Krups XP 4050 Espresso Machine "steam leak" Questions

Steam and water leaks out of the top of the basket when brewing Replace the brew head seal, it will be split.

including sticking a toothpick through the holes. I'm using cold, fresh milk. It gets hot and makes steam, but I just end up with hot milk and no froth. Make sure the small metal tube is clean as well

Neither water nor steam coming out from never used espresso machine. I bought older, but never used Espresso Machine. The machine was originally packed. Never taken out from the box. I was trying to ...

...steam spout). Then I ran the entire reservoir through the machine using the 2-cups option. It started running right away. I rinsed out the reservoir with fresh water, then ran a whole reservoir of ...

...coffee grounds. However, the most probable problems will be the hose otherwise you will mostly have steam coming out the back. Hope this helps! SAME PROBLEM.  Found the source of the problem. I ...

... Takes forever to decide to try to pump, makes some labored thumping groaning sounds, sends LOTS of steam out around the side of the coffee grounds holder but no more espresso. I can't find anywhere ...

...the hard part was getting it to pump thru the machine. I found if I ran water thru the hot water/steam nozzle first I could get it to run 1 or 2 cycles, I also found that by removing the water

air leaking sound It won't be air leaking,it will be steam leaking. Depending on the model it will be the steam valve or an internal steam line

Ascaso Dream espresso machine leaks steam out of the brew head when the steam wand function is on. The brew head works well when its switch is on. The steam wand produces steam, but steam also comes ...

Wont steam, can't froth Hi. Id say your steam thermoblock or therostat is faulty. Can easily be checked with a multi meter. Just follow the steam outlet back to the various componets, if you ...