Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! I almost threw out my machine thinking that it was broken. Now it works!! RU-vid is the best for fixing things yourself and saving your money!!
I cannot thank you enough. It's now covid month 5 and I got an old machine off our neighborhood site for $25! Well, water wasn't flowing when I went to descale! I didn't have a turkey baster but I had a baby medicine syringe 😅. It worked. Thank you from another happy viewer. I would have thrown it away and been coffeeless again!
It worked!!!😁🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 I can't believe it! My Krups espresso machine jammed, I opened from the bottom, unplugged the water pipe and did the syringe trick and it worked! Oh my! Mister, you saved me!
This helped me too. My Sage Bambino was not pumping water, so I opened it, and found that between the pump and the thermoblock it refused to prime. So I got a small syringe and pumped some water up into the thermoblock, and after that the machine successfully automatically primed the rest of the circuit itself!
Thank you! The syringe trick worked on my old Capri Avanti machine. Thought about trashing it and look at that, brand new. It started with a strange car breaking down noise, I didn't have a syringe so I just took water in my mouth and blew it in the hose. Worked fine! Thank you. Great content 👆🏽
Thank you so much! I was able to finally fix my Caffitally CBTL Americano because of you. I used a large syringe to prime the pump and it finally started pulling water. You saved me hundreds of dollars!
The symptom I'm having is, Hot Water comes out of group head fine, but when I put portafilter on coffee drips just a little bit and won't continue extract(but the motor sounds like keeps running). Would you know the possible causes for this problem?
How about a geepas digital coffee maker please. I don’t have access to reservoir, what to do in that case . It’s brand nez’w machine I want to use it for the first time please
We're having a problem with a Breville Cafe Roma ESP8XL. The unit works great for espresso, but unfortunately won't pump anything through the steam wand side (which hasn't been used in a long time). We can hear the pump turning on every second or so, but there isn't even a dribble of water. Descaling and cleaning the wand tip didn't make a difference. Tried priming the pump with a turkey baster, and the water came back out the overflow hose. Any ideas/tips? Thanks, much appreciated!
Question for the experts...I have the Magnifica. It will pull single shot but not double. Pump sounds normal at start and quickly gets quiet with nothing coming out. I replaced pump with oem after 3 complete descaling procedures made no difference. Hot water and steam works good. Water comes out of espresso nozzles at startup and shutdown. I fully cleaned and lubricated the plunger assembly (even that plug and tiny hole below screen). No signs in tubing of scale buildup. I am at a loss. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Thanks Java Jim - got my COOK machine pumping again, but discovered a leak in one of the hot water tubes - where can I find replacement (Nylon?) 3/16" OD tubing suitable for replacement?
Great advice! So simple! It worked on a gravity fed ECM rotary pump to just put the turkey baster on the inlet (with the tank and the baster full of water) and give a little extra pressure to the line. It did not need to be a water tight fit. Thank you!
Thank you for the helpful vid. I was just thinking out loud after doing this to my machine; can i remove and isolate power connector to heating element and just start and pump water until it gets primed? Will i cause any further harm to my machine? Thank you so much!
Should be fine just make sure you put some electrical tape around the connectors in case they short and spark. Be careful it will probably be mains voltage coming out of them. Another thing people mention here is that some pumps wont switch on unless it is up to temp and that wont happen if the heating element is disconnected.
Hi there! I have an espresso machine (Morphy Richard 15 bar pump espresso machine Model no. 47507). I haven’t used it for long time. But when I remember to use it , and turn on the power, heating signal is turned off also the sound of pump. Could you tell me what the reason will be?
Hi, nice tutorial. I have a Swan retro pump 15 Bars coffee machine. I bought it about three ya. I have now an issue with the amount of water coming out when I make a coffee and it keeps leaking for a little too long after I turn it off: any suggestions? I will appreciate your help, if you can obviously. Many thanks in advance. I have cleared it regularly. Reply
Hi can you help me with Nespresso Delonghi Lattissma plus, Firstly it was not pumping the water, i tried many trick which includes pumping water from mouth too, then a syringe helped me and the pump started working. now the issue is that the water is not coming from coffee nozzle neither i am able to descale the machine as there is no water coming out from both the nozzles, instead the water is coming out in the drip tray which is beneath the capsule tray (there is one outlet from which water is coming out), please help me how to resolve this issue.
Hello Java Jim, This is a long shot question. I have been searching all over social media trying to find an answer to my Capresso 488.05 grind and brew coffee maker randomly not pumping water. I have had 4 replacements, yes 4, during the 1 year warranty and they all have experienced the exact same problem, randomly not pumping water. Here’s the kicker, I discovered out of desperation since it’s out of warranty that if I unplug it for 30 minutes or longer, overnight works every time, it will pump the water on the next cycle??? I thought it might to be my power, so I added a power spike suppressor and it still happens when left plugged in. I put a multimeter on the AC socket that keeps the high and low voltage and amps in memory and nothing extreme shown on it high or low. Any ideas other than it’s a n expensive POS? It’s GREAT when it brews.
My machine Gevi GECME400BA-U makes a sound like yours but in an alarm pattern the entire time it is on... this was after we tried to froth the first cup... any help?
We've got exactly this issue yesterday night, when we started our new Breville Barista Express. This video was our salvation indeed! My man took a syringe and fixed the bug. Thank you! From Russia with love!
I have a Andreja Premium Evo by Quick Mill. It has sat empty for sometime now and I can't get it to pump. The question I have is that the water is leaving the tank but it's returning to the tank via a second hose which I assume is for overflow? Some kind of a return line. Can you help with that? Thanks for your video.
