Hi i'm a newby and recently aquired an espresso maker and excitedly ordered a trial bag of ground, but fresh roasted coffee.
Upon arrival i followed the instructions to the letter and warmed the machine through before adding my coffee.
I was to say the least alarmed when the machine strted spitting steam and scalding water at me and hastily turned the unit off.
To cut a long story short iconcluded after several tries that the coffee was too finely ground and contacted my supplier who to date still hasnt replied.
In the meantime the only way i have been able to produce a cup of coffee is to mix a coarser ground coffee with the espresso ground. Unfortunately i get very little crema or at least it disappears quickly.
Hi, thanks for your reply. Ok, the water/steam is spitting from around the seal. I have ensured the filter carrier is seated properly, securely and clean before attaching. and it only happens with the espresso coffee.
The spitting occurs when the water starts the pour/drip process.
have you tried it with the porta filter ( thats that handle thing ) without coffee grounds in it and see if water runs through, because if it does then the culprit is the coffee ( its too fine ) and blocks the water completly untill the pressure get too high and then it floats the handle off the seal and squirts out the water with grounds and all. I would also guess then that this machine you have has no bypass on the pump to divert excess pressure back to the tank ( usally only one hose in the tank ) better machines have a return hose to bleed the pressure from a blocked basket back to the tank. Solution, go and buy a tin of Lavazza coffee ( ground ) and try this again.
Also make sure the steam button is off whilst making coffee, as this could be the other reason for whats happening.
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