My Breville Expresso machine does nothing when I turn dial to make coffee

PDF]Getting to know your machine - Breville

https://www.brevilleusa.com/media/.../BES860XL.pdf
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rested coffee beans produce espresso with much more taste .... filter size you select, and along with the GRIND. AMOUNT dial ...... create steam. When the steam lightstops flashing it is ready .... cappuccino machines is purchased. THE RIGHT ...

For every cup of espresso we mean about 25cc to 30 cc and you have to use from 7 to 8 gr of groud coffee per cup according to the coffee blend and how strong you wand the aroma of your coffee. The running time for making either one cup or two cup with apropriate filter is about 24 to 30 sec maximum.
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The grind on the coffee is too fine, try packing it lighter or setting the grind coarser.

You are not supposed to put milk in the resevoir and run it through the machine. That's likely the problem. But like most parents you will continue to blame your child until he is totally alienated and your relationshio is an empty shell.

my experience with this machine is that this varies greatly with the type of beans you use. I would experiment with a few types of beans, roasts, and you might get lucky.

My understanding is that this is normal with units like the ESP8XL which use a pressurized portafilter. Non-pressurized units will leave a dry puck of used grounds.

Try pushing the water tank down firmly when putting it into its spot  (it sits lower than the edge of the machine).

here is the URL to download the manual:
http://www.brevilleusa.com/support/faq.jsp

The same thing happens to mine when I grind the coffee too fine. Try grinding a bit coarser, and pack extra grounds in. Amazing coffee when you get it right, and the grounds aren't runny with the coarser grind.  
Hope this helps.