DeLonghi infuser stuck when machine is killed at the main switch?

[Thomas Martinez]

Another issue I’ve seen come up several times in the different threads regarding DeLonghi machine is the issue of the infuser getting stuck in the machine. You can resolve it by following the steps mentioned above. The machine must be off at the main power switch (on the back of the machine) not by the front panel button so that the infuser can naturaly return to its home position. Once the machine is powered back on and allowed to warm up, turning the machine off with the front button initiates a rinse cycle which return the brew group to its default position. You can avoid this issue by never forcing the brew groups out of the machine.

 

[Aero Sumo Fortress]

yep this is the classic delonghi mistake. Front button only, always. The back switch is basically just for unplugging it for service or move it.

 

[Rush]

Had this exact thing happen on my Magnifica. Powering the machine back on, letting it warm up, then turning it off with the front button fixed it. It stayed in that position so I knew it had completed the rinse cycle after powering off. Now its ready for use again.

 

[Mic]

so does the rinse cycle actually move the brew group to its home position or is it initiate during the shutdown sequence?

 

[Neo]

if youre forcing it out you deserve what you get tbh

 

[Inquisitive Iguana]

The only time it got jammed with grounds packed solid in there. Did the warm up cycle, did a manual brew with no puck to flush the grounds out of the group then did the shutdown.

 

[Mic]

The only time it got jammed with grounds packed solid in there. Did the warm up cycle, did a manual brew with no puck to flush the grounds out of the group then did the shutdown.

interesting, so the brew motor is fighting against the grounds being packed into the brew group? is there a clutch mechanism or will it simply stall out?

 

[Fine Flamingo]

Bought a used Dinamica last year that the previous owner apparently got into the habit of loosening it while in use... The infuser was wedged in solid in there. Did the trick with the brew group returning to the home position after the warm up cycle. Once the brew group returned to its home position you was able to safely remove the infuser from the machine. The mechanism is very delicate on the side tabs, do not force anything.

 

[M.C. Escher's]

the back switch shouldnt even exist imo, its caused more service call than any other single feature on these machines

 

[Aero Sumo Fortress]

Bought a used Dinamica last year that the previous owner apparently got into the habit of loosening it while in use... The infuser was wedged in solid in there. Did the trick with the brew group returning to the home position after the warm up cycle. Once the brew group returned …

its there for a reason, you need a way to fully kill power to the machine for servicing. Blame the user not the switch

 

[Amused Albatross]

alot of people just dont realise the front button is not the power button but the controller signal to the machine to initiate the park routine. Its like yanking the power cord out of a computer that is in the middle of writing a file.

 

[Rush]

its there for a reason, you need a way to fully kill power to the machine for servicing. Blame the user not the switch

^this. It’s a soft button not a power cut.

 

[Mic]

its there for a reason, you need a way to fully kill power to the machine for servicing. Blame the user not the switch

so if i pull the power cord out while its still doing its rinse cycle is that safe? will itnterfere with the brew group being able to return to its default position?

 

[The Castle of B]

so if i pull the power cord out while its still doing its rinse cycle is that safe? will itnterfere with the brew group being able to return to its default position?

yes once its done its shutdown rinse cycle and the brew group will be in its home position, at this point you can cut the power to the machine. No issues.

 

[Victoriou]

lmao i broke mine doing this very same act 2 years ago. One of the side tabs snapped while trying to pry the brew group out with a butter knife. Had to buy a new brew group for $80.

 

[Neo]

lmao i broke mine doing this very same act 2 years ago. One of the side tabs snapped while trying to pry the brew group out with a butter knife. Had to buy a new brew group for $80.

butter knife is wild lol

 

[Inquisitive Iguana]

interesting, so the brew motor is fighting against the grounds being packed into the brew group? is there a clutch mechanism or will it simply stall out?

The motor essentially just stalls out when fighting against the grounds being packed solid in the brew group. There is no clutch mechanism involved.