Thank you Rick !!! Very helpful video, following your instructions made my DeLonghi EN520.S working again 🙂 Based on your video I have done the following: - Use toothbrush to clean inside the brewing unit as you show in your video - Putting the machine upside down and used hot water to flush from outside (where the coffee leaves the machine) to inside - Same as with hot water, I was also blowing air (by mouth) from outside to inside
Thanks for the video Rick. Our machine was doing exactly the same thing and we had already tried cleaning the inside with a toothbrush which didn't help. But after seeing your video we turned the machine upside down and ran water through the outlet with the tap turned on high and also held the spout of the tap in through the opening on the top of the machine (with the chrome lever fully opened) and washed water through the spout that way. Flushing water both ways cleaned it out and it's now working again without leaking into the used pod container.
Hiya, could you explain this a little more? Which part is the outlet and how did you get the water to go through from the top out the spout? When I run the tap in the top of the machine it just goes into the pod collection tray below, rather than out the spout.
@@THEtattytetty A safer way: turn machine upside down over sink. Use a tooth pick (tiny/thin pipe cleaner would be better!) and use a syringe to blast hot water through the coffee spout (put syringe end up against the spout). Have a friend help wipe any water drips from getting into machine vents while you do this. This worked for me after brushing the inside with toothbrush.
I had the same problem. It started after descaling the machine. I wanted to "really" clean it and brushed the part that you had in your video a bit. After that it started leaking and I tried everything including almost ruining my nerves. Then I found your video and gave it a try. This time, I brushed it harder with a toothbrush and blew air from the outlet to the inside with my mouth. A lot of scale came out. Made a coffee after that, no dripping, problem solved. Took me less than a minute. Dank je wel!
I was about to spend $599 on a new machine (low stock due to pandemic and no sales). The toothbrush and compressed air seems to have fixed the issue! My 5-year-old machine has more life now. Thanks!
It worked for me thanks again. If the toothbrush is not enough, put the machine upside down in a sink and flush hot water into the tube , you’ll see a lot of coffee residue will fall down.
tons of love! i am an engineer and didn't find this Problem. sometimes you should search for the simple things! i disassembled it completely a few times, changed also the flowmeter because of an other defect. finally, my 12 year old machine runs perfectly again!
Had a leak behind the sprout and down to the pod depot after running descaler. Thought it was broken.Brushing vigorously as shown and then running LOTS of water trough it before blowing up through the sprout did the trick. The blowing still dislodged a lot of old coffee. Did the same with an air compressor after seeing that. Then it stopped leaking.Thanks for the video!
Thank you Rik, just bought a machine off EBAY and started leaking after 1 week , I did your toothbrush & air compressor trick and now all working 👍. I bet the previous owners sold it because it was leaking and didn’t see your solution, so it was a lose for them and a Win for me 😀
I had the same issue... whenever I was setting a cup of espresso around 1/5 of the coffee ended up in the cup container. Did follow the official cleaning steps delivered by Nespresso with the official descale products but nothing did help... but after cleaning the machine no drop of coffee was ending up in the cup container! Thanks Rick!
Great vid and very helpful! I have the same DeLonghi EN520.S, but even after cleaning for about 4 hours with a brush and air compressor as suggested, the machine still leaks. I guess it's to buy a new DeLonghi, since mine was bought about 7 years ago.
Toothbrush and blowing up the exit spout wasn't working for me. But alas!!!! Water pick!!!! Turned the machine upside down in the sink and squirted the water pick into the spout and Voila!!!! All fixed!!! Thanks!!!
I was about to search for replacement parts for the capsule compartment, until I saw your video and did exactly as instructed. Now the leaking has stopped!
