De'Longhi Magnifica Bean to Cup Espresso/Cappuccino Maker £199

stimpson · 13-08-2019 11:20am

tototoe wrote: »

Kind of worked. Can't find what's pushing it out, if I reseat the tray it stays closed for a while, then pops again. Thanks though, it's slightly better, and spotless.

There could be a stray bean somewhere. They get wedged in sometimes. Check the tray, grinds box thing and in behind the infuser. Maybe get the hoover at it.

pleasant Co. · 13-08-2019 12:05pm

bromley52 wrote: »

I am in Cork city and the water is softer than Kittensoft. West Cork is the same.

Thanks, when I initially tested it a couple of years ago it was soft where I was too. I've moved since so am curious to know if that's changed. Using the machine waaaaaay more lately too:pac:

sunny2004 · 04-09-2019 9:02am

This morning the coffee maker diffuser mechanism seems to be locked down lower than usual on the bottom.

Woke up click the make coffee button and it made a mad racket and when I opened it up the diffuser unit, (the thing with the left and right side PUSH buttons) was sitting low in the machine. It occasional goes back up.

Any ideas ? Please help

illdoit2morrow · 04-09-2019 9:15am

sunny2004 wrote: »

This morning the coffee maker diffuser mechanism seems to be locked down lower than usual on the bottom.

Woke up click the make coffee button and it made a mad racket and when I opened it up the diffuser unit, (the thing with the left and right side PUSH buttons) was sitting low in the machine. It occasional goes back up.

Any ideas ? Please help

Power it off woth the button on the front, the diffuser should go back to its proper position. You should then be able to the the diffuser out, do this and then put it back in and power on the machine again. While you have the diffuer out, give the inside if the machine a bit of a clean as the coffee grains are inclined to get everywhere and build up over time. Have you applied any lubricant to the diffuser? There is a youtube video for basic care in which they do this as part of regular maintenance.

I use an old toothbrush to clean the inside and give it a vacumn every so often. Saying that, I'm having issues with mine too lately.

sunny2004 · 04-09-2019 9:26am

illdoit2morrow wrote: »

Power it off woth the button on the front, the diffuser should go back to its proper position. You should then be able to the the diffuser out, do this and then put it back in and power on the machine again. While you have the diffuer out, give the inside if the machine a bit of a clean as the coffee grains are inclined to get everywhere and build up over time. Have you applied any lubricant to the diffuser? There is a youtube video for basic care in which they do this as part of regular maintenance.

I use an old toothbrush to clean the inside and give it a vacumn every so often. Saying that, I'm having issues with mine too lately.

Thanks for the reply, I often take the diffuser out and clean it regularly and generally clean the inside. When I fully power down and machine and its fully off the diffuser is now sitting at the bottom, oddly enough in this NEW lower position it can come out. As for lubrication I have never done it to the machine.

illdoit2morrow · 04-09-2019 9:26am

Lately, the grounds container on my machine always comes on when i turn on my machine. This is fixed by pulling out the drip tray and cleaning out along where the back of the drip tray meets the back the of the plastic enclosure on the inside of the machine. There must be a sensor of some sort at the back of the enclosure, wiping away the few coffee grains which are there will turn the ligh that has come on to turn off.

The underlying issue as far as i can tell issue is that a lot of the used coffee grains are not making it into the used coffee container, they tend to fall into the base of the inside of the machine. I suspect that something is not lined up correctly but have no idea what or how this has happened.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so, were you able to fix it?

TIA

illdoit2morrow · 04-09-2019 9:29am

sunny2004 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, I often take the diffuser out and clean it regularly and generally clean the inside. When I fully power down and machine is fully off the diffuser is now sting at the bottom, oddly enough in this NEW lower position it can come out. As for lubrication I have never done it to the machine.

The 'pull out diffuser' position is quite low alright when machine is off, i think that is normal.

Pique · 04-09-2019 9:31am

I think one of those little USB vacuum cleaners for a keyboard would be handy to get the offending grounds out.

McSween · 21-09-2019 8:00am

I think i will buy this next week. If anyone comes across it cheaper please post where. Thanks

FastFullBack · 21-09-2019 9:19am

McSween wrote: »

I think i will buy this next week. If anyone comes across it cheaper please post where. Thanks

Price in amazon for the 4200 is £298,which is high enough. It comes down to 215 at times

https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/DeLonghi-Magnifica-ESAM-4200-S-Silver/product/B001EOMZ5E?context=search

McSween · 21-09-2019 9:39am

FastFullBack wrote: »

Price in amazon for the 4200 is £298,which is high enough. It comes down to 215 at times

https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/DeLonghi-Magnifica-ESAM-4200-S-Silver/product/B001EOMZ5E?context=search

Thanks. I might wait going on those Lower prices.

highdef · 21-09-2019 9:52am

For about 60 euro more, why not get this.... https://www.did.ie/delonghi-dinamica-bean-to-cup-coffee-maker-white-ecam350-35-w-ecam350-35-w-prdb? I bought this a few months ago and it's a fine machine. Makes fantastic coffee and the touch screen is so handy. Plus it looks great and it doesn't have any ugly knobs or dials.

Bykobap · 24-09-2019 9:58am

Mine started misfiring too.
Noticed coffee coming out gradually slower out of spouts over the las while.
Then after descaling it it's not coming out at all.
You can here pump/buzzing coming on but really quietly/struggling and then no water sign coming on.
Cleaned it thoroughly and no result.
Any clues please

stimpson · 24-09-2019 10:05am

Bykobap wrote: »

Mine started misfiring too.
Noticed coffee coming out gradually slower out of spouts over the las while.
Then after descaling it it's not coming out at all.
You can here pump/buzzing coming on but really quietly/struggling and then no water sign coming on.
Cleaned it thoroughly and no result.
Any clues please

Have you descaled it regularly? I saw issues with a gaggia classic before where it hadn’t been descaled in 2 years and when it was finally descaled a chunk of scale came loose and caused a blockage.

