zero reliability.

Bro. You saved my life😢 that works. Thank you so much.

Thaaaaaaank you!!!!! You’ve saved my life! You’ve made my day! I’m absolutely happy!Lots of greetings from Germany. Have a great day!

I've struggled with my barista pro doing this problem for ages, going through the cycles of flushing and descaling, which sometimes eventually worked. I got to breaking point with my machine this week and found your video while pulling my hair out. Although not mechanically minded *at all*, I managed to do this, and somewhat skeptically put my machine back together. I cannot thank you enough, because this has made ALL THE DIFFERENCE. It's like the machine runs smoother somehow. Thank you for legit saving me $1000 on a new machine. PS I managed to do it without breaking any clips at all lol

Thank you for sharing the video! It fixed the problem on my machine.

Awesome video with very detailed instructions. I followed the instructions step by step, and I was able to fixed my barista pro.

This worked a treat and saved $150 service fee, thanks. Sorted issue. Managed to get base clips off without breaking off and without taking top of machine off. Not breaking clips was a slow and steady side to side process. Nice and easy!

Awesome!! I had exactly the same problem. Really good explanation and step by step guide.

You absolutely saved me, thank you so much for this video.

Thanks mate, I was stumped, I was trying to brew with no luck, but trying the hot water setting worked

This problem ruined my sunday morning ritual but this worked after about an 45mins of trying to dismantle this damn machine lol. Thank you

This worked like a charm, as many others have suggested. You've saved so many ppl's morning routine (and money), mate! Three tips from my go: 1. the bottom plate was harder for me to remove. Def go from the back, as there are four clips at the front - ended up breaking one but not the end of the world 2. the back plate only has two clips, so if you wedge them at the same time they came off quite easily. 3. that white part was def the most fidgety part - make sure you move other cables aside first and that your orientation is right Thanks again!

Thanks a MILLIION (or more precisely A$300 repair quote) for this awesome video !!! It looks like it's fixed ours and I even managed not to break any clips but I tell you putting that #$@#$ flow meter back in was an absolute bee !!! Also can I recommend everyone get a small plastic syringe (you can actually ask for them for free at chemists) which helps pump water back through the hoses from the tank hole to refill after you have disassembled .. again thanks so much mate you're a legend !!

Thank you for posting this video, my barista is working fine again (and if it stops I will just replace the part which is quite cheap compared to a service)... I managed to remove the base without breaking the clips by using some plastic tools commonly used to open mobile phones ;)

Holy cow. This worked for me on my Barista Touch. Thank you 🙌🏼 Atleast it's working today 😄

Great video! Very detailed, worked great! Thanks.

Thanks so much. Nice to know what causes it. Hot water trick worked for me after 25 goes. I was doing it for one last time having just vacuumed out the beans and it just carried on putting out water.

Thanks. It worked! I didn’t break the clips as I used a light to find where the clip was on the side and eased it out.

You saved me 8 or 9 hundred dollars. Thanks!

Such a great video! I managed to repair my machine even without breaking any clips. Thank you so much for sharing! I tried to buy you a coffee but didn't work 😢

Thanks. Very fiddly but thankfully it resolved my issue after a second attempt.

Thank you! You just saved me hundreds of dollars!!!!

I had the same problem. Force descaling did not work for me and I am afraid of opening up the machine. So at the end, i fixed this problem by manual extractions with the flushing disc inside. Prepare the way of flushing, but instead of press flushing, I kept doing manual extraction. It fixed my machine 🎉🎉🎉

Woo! Your video saved Christmas! Haha. I somehow didn't even break the two tabs you warned would likely break! The HARDEST part by far was re-seeding the little pump thing. Trying to set in place was very difficult with that MESS of wires you have to work through. I helped solve that by using a twist-tie to keep all the wires together, then strapping them out of the way with another twist tie. But even then, it felt like I got lucky when the thing clicked in place. Not sure what filling the devil device up with water does, but it worked! My only fear now, is it happening again! But thank you for your video! NOTE: I did not remove the bottom, as you said it was only an option.

Legend...worked a charm. Thank you.

Thank you. Worked like a charm.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate you for this learning it was really helpful كانت عندي نفس المشكلة اللي بالفيديو وسويت نفس طريقته والحمدلله ضبط الاستخلاص

Great disassembly video. Thank you. However, I managed to clear the airlock by taking the water tank off and turning the machine onto its side.

Thank you!! Thank you! Detailed, step by step guide. Worked! (And what the hell Breville!!? Obviously this happens a lot. 28,000 views! Change the design on this expensive machine!)

Dude, you saved me! Thanks a lot!

I want to add my 2c that I had this issue and also resolved by filling tank with descaler and pressing the 2 cup button 1000 times until it finally got past the 5 second mark and then it has working fine ever since.

Worked for me- thanks for posting the video

Great video. Problem solved. Thank you for posting.

Did this. It worked for a week and the issue started again.

That coffee looked real good!

solved the problem for me, thank you!

Excellent vid thanks mate. Worked on mine. Cheers.

100% works. I also got a little syringe (oral medicine syringe) and pushed water into the system from the water tank pipe and waited till the water rose to the surface so no air bubbles would be in there at all. This is just me being ocd though. Make sure you 100% click the little connector cord back, cos I mustn't have pressed mine in correct the first time and had to reopen the machine. Don't be silly like me, lol. 😂

I just followed the instructions about tipping the machine upside down for a few seconds and it is working again. Worth a try before pulling the whole machine apart..