Thank you Rick - this was incredibly helpful. I think I've worked out why this works as a fix - after the coffee has come out of the capsule, it goes into the spout. In the spout, there are four tiny holes through which the coffee as to pass to get out the nozzle. If these holes are blocked, then the coffee backs up in the spout and then pours out into the pod container. So the compressed air / toothpick is clearing these holes. Two things gave me this hunch: firstly, it was coffee that was leaking, rather than water, which implied the coffee was coming out the other side of the capsule. Secondly, there was a delay from when coffee would start brewing to when it started pouring into the pod container. I ended up opening up the machine using this video: th-cam.com/video/Ck-O_8p1z68/w-d-xo.html, which was helpful. Then was able to take the spout off the dispenser, and then could see that the four holes were completely blocked with coffee residue. Gave this a scrub, put it back together and bingo - no leaks :)
Thank you Rick and Rollo! I had tried disassembling the machine and cleaning the capsule unit but I hadn't realised that the spout might get blocked up too. If anything my machine was worse after my first attempts, but after I read your comment Rollo I took it all apart again and got the spout part out. There was quite a bit of crud in it. I then poked a toothpick through all four holes to clear them out, gave the whole area a good brush with an old toothbrush and washed it through well. Once I had put it all back together again I tried it and I got a full, hot cup of coffee with only a few drops leaking into the capsule collection area. I had been contemplating buying a new machine at £300, but now my old one can carry on until the next bit breaks!! Thank you!
Thank you, machine now works much better. Still leaks a little, rarely, despite scrubbing and blowing air through it. Suspect this happened due to people leaving the capsule in it after use and hardening in the machine. Definitely saved me a few bucks by trying this
Thanks for putting this up! Had the same problem with my machine. Tried everything and was about to give up. Now making coffee and not leaking water again!
Good video and thanks for making it. I needed to go a step further however. I took the entire dispense unit out and soaked it overnight in water with a high concentration of bleach. Perfect after that
I put the end of the compressor tip right up to the drip spout where the coffee come out. I held a paper towel against the inside filter, and repeated that until it stopped blowing out the coffee remnants.
Ook onze 3-4 jaar oude Lattissima lekte water achter de nozzle. Ik had al "tandengepoetst", maar dat hielp nog niet goed genoeg. Toen heb ik met een slangetje water gespoten in het uitloopje. Dat heeft kennelijk nog wat extra effect gehad. Hij doet het weer als een tierelier.
Do not forget to check coffee grounds at the outlet + additional plastic due to wrong molding (I had this problem), but for this, you have to disassemble it (back, right and upper cover plates and the capsule press part completely. Here's a good guide: th-cam.com/video/iefNUcJcK4E/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=HardwareVip
@@rick9569 helaas heeft het niet geholpen denk dat de aanzet lekt Ach voor 30 euro heb je een nieuw groepje en vervangen is zo gepiept ! In ieder geval bedankt voor je video ! Je hebt velen geholpen
Mike Hek hoop dat het voor jouw net zo goed werkt. Ik dacht echt dat hij defect was en had het bijna opgegeven. Na het ontkalken liep het water er zo uit in het bakje voor de cups. Na eerst het halve apparaat uit elkaar gehaald te hebben zonder resultaat bleek de oplossing zo simpel. Omdat ik er zelf niets over kon vinden heb ik er maar een filmpje van gemaakt. Hoor graag of het je gelukt is.
I’ve got an issue where I run the espresso button, only a few drops of water come out of the spout but I end up with a pool of hot water under the base. I’ve tried detaching the bottom panel and blowing into that intake but still no luck. Machine seems like a waste of 300 bucks
Hoi rick je spreekt met sander uit Nederland ik woon in Haarlem bedankt voor je video ik heb nog een vraagje ik heb een delonghi nespresso en750.mb iets andere type Ik heb Brouwunit Zetgroep vervangen maar zins die tijd doet hij het niet meer als ik hem aan doe dan branden heel even de lampjes die daar na uit gaan verschijnt op de display reparatie nodig Wat kan dat zijn ik hoop dat je verder kan helpen ik kan hem niet meer gebruikt het was een duur apparaat echt balen Gr sander
Hoi Sander. Dat is zeker balen. Ik kan je er helaas niet mee verder helpen. Ik heb het apparaat toendertijd helemaal uit elkaar gehaald en weer in elkaar gezet. Uiteindelijk de oplossing gevonden in het schoonmaken van het filter. Omdat het eigenlijk zo'n simpele oplossing bleek te zijn heb ik er een filmpje van gemaakt. 😉
I have the older Delonghi Lattissima that is leaking. The water doesn't get collected at the pod tray but at the bottom of the machine. So water gets everywhere on my countertop. Does anyone else have the same issue? If so, did this technique (brushing the filter) fix it for you?
