Cappucino setting won't pump

Clean the port using a small paper clip. Push it up the tube and pop out the material that collected inside.
Always use Distillate or Filtered water.

The 3rd position on the steam knob is for a separate item call a 'Milk Island" which has a small jug attachment that you put milk into and then froths up for cappucinos. It is fantastic and works 10 times better than the steamer wand. It does a great job with lite milk. Item is sold separately, don't know how much it is as I got it as a gift. Hope that helps you.

Sounds like your machine needs a new steam valve plastic. Because it is worn the part is allowing steam to come out of the steam wand when it should be closed.

Hope this helps.

When it is blinking on steam it means it is preparing the unit for steam. When the steam light goes solid your unit is ready to make steam.

• Turn from standby to steam then wait for steam light to go solid.
• When solid steam wand will begin dribbling then spitting out water, which will then turn to steam.
• When it begins to steam, turn back to standby. NOTE: you only have 6 seconds before steaming turns off.
• place steaming wand in jug and turn from standby back to steam.

You will hear pumping noises when you turn off your steam, because it releases the steam and puts the excess water in to the drip tray.

• make sure your bean hopper is properly locked in to the unit. Grinder won't work if hopper not locked in.
• Make sure your water filter has been prepped and locked securely in to the reservoir and your reservoir is filled.
• Use fresh beans.
• Sounds funny but use good quality water, do not use ordinary tap water. Make sure it is filtered or use bottled water (cooler bottles).
• Try to grind your beans to a good consistancy.
• Breville recomends about 10kg tamping pressure, use a set of scales to check the feel.
• Tamp to about 3-5 mm below rim of grouphead (portafilter). Or the tamp has a guide on the side, that silver side on the tamp is the tamp line. Pretty vauge about that in the book.

If all else fails go to www.breville.com.au and check your model and watch some of the vid clips.

When you twist the steam knob all the way, it actuates an electrical switch. The first part of the turn just opens a mechanical valve to allow the steam or water to come out but doesn't turn on the heater nor does it start the pump. You need to turn it far enough to trip the electric switch that starts the heat and the pump.

If it still isn't working, then perhaps the switch was knocked loose when it was taken on the plane.

When steaming the milk/cream make sure to hold the rubber nozzle to the very bottom of the cup and also make sure you are leaving enough water to produce the steam after brewing a cup of espresso. Also you'll want to check the breather tube that sticks up from the nozzle and make sure it is free of buildup.When the steamer is operating correctly it should produce a loud growling sound.

You must press the hot water/steam button to make sure it is set on hot water. The chugging noise is the pump slowly putting water through the steam boiler for steaming. When you open the steam knob make sure it is all the way open, you will hear the microswitch click when you reach full open(test it out with the machine off). Red light also means heating and low on water, since you are using all the steam faster than it can make it hence the red light.

Does the steam itself smell, or just the milk. If yes on the steam run the descale again. If no on steam then check the perfect cream wand the black plastic arm connected to the steam wand, dissamble and clean, make sure all the holes are clear.

sounds like your boiler is broken. or a line came lose.

I hear you!! I found that you have to press the green steam light (left side) TWICE before steam is ready. After your second press, the machine will make pumping noise, then all lights will come on. From that point, the cappucino/latte steamer will work as manual describes.