Hi . thank you for your video. My coffee maker is a Breville model BES870XL/B unfortunately the pressure does not rise. The gauge is working. The pump worked by taking out an output pipe from it and turning it on, and it had a good output pressure. All the pipes are clean, and I cleaned them twice with special tablets. The steam works and there is no problem. I still could not find the problem. If I find it, I have the possibility to repair it. I have two guesses, one is the external stream ring and casket and the other is the solenoid valve. In the first case, the device has no leaks at all, neither internal nor external pipes. Thank you for your advice in advance
Maybe it will help someone out there but my machine wasn't getting water because there was a small instruction in the back on the water reservoir to take off a plug, off of the one way valve on the bottom of the reservoir. Nothing in the instruction booklet mentioned anything about it. 😅 This video helped let me know my machine isn't getting any water but for a diff reason in this case. Thanks for posting!! Gourmia 15 bar Expresso maker.
Mate - your hack worked, had tried everything. Really liked you did it twice (and on the second which did not work especially). Thanks, morning coffee is saved now 👍
Thank you for this detailed demo, my brand new Ascaso Steel Uno refused to pump water, even using a syringe did not work after much sprayed water 😅 Being sure to fill the whole tube with water did the trick!
I have watched your videos I have Philips pico bristo problem not priming water after I clean with descale liquid Error code 5 the water pump not working I change the water pump still same Please if you can give advise thx
What do I do if the pump makes a noise, there’s water coming out from the steam arm but the water drips very slowly from the handle? I cleaned the machine, took the seat out in the machine and cleaned, tried putting less coffee in the handle but it’s like the pressure isn’t sufficient for the water to flow through. There is however water in the handle and it spits out when I remove the handle from the machine.
Just happened to me installing a commercial automatic machine, I took me literally hours of priming, it has 2 vibrating pumps. I opened the machine to see if there was any broken piece or loose hose, nada. So the next morning I turned it ON and suddenly it start priming. I was about to send it back.
Please advise with my issue coffee machine the exactl same one on the right of screen ( left from you) I toke all the cover off I tried to prime it i did what exactly you did by rotating the pump. Pump still not spinning, but there was some humming, after i tried to prime it and spin it the humming is stoped .. The machine is heating up but motor is not spinning.. Could you advise what it should check next ? I don't want to spent money on capacitor or solenoids without knowing the problem
My Rancilio Silvia was not used since several years. All water evaporated from the tank. When I tried to make it works again, I got only few drop of water, probably what was remaining in the boiler. The pump was very noisy but no water. At first I was thinking about different hardware failure due to water staying in the boiler and tubes... So I did purchased a Bambino plus :) Then Iater on I return on the bench to try save my Silvia and found your video... I did duplicate your method, using a syringe bought on Amazon. My Silvia is now working as intended. Thanks! You just saved me, not to buy another machine but to spend time and money repairing something which was not broken. That said I am very please to have two machines. The Bambino is up and running in seconds, very nice if in an hurry and I have 2 machines for party!
I have Krups Siziliana coffee machine. On this machine hot water and steam go through the same pipe, when I accsidentally tried to use steam before the machine heated up enough. Now i can only heard the pump inside, but no water or steam are going out. Do you know how to fix it?
I have in my stock 5 Cecotec Power Espresso 20 with the same problem, can hear everything but not push water, i hope with your video i can fix them and i can sell them :D, thanks!!
HI! I have a DeLonghi Magnifica XS ECAM23210B. We had for more than two years. In the past month, it started acting out, and now, when we try to make a cup, it grinds the coffee, and it starts making a louder noise, but the coffee does not come out. When we try the steamer, it works fine, with water and steam. We tried: 1. Descaling, 2. cleaning the infuser, and we did not see any results. Any ideas on what to do next? Thank you!
Thanks for putting this on, I know its old now but I bought myself a sage duo temp pro, and after changing the filter the water stopped getting pumped through the machine and was just make a buzzing sound and the heating element was getting hot. All my pipes are very clean so couldnt understand. After taking off the pipe that comes from the water tank, noticed it didnt have water in the pipe so it seemed the pump had not self primed. Did as you demonstrated and the pump started up again properly. Think it was caused by the new filter restricting water feed. Thanks very much!
Thank you, this video saved me from buying another machine. We had not used ours for several months and wanted to make some delicious cappuccino only to find that our machine would not pump any water or steam. After watching your video I decided to take a look before dropping several hundred on a new one. Sure enough there was an air bubble in the water line between the tank and the pump. After priming it the machine is working great again and I am sipping on cappuccino as I write this. Thank you so much!
awesome to hear! sometimes it's just a small thing like this so it's always a great idea to look check of some of the common problems before doing anything drastic. but when the time does come for you to look into buying a new machine, we'll be waiting for ya ;p
Thanks for this. I tried this but it does steam, and water starts dripping from inside the housing after about 30 seconds, just nothing from the espresso head. Is this a pump issue or something else? Thanks. I have a Krups
Hi, so for the small machine, if the steam is coming out from the steam wand, it means the pump is OK? Mine is no water out for the coffee , steam is ok, pump is making normal noise.
aaam atechnician too bt am workg on acoffee machn bt it doesnt boilup water in the tank cos i evn tried 2 check on the Element bt stil power wasnt reachg as wel as da water wasnt going thrw either in da tank, soooo wat could be da fault-