I have the same leaking problem. Dismantled the unit and found a vertical cream colored plastic piece inside that had split along its side (pressure, heat, both?) and is leaking inside the unit. Can’t see how I could replace it on my own so will probably have to upgrade it. Good luck!
finally got it...took almost 3 hours of cleaning and you definitely need an air compressor if you haven't cleaned your machine like this in 3 years like me
It worked for me thanks again. If the toothbrush is not enough, put the machine upside down in a sink and flush hot water into the tube , you’ll see a lot of coffee residue will fall down.
It worked for me thanks again. If the toothbrush is not enough, put the machine upside down in a sink and flush hot water into the tube , you’ll see a lot of coffee residue will fall down.
Thank you Rick !!!
Very helpful video, following your instructions made my DeLonghi EN520.S working again 🙂
Based on your video I have done the following:
- Use toothbrush to clean inside the brewing unit as you show in your video
- Putting the machine upside down and used hot water to flush from outside (where the coffee leaves the machine) to inside
- Same as with hot water, I was also blowing air (by mouth) from outside to inside
Thanks for the video Rick. Our machine was doing exactly the same thing and we had already tried cleaning the inside with a toothbrush which didn't help. But after seeing your video we turned the machine upside down and ran water through the outlet with the tap turned on high and also held the spout of the tap in through the opening on the top of the machine (with the chrome lever fully opened) and washed water through the spout that way. Flushing water both ways cleaned it out and it's now working again without leaking into the used pod container.
Hiya, could you explain this a little more? Which part is the outlet and how did you get the water to go through from the top out the spout? When I run the tap in the top of the machine it just goes into the pod collection tray below, rather than out the spout.
@@THEtattytetty A safer way: turn machine upside down over sink. Use a tooth pick (tiny/thin pipe cleaner would be better!) and use a syringe to blast hot water through the coffee spout (put syringe end up against the spout). Have a friend help wipe any water drips from getting into machine vents while you do this. This worked for me after brushing the inside with toothbrush.
I had the same problem.
It started after descaling the machine. I wanted to "really" clean it and brushed the part that you had in your video a bit. After that it started leaking and I tried everything including almost ruining my nerves.
Then I found your video and gave it a try. This time, I brushed it harder with a toothbrush and blew air from the outlet to the inside with my mouth. A lot of scale came out. Made a coffee after that, no dripping, problem solved. Took me less than a minute.
Dank je wel!
dirkschaefer72
Graag gedaan! Goed om to horen dat je er iets aan hebt gehad!
I was about to spend $599 on a new machine (low stock due to pandemic and no sales). The toothbrush and compressed air seems to have fixed the issue! My 5-year-old machine has more life now. Thanks!
You're welcome!
It worked for me thanks again. If the toothbrush is not enough, put the machine upside down in a sink and flush hot water into the tube , you’ll see a lot of coffee residue will fall down.
tons of love! i am an engineer and didn't find this Problem. sometimes you should search for the simple things! i disassembled it completely a few times, changed also the flowmeter because of an other defect. finally, my 12 year old machine runs perfectly again!
Had a leak behind the sprout and down to the pod depot after running descaler. Thought it was broken.Brushing vigorously as shown and then running LOTS of water trough it before blowing up through the sprout did the trick. The blowing still dislodged a lot of old coffee. Did the same with an air compressor after seeing that. Then it stopped leaking.Thanks for the video!
Glad it helped you to!
