My espresso maker stopped working a couple of days ago. I found out that the machine was left ON overnight. It hardly drips a couple of spoons of coffee. Most of the water escapes, aound the cup holder. The steam nozzle section works fine.

I descaled a few times(as per instruction manual) and ran just he water without any coffee but it still does not work.

I started to disasseble by taking out the screws (philips) around the cup holder and the center one.
Then I realized that there are 4 small rubber legs under which are what appear to be some kind of sscrew with a special head.

What kind of screw driver do I need to take this out? Any other tips would be appreciated

Thanks very much.

G. Shankar, January 2009

I was able to disassemble the unit. In addition to the ones holding the cup holder, there are 4 screws on the bottom of the unit under the rubber legs. It was a pain to remove those screws since they are not the normal Philips or flat type.
I used a small flat type and after a great deal of effort unscrewed them. Never putting it back. The bottom anyway latches on and since I don't move the unit, except to clean beneath it, it is not a big deal.


However, after disassembling the unit I noticed that there was lots of dirt which I cleaned it well. Then I put back the unit and still had the same problem. Noticed that there was lots of steam coming from the sides.

I believe that this is a gasket issue and I'll replace it, if it is not too expensive.

G. Shankara, January 2009