Anjunadeep · 05-10-2019 9:29am

My machine is needing to be descaled.
Any recommendations on where to buy the descaler? (In bricks and mortar shops as I want to get it done today)

stimpson · 05-10-2019 9:30am

Anjunadeep wrote: »

My machine is needing to be descaled.
Any recommendations on where to buy the descaler? (In bricks and mortar shops as I want to get it done today)

Harvey Norman stock the DeLonghi one.

dhaughton99 · 05-10-2019 9:43am

Anjunadeep wrote: »

My machine is needing to be descaled.
Any recommendations on where to buy the descaler? (In bricks and mortar shops as I want to get it done today)

Oust in Dunne’s or tesco. 3 sachets for around €2. Works a treat.

Pique · 05-10-2019 10:17am

Aldi had Kilrock descaler sachets in a couple of weeks ago. I bought them for the washing machine and dishwasher but it says on the box they're suitable for coffee machines too. There might still be some left, they're not a thing that sells out ime.

Bykobap · 05-10-2019 10:37am

stimpson wrote: »

Have you descaled it regularly? I saw issues with a gaggia classic before where it hadn’t been descaled in 2 years and when it was finally descaled a chunk of scale came loose and caused a blockage.

It was descaled regularly. With various descalers.

Took the machine apart and the problem was inside orange housing tube which inserts into the infuser once the infuser is lifted to the very top of the machine.

Inside this orange housing are two 8mm thick plastic pipes and through one of these hot water is pumped into infuser for brewing process.
This is where limescale blocked the passage of water.

Problem is whenever you perform descaling process it never reaches these components of the machine because all of descaling solution comes out of steam spout which means it's bypassing essential components that obviously need to be descaled.

The thing is 99% of water i use with this machine is bottled, i don't know why i thought it should be limescale free.

Now looking for some food grade lubricant/grease for infuser and O rings.

dball · 23-10-2019 12:56pm

I read somewhere on the internet that the fresher beans should not be used in a Bean2Cup machine. ie. the shiny happy looking freshly roasted beans and its best to avoid them in a b2c machine.

Can anyone tell me if this is a fact or can i go ahead with the more premium offerings from some of the roasters in Ireland?

Or should i stick with the like of Lavazza and bean2cup varieties?

McSween · 13-11-2019 2:35pm

£279.99 on amazon. What are the chances of Black Friday bringing this lower?

Sponsorgate · 13-11-2019 3:33pm

McSween wrote: »

£279.99 on amazon. What are the chances of Black Friday bringing this lower?

It dropped to £209 last year around this time I believe

sweetie · 13-11-2019 3:34pm

Sponsorgate wrote: »

It dropped to £209 last year around this time I believe

There will possibly be 20% off warehouse returns so if in stock could be significantly less

McSween · 13-11-2019 4:20pm

sweetie wrote: »

There will possibly be 20% off warehouse returns so if in stock could be significantly less

I have mostly good experiences with warehouse but got a mixer last year and it was grubby. I am not sure what good or acceptable would be like for this machine. Ive watching for a while and will get one before christmas.

sweetie · 13-11-2019 4:36pm

McSween wrote: »

I have mostly good experiences with warehouse but got a mixer last year and it was grubby. I am not sure what good or acceptable would be like for this machine. Ive watching for a while and will get one before christmas.

Stick with like new and you should be fine

McSween · 19-11-2019 8:39pm

Bought it for 249.99 new on amazon. It is at that price now.

jayjbe · 20-11-2019 9:37am

Available in argos. €240.
https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9062135.htm

Piddar · 20-11-2019 9:45am

jayjbe wrote: »

Available in argos. €240.
https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9062135.htm

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-Automatic-Coffee-Machine-ECAM22-110-B/dp/B00400OMU0/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=magnifica+s&qid=1574239195&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&sr=8-2

The later version is 289gbp, similar mechanisms in both but the later is cleaner (this model in my experience has a tendency to spill grinds internally) worth the extra 40gbp, ours is in daily use for cappuccinos and has been for 4 years now.

franglan · 20-11-2019 10:16am

jayjbe wrote: »

Available in argos. €240.
https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9062135.htm

Thanks jayjbe. Just reserved. Great price.

LimerickCity · 20-11-2019 11:33am

dball wrote: »

I read somewhere on the internet that the fresher beans should not be used in a Bean2Cup machine. ie. the shiny happy looking freshly roasted beans and its best to avoid them in a b2c machine.

Can anyone tell me if this is a fact or can i go ahead with the more premium offerings from some of the roasters in Ireland?

Or should i stick with the like of Lavazza and bean2cup varieties?

I have the machine for over two years and mostly use these beans: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coffee-Masters-Super-Crema-Espresso/dp/B00PFQWBGA/ref=pd_nav_hcs_rp_2/261-1819522-5193754?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00PFQWBGA&pd_rd_r=88f3a622-be72-496c-9196-c7bb562e270d&pd_rd_w=APiiQ&pd_rd_wg=JgjvT&pf_rd_p=91b19e2b-56e5-42ff-beaa-10f102e62129&pf_rd_r=C02HMVC7MRBKFA7G3DN5&psc=1&refRID=C02HMVC7MRBKFA7G3DN5

Failing that I use the Lavazza (red/silver bag).

The Coffee Masters beans are of the shiny type which you refer to above and I have used them for two years with no negative results.

Pop out the grinder using the red buttons once a month and let it sit in boiling water for 30 minutes of so.

It does the trick.

De'Longhi Magnifica Bean to Cup Espresso/Cappuccino Maker £199

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