Thank you Rik, just bought a machine off EBAY and started leaking after 1 week , I did your toothbrush & air compressor trick and now all working 👍. I bet the previous owners sold it because it was leaking and didn’t see your solution, so it was a lose for them and a Win for me 😀
Thanks sooooo much!!! You saved me $500 on new machine!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍
500AUD, wow, those are not worth even 1/5.. lol
I had the same issue... whenever I was setting a cup of espresso around 1/5 of the coffee ended up in the cup container. Did follow the official cleaning steps delivered by Nespresso with the official descale products but nothing did help... but after cleaning the machine no drop of coffee was ending up in the cup container! Thanks Rick!
Great vid and very helpful! I have the same DeLonghi EN520.S, but even after cleaning for about 4 hours with a brush and air compressor as suggested, the machine still leaks. I guess it's to buy a new DeLonghi, since mine was bought about 7 years ago.
Toothbrush and blowing up the exit spout wasn't working for me. But alas!!!! Water pick!!!! Turned the machine upside down in the sink and squirted the water pick into the spout and Voila!!!! All fixed!!! Thanks!!!
Just found your video. Fixed the problem perfectly. Thanks very much
Thank you for this. I can't believe that a simple thing like cleaning the filter solved this problem 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for the useful info - and for taking the trouble to do it in English, much appreciated!
I was about to search for replacement parts for the capsule compartment, until I saw your video and did exactly as instructed. Now the leaking has stopped!
Thank you Rick - this was incredibly helpful. I think I've worked out why this works as a fix - after the coffee has come out of the capsule, it goes into the spout. In the spout, there are four tiny holes through which the coffee as to pass to get out the nozzle. If these holes are blocked, then the coffee backs up in the spout and then pours out into the pod container. So the compressed air / toothpick is clearing these holes. Two things gave me this hunch: firstly, it was coffee that was leaking, rather than water, which implied the coffee was coming out the other side of the capsule. Secondly, there was a delay from when coffee would start brewing to when it started pouring into the pod container. I ended up opening up the machine using this video: th-cam.com/video/Ck-O_8p1z68/w-d-xo.html, which was helpful. Then was able to take the spout off the dispenser, and then could see that the four holes were completely blocked with coffee residue. Gave this a scrub, put it back together and bingo - no leaks :)
Thank you Rick and Rollo! I had tried disassembling the machine and cleaning the capsule unit but I hadn't realised that the spout might get blocked up too. If anything my machine was worse after my first attempts, but after I read your comment Rollo I took it all apart again and got the spout part out. There was quite a bit of crud in it. I then poked a toothpick through all four holes to clear them out, gave the whole area a good brush with an old toothbrush and washed it through well. Once I had put it all back together again I tried it and I got a full, hot cup of coffee with only a few drops leaking into the capsule collection area. I had been contemplating buying a new machine at £300, but now my old one can carry on until the next bit breaks!! Thank you!
Thank you, machine now works much better. Still leaks a little, rarely, despite scrubbing and blowing air through it. Suspect this happened due to people leaving the capsule in it after use and hardening in the machine. Definitely saved me a few bucks by trying this
👌👌
Even though my brush did not seem to dislodge much the seal is tight again and there's no leaking and a better crema. Thank you for this video!
Thank you !!!! This video was very useful
Rick, I had the exact problem and this video helped me so much. Now the coffee is not weak and no water leaking. Thank you very much for this post.
jmd2k thanks for the feedback. I'm glad it helped you.!
Thanks for putting this up! Had the same problem with my machine. Tried everything and was about to give up. Now making coffee and not leaking water again!
You're welcome 👍🏻
Good video and thanks for making it. I needed to go a step further however. I took the entire dispense unit out and soaked it overnight in water with a high concentration of bleach. Perfect after that
Thanks for tutorial ... worked for me .. toothbrush alone was not enough .. as you mentioned the air compressor did it for me ... thanks again
Same story, it's leaking where water supply hose comes into the capsule unit because of the overpressure.
Thanks and good luck!
Instead of an air compressor I used a simple plastic dentist stick which helped at last. Thanks for the video Rick!
