Siemens EQ 5 Macchiatto Plus - does not pass water through coffee nozzles

Good morning. My Siemens coffee maker unfortunately rebelled today . Attempts to make morning coffee ended with the fact that after turning it on and setting the type and strength of coffee it works as it should - grinds beans , makes noises from itself as usual but that's where the joy ends because it dumps dry ground beans into the container for compressed brewed grounds. It does not pass water through the coffee nozzles at all, I tried setting the option to wash the nozzles and rinse the milk system - unfortunately it kind of clogged up - it does not pull or release water through the coffee nozzles at all. I went further I found that it should be descaled - the same thing does not draw water to the brewing mechanism only pours through the milk nozzle giving a message to wash/fill the water container again and press start . And so on and so forth. I also tried with the option of cheating the machine and brewing ground coffee without pouring coffee only with descaler dissolved in the water container, and unfortunately all the time the same thing - communicates the need to fill the water container / although it is almost full / and so on and so forth. What have I broken, what can I fix myself ? Please help. Without coffee there is no life ;-(

Ms. Dorothy, do not want to stereotype the subject but I suspect that you have no experience in disassembly and disassembly of the brewer ? It is probably blocked somewhere... But it could just as well be blocked water supply to the brewer....

The coffee that is poured into the grounds container is completely dry ?
When switching off it does a rinse ?

Fact, I have no experience - but my hands are raring to grab a screwdriver and unscrew . Yes the coffee is completely dry, does not do a rinse when turning off. It makes the right noises but, unfortunately, does not flush the coffee outlets.Not even a drop of water flies.
When rinsing the frother flies cold water in a continuous stream, does not "furry" as if there is no pressure.

I do not doubt that the hands will tear, but this is what I am afraid of, because this model all the way asks to break all the latches

Please remove the brewer and try to wash it well under running warm water.
If that doesn't help then it remains to reach for a T15 and T10 screwdriver and disassemble the brewer to thoroughly clean each component.
After disassembly depend on the use of lubricant with Teflon and as a last resort vaseline hmm... It is probably food grade to buy at the drugstore.

I have the impression that it is not the fault of the brewing unit but something is blocking the water supply to it. I have what is called absolute hearing and to my ear the brewing unit works as it always does. No other noises than usual . But of course I could be wrong because I really don't know .


Added after 5 [minutes]:

In that case tomorrow I take on the brewing unit. If it fails, then, unfortunately, I will continue to look for the problem and probably will not fail to ask your opinion. But let's be of good cheer.

Paradoxically, it would be better if you were not right
With the brewer can still with enthusiasm do something, but dismantle the machine without experience - unfeasible.

Therefore, please suggest so far the brewer and exactly what to try to clean.

I hope that such a serious interference in the guts of my machine will not be necessary. Well.... At most I will visit you at the service. Thank you very much for your advice.

Was it the brewer's fault? In my case it happened while running the clean &clean program all the time flies water into the tray, even hot water does not want to let go on the nozzles.

The brewer was not damaged. It needed a visit to the service center because it lost an important valve, unfortunately I no longer remember the name / maybe a three-valve or something like that /.

Standard - all Siemens, Bosche, Melitta and others based on the same "verk" have this affliction, a simple fault, but you have to take apart the device almost whole. Design error or deliberate action of the manufacturer? Aging is now in vogue so....

Typically, the brewing solenoid valves, sometimes called three-way valves, fall.

Do you have any overview photo of this valve? I have the same symptoms as above.

jaco77 wrote:

Do you have any overview photo of this valve? I have the same symptoms as above.

It would be good to know which model you are referring to
Because the colleagues above have raced to old Siemens models with valves .

Already states Siemens TE503201RW/05 - EQ5Macchiato

So you have to check :
The pump valve
The valve of the entrance connector to the block
And the brewing block itself.

Find out where it is leaking from.
Block remove , close and pump into it with a syringe of water, see if it is not leaking somewhere. If it is okey then open the express and check inside for leaks, if there are no leaks then the valve on the pump.
Edit :

It may be that the block is clogged and opens the safety valve on the pump. The block after giving the syringe should let the water out with a crotch. Naturally you need to press a little .

Thanks!


Block today washed out to shine + lubrication + replacing a set of gaskets - thought it would help


Tomorrow I'm taking to check the rest as per your suggestion.

Under the strainer- of course

Block I had 2 times replaced under warranty - after brewing coffee from grounds would make mud.


I will let you know what came out after testing interesting.

Block after testing with a syringe and does not leak - gaskets hold. Water flows out with a crock as you wrote

I did in service mode checking the pump, heater, grinder, block - all ok.
I removed the housing on the side of the water tank , to see the leaks and water circulation. Also everything ok.

After assembling and test start the machine fasted water to the block and coffee was made.
But in the grounds container there was mud, instead of nice disks.

Maybe the seals between the block and the metal wall inside are still letting go.
Or the block itself already once again to be replaced....

All in all, I unequivocally do not know what was the reason that it did not draw water.

Added after 19 [hours] 12 [minutes]:


No, and today a repeat of the entertainment.

Fault established - leaks the valve lower seat, which enters the crucible of the block. Water flies into the drainer, not into the block.

It looks like the gasket is not holding on the valve and is leaking.
Where can I buy the gaskets themselves? In North they have complete valves at 50,00 zl.

To nioop. What if the block does not flow water during the syringe test. I should add that I pressed hard. Under the strainer I found a one-way valve, after pressing ( quite hard ) it works.

Siemens EQ5 wrote:

To nioop. What if the block does not flow water during the syringe test. I will add that I pressed hard. Under the strainer I found a one-way valve, after pressing ( quite hard ) it works.

It is necessary to clean the block system ;p
Most focus at the valve under the metal strainer.

Unfortunately I am still in the black d..... I borrowed a brewing module from a friend ( he has the same machine EQ5 Macchiato Plus TE 506209RW/12) Coffee still does not fly from the nozzles , neither on my module , nor his . I point out that I previously performed a "syringe" test on my , and borrowed module . Mine did not let go of water , the borrowed one , yes . I have doubts whether it is the brew block , or not . Where now to look for the cause? Can you help?

To jaco77. You write that in your case the gasket on the lower valve was leaking. I too noticed now that more water is pouring into the drainer , and coffee is not pouring from the nozzles. Have you repaired the equipment ? Where to look for gaskets ? What is the professional name of this lower valve ? How to get to this lower entrance to the block ? Describe the repair in a little more detail. Tell me if you replaced the parts in the photos ? If so, which ones ?

As something I have different kinds of gaskets from other express machines maybe something can be matched

To Siemens EQ5 - sorry that I'm only writing back - I replaced the gaskets in the black part inside the coffee maker - where the connections from the block go in as shown in photo No. 1.
You need to remove the left cover of the coffee maker - where the water tank is.

concerning Siemens EQ5,
as the machine does not brew coffee (grinds coffee, but does not pour water), does not let go of water during the rinse function of the machine, but from the frother water is already pouring, what this three-way valve ? There are also no leaks visible. The brewer was washed out, all tubes in it unobstructed. For some time already let water only one nozzle, now not at all. where to start ?

If the water goes to the frother, then the pump is working, so in this case the water goes to the electro-valve from the brewer, which probably.is either damaged or clogged.

I took it out and looked at it and found such a part in the machine and in the strainer in the sink, but I don't know if it comes from the brewer itself or if it's something from inside the machine I don't see anything broken off or broken. What is this part ?

Added after 1 [hour] 47 [minutes]:

I found this part, on the other side it is not there at all anymore and there is also broken this blue blade, I guess I have to order a new brewer. .

Brewer replaced, machine works .