La San Marco LEVA-2 Original Instructions Manual - page 37
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PROBlEM
CAUsE
sOlUTiOn
5. The steamer discharges
only small quantities of
steam or water droplets
•Tapneedsadjustment
•Worngasketontap
•Adjusttap
•Replacethegasket
6. Small drops flow out of the
water tap
•Taprequiresadjustment
•Worngasketontap
•Adjusttap
•Replacegasket
7. The filter cup comes off
the serving unit
•Worngasketunderthefilter
cup
•Replacebasket
•Cleantheservingunitandthefilter
cup
8. When coffee is being
served, some of it drips
out of the edge of the filter
cup
•Gasketunderholderisworn
•Replacethebasket
•Cleantheservingunitandthefilter
cup
9. Light cream (the coffee
flows out of the spout
rapidly)
a. Coarse grinding
b. Low pressing pressure
c. Small quantity of ground
coffee
d. Water temperature below
90°C
e. Pump pressure above 9 bar
f. Sprinkler filter on unit
clogged
g. Filter holes widened (filter
cup)
a. Finer grinding
b. Increase the pressure
c. Increase the quantity of ground
coffee
d. Adjust valve (flow variator) of
the group to a higher number or
increase boiler pressure
e. Decrease the pump pressure
f. Check and clean with blind filter or
replace
g. Check and replace filter
10. Dark cream (the coffee
drips out of the spout)
a. Fine grinding
b. High pressing pressure
c. Large quantity of ground
coffee
d. Excessive temperature
e. Pump pressure below 9 bar
f. Sprinkler filter on unit
clogged
g. Filter holes clogged (filter
cup)
a. Coarser grinding
b. Reduce the pressure
c. Decrease the quantity of ground
coffee
d. Adjust valve (flow variator) of
the group to a lower number or
decrease boiler pressure
e. Increase the pump pressure
f. Check and clean the solid filter or
replace
g. Check and replace filter
11. Presence of grounds in
coffee cup
a. Coffee ground too fine
b. Worn grinders in grinder-
dispenser unit
c. Sprinkler filter on unit
clogged
d. Filter holes widened (filter
cup)
a. Coarser grinding
b. Replace the grinders
c. Check and clean with blind filter or
replace
d. Check and replace filter
12. Coffee with too little cream
in cup (spurts out of spout)
•Sprinklerfilteronunitclogged •Checkandcleanwithblindfilteror
replace
13. The cream in the cup is too
thin (it disappears after a
few seconds)
•Coffeeextractiontakesalong
time due to clogged filter
•Coffeeextractiontoofastdue
to clogged sprinkler filter
•Watertemperaturetoohigh
•Cleanorreplacethefilter
•Cleanorreplacethesprinklerfilter
•Lowerthetemperatureintheboiler
14. Presence of depressions in
the coffee grounds (looking
inside the filter cup)
•Sprinklerfilterpartlyclogged
•Cleanorreplacethesprinklerfilter
Note:
If it is not possible to solve the problem as described above, or if other malfunctions develop, contact the
authorized La San Marco service centre.