This fix worked for my machine. Thank you Rick.
You are The boss👍
I got a lot of grey hairs with this problem😅.
KING!!!!
Great work, you really helped me solve the problem. Blowing up the tube did the trick and then followed by the toothbrush. Thanks
Stephen Wray good to hear my video helped you. Thank you for the response!
Thanks , excellent advice . followed your tips and machine is working as it should . Saved me throwing it out .
thanks .
The toothbrush alone didn't do it at first, but it worked great after I used the air compressor. Thank you so much!
Hi Ted & Liz S, where did you blow the air from?
I put the end of the compressor tip right up to the drip spout where the coffee come out. I held a paper towel against the inside filter, and repeated that until it stopped blowing out the coffee remnants.
Thanks great solution, I also needed to turn machine and use a toothpick to unclog spout and flush through over 7 times
Excellent, this tip has been very useful and worked it out! I though it was an issue of descaling, but it was not the case. Thanks for sharing
In addition of using my electric brush, I used dissolved dishwasher powder to solve the coffee deposit. Thanks for your video!
Hai wat voor slangetje heb je gebruikt dank alvast
Thanks! I've been spending hours looking for a solution too! Great fix!
You are a champion Rick, thank you so much for your help.
Thanks Rick, great fix... Glad I came across your video, I'm sure it's helped lots of people.
Glad it helped you 👍🏻👌😎
Worked like a charm! Thank you so much Rick!
Thank you for posting this video! I was able to fix my parents’ machine!
Great job, thanks Rick, was about to get rid of the machine when I came across your video. Good man. Thanks
Super! Bedankt voor deze goede tip! We drinken weer koffie zonder te dweilen!
Thanks, this saved me 50 bucks!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks so much for your video! You just saved me buying a new machine!! Brilliant
Thank you for sharing. This is an excellent maintenance tip.
Thanks Rick! Great, easy and effective solution!
Thanks for your help, fixed!!
bedankt voor de tip hij doet het inderdaad weer als van ouds super .....
Only went and worked, thank you good sir.
Yup brilliant thanks. I had to tip the machine upside down and run hot water into the nozzle.
Thank you. That really helped. The Machine is working again like it should be :) 🤗
Jasmina Gabeljic Hamzic good to hear it helped you to!
Thank you very much. You saved me a lot of money. Cheers!!!
Clad to hear it helped you 👍🏻
Thanks for the video! Nice work Rick!
Ook onze 3-4 jaar oude Lattissima lekte water achter de nozzle. Ik had al "tandengepoetst", maar dat hielp nog niet goed genoeg. Toen heb ik met een slangetje water gespoten in het uitloopje. Dat heeft kennelijk nog wat extra effect gehad. Hij doet het weer als een tierelier.
Marianne Gijsbertsen super! Ik had hem inderdaad op de uitloop ook doorgeblazen met de compressor dus dat zal het zelfde effect hebben gehad.
Thank you, very helpful 👍👍
Thank you so much for this video! From RSA
You're welcome 👍
Thank you sir. From 🇬🇧
Thanks for this video really helped me out
Great stuff cheers Rick 👍
Worked for me. Thanks!!
Great tip thanks for finding it and sharing, going to try it out right away.
Je EJ hope it helps you to!
I used a straw cleaner, i think it pretty much did the job.
Worked for me, many thanks
thank you it works for me too
Bedankt, ik ga het ook proberen.
Thanks for the tip
Wonderful, thank you
Thank's Rick
Thanks for the tip👌🏼
Do not forget to check coffee grounds at the outlet + additional plastic due to wrong molding (I had this problem), but for this, you have to disassemble it (back, right and upper cover plates and the capsule press part completely. Here's a good guide: th-cam.com/video/iefNUcJcK4E/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=HardwareVip
Thankyou it helped.
Well done!!
Zou het hetzelfde probleem zijn met een DeLonghi Nespresso Lattissima EN720m? Morgen maar eens even proberen...