Amazing, thank you for uploading! A couple extra tips/ details: - removing the bottom plate, there are four angled tabs at the front holding it in place. Takes a bit of force and angled pulls to remove. - removing the back plate, I was able to release the top edge first. This created tension along the bottom edge so when I pushed the bottom tabs with a flathead, the bottom corners popped out easily. No broken tabs. Pay special note to the video to ensure you’re releasing the correct tabs as there are a few others underneath. - repositioning the white water canister piece was tricky. Alignment of the bottom pins are key. Aim for this first and keep the piece level. Exact issue and for now, fixed. Will never remove the water jug when turning machine on again. Good luck to everyone!

Thank you mate! You made my day! 🥳🥳👍👍

True legend. Thank you!

Absolute legend!! I’ve had this playing up for a couple of months which has been driving me up the wall, I tried this yesterday and so far so good. Thank you so, so much for sharing this info in a really digestible way! I don’t have any tips to share other than I tried the alternative fixes that people have recommended, and they didn’t work - if anyone is doubting trying this, it really isn’t too difficult to fix if you’re patient. Again, thank you so much.

Thank you so much. Didn’t have an air bubble. A small piece of plastic in the pump. Not sure how it got there. Managed not to break anything in the process.

Works for me, thank you so much !! 🎉

Thanks for your video 👍 after trying the hot water rinse I smacked the sides of it and it worked fine again 😂

Our machine had this exact problem and we were a little terrified at the prospect of pulling the whole machine apart. I happened to see a comment somewhere that sometimes the machine might need descaling. We did this- had to persevere many times before water would go through, and then had to descale twice more before the problem was solved.

From what I see many of us have this problem recently, I believe that the Barista Pro was defective from the line, my girlfriend has the simplest Breville model, she has 5 years with it and has not given her problems, I bought almost two years ago the Barista and today I woke up with this problem.

Hero, Sorted it and simple enough to do.

Worked for me. Thank you!!

After trying all the tricks down here in the comments, I ended up having to do this - but I only removed the bottom then the back, not the top. When you're handling those clips, a long and small flat head can be used to push them out of the latch. Although, I noticed that from my trial attempts some water had come out along the base of the machine (very small amounts) so I suspected a leak. This fix did work, and I was able to get the machine running! A week after doing this, my GFCI outlet trips while the machine is ending a double cup cycle. Cracked it open after ensuring it wasn't just drawing too much power and it wasn't the outlet, and spotted condensation all over the inside of the machine - water drops were visible everywhere. Honestly wondering if air got in the system through a leak that is now making itself very obvious. Either way, this causes 3 dual outlets on a wall of my home to have power cut as I think it's shorting.. So this machine will remain opened up until I find out where the leak is coming from. I appreciate the video.

Great video thanks. i had this issue and ran though it, it worked for a while but stopped again, i found the seal on the flow meter must leak a bit air gets sucked in? I lubed mine with some Vaseline and so far so good.

Thank you so much. That was difficult, but I made it ❤

Wow thanks for the video, how can I know if I had the same problem, my machine doesn’t get out water at all…?

Thank you so so much! It works for me!

Tried it, the hard part wasnt getting of the sides, but the bottom. That took me like 10 minutes, the sides were easy after that. My flowmeter was filled and not stuck. After assembling at again it works again, but it did so ocasionally before, so i cant judge it yet. But after the reassembling the second extraction phase makes a weird rattling noise. I guess something is not at the place it has been before, maybe some of those plastic wire caps? Any ideas?

Thanks for this. But I was able to resolve by: 1. taking water tank off, blowing down the black plastic water seal at back of the machine where water tank joins onto (no idea if this actually helped clear any water lock) 2. poured some extra water into the black water seal, slammed water tank down back into place, some bubbles came up 3. let the hot water run through for 20 seconds or so, whilst shaking the machine a bit like a mad man 3. repeated step 1-3 a couple of times Slightly crazy approach but involved no disassembly :D

My BES880 stop every 3 seconds, clean and decale is the same. I just open the machine and open the flow meter, put back and it works now. Bought a new meter from Amazon in case it stop again.

Great video, I changed my flow meter in a few minutes after watching this and didn’t break any tabs either. Unfortunately this did not fix the problem. Any more ideas?

I did what Greg suggested but now I am getting a Fill Tank error even when I fill my tank. The magnetic float works so any ideas?

Does anybody have any idea where I could purchase that replacement part if the magnet is going out? I used this fix and it worked for about a month or two, but I am having the same issue again. I am thinking it could be the magnet.

I have brand new machine that is not pumping water any idea on how to solve??

When reinstalling the flow meter: if you remove the screw on the back left base of the machine, the whole flow meter mount can be swung out allowing easy access! Makes it easy as!

I had the same problem and was about to disassemble. I solved it by power cycling the machine several times. With each power on some water is cycled through the system into the drip tray and it was enough to bleed the lines.

Legend the hot water trick worked

You saved me

A very, very strange issue - I’ve performed this fix but the button to activate my grinder has stopped working. Just my luck! Does anyone have any suggestions for what I’ve done wrong, and how I might be able to fix this? Thanks!

Did the hot water steam thing and it worked for 5 days then 5 secs..

paypal.me/gregandtarynsplace If you've found this helpful and would like to pay it forward, contribute to the channel or buy my daughter a babyccino - you can now shout me a coffee! And thanks to those who have commented below - I'm stoked that you've saved yourselves a lot of time (and money!). Great work 👏

This happened to me this morning, watched this clip and gave it a crack. presto it’s fixed.

Thank you