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Posted on Apr 06, 2008

Dregs light stays on (even when emptied!) - can't use machine

3 yr old magic deluxe. For last few months dregs light [far right] stayed off even when dregs full. [not a problem, as we would just empty drawer periodically]. now opposite problem has suddenly appeared - dregs light stays on, even when dregs drawer emptied. I have tried the following - (1) taking out drawer (machine on) waiting >5 secs and replacing - no good. (2) pressing power button for > 5 secs - no good. (3) cleaning all machine, incl filter (?coffee sticking to a sensor) - no good.
any suggestions - as can't use machine at all !

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The various lights are controlled by either magnets that hit various sensors or microswitches.

the dreg light i'm pretty sure is a microswitch.

Its pretty common for them to go out, they're standard in almost all super automatic machines.

that particular switch is a pain in the **** to get to. You can order them direct from saeco, but if you can, it may be easier to send it out.

There should be a microswitch for the grind box, for the drip tray, for the water tank, and there should be one if i remember right for the grinder.

Its different for each model.

Hope this helps.

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