Thank you
Waarom heb ik hier zelf niet aangedacht 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ net de complete zetgroep uit elkaar gehaald hahaha
Haha ja ook eerst gedaan.
@@rick9569 helaas heeft het niet geholpen denk dat de aanzet lekt
Ach voor 30 euro heb je een nieuw groepje en vervangen is zo gepiept ! In ieder geval bedankt voor je video ! Je hebt velen geholpen
Thank you !
Gelijk even uitproberen. Thnx
Mike Hek hoop dat het voor jouw net zo goed werkt. Ik dacht echt dat hij defect was en had het bijna opgegeven. Na het ontkalken liep het water er zo uit in het bakje voor de cups. Na eerst het halve apparaat uit elkaar gehaald te hebben zonder resultaat bleek de oplossing zo simpel. Omdat ik er zelf niets over kon vinden heb ik er maar een filmpje van gemaakt. Hoor graag of het je gelukt is.
I’ve got an issue where I run the espresso button, only a few drops of water come out of the spout but I end up with a pool of hot water under the base. I’ve tried detaching the bottom panel and blowing into that intake but still no luck. Machine seems like a waste of 300 bucks
Mine is doing the same thing
Toothbrush and compressed air do nothing for me? It still leaks water.
Hoi rick je spreekt met sander uit Nederland ik woon in Haarlem bedankt voor je video ik heb nog een vraagje ik heb een delonghi nespresso en750.mb iets andere type
Ik heb Brouwunit Zetgroep vervangen maar zins die tijd doet hij het niet meer als ik hem aan doe dan branden heel even de lampjes die daar na uit gaan verschijnt op de display reparatie nodig
Wat kan dat zijn ik hoop dat je verder kan helpen ik kan hem niet meer gebruikt het was een duur apparaat echt balen
Gr sander
Hoi Sander. Dat is zeker balen. Ik kan je er helaas niet mee verder helpen. Ik heb het apparaat toendertijd helemaal uit elkaar gehaald en weer in elkaar gezet. Uiteindelijk de oplossing gevonden in het schoonmaken van het filter. Omdat het eigenlijk zo'n simpele oplossing bleek te zijn heb ik er een filmpje van gemaakt. 😉
Ik hoop dat je toch de oplossing nog kan vinden. Succes in iedergeval.
@@rick9569 oke dank je wel rick voor je reactie mocht je toch nog iets weten te komen laat je me dan alstublieft weten gr sander
Thanks
My machine have a leakage from the back where d water box is
I have the older Delonghi Lattissima that is leaking. The water doesn't get collected at the pod tray but at the bottom of the machine. So water gets everywhere on my countertop. Does anyone else have the same issue? If so, did this technique (brushing the filter) fix it for you?
Iff the pressure gets too high it might.
I have the same leaking problem. Dismantled the unit and found a vertical cream colored plastic piece inside that had split along its side (pressure, heat, both?) and is leaking inside the unit. Can’t see how I could replace it on my own so will probably have to upgrade it. Good luck!
just spent an hour cleaning mine and it still leaks...invest more time and energy or just buy a new one?
finally got it...took almost 3 hours of cleaning and you definitely need an air compressor if you haven't cleaned your machine like this in 3 years like me
Hi Nick, where did you blow the air from?
great advice, to much aaaaah aaaaah aaaaaah
Ahhhhhhhhaaaahhhh🤪
Ik kan het ook makkelijker doen zonder te veel uuuuuuu maar dan kan je het waarschijnlijk helemaal niet verstaan. Of zit ik verkeerd?
All I heard was
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Then you the haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Too many ahhs
English is not his first language.
@@malcolmmcfarlane7565 His English is great and perfectly understandable, wish I could speak another language, alas only English!
It worked for me thanks again. If the toothbrush is not enough, put the machine upside down in a sink and flush hot water into the tube , you’ll see a lot of coffee residue will fall down.
Thank you!
It worked for me thanks again. If the toothbrush is not enough, put the machine upside down in a sink and flush hot water into the tube , you’ll see a lot of coffee residue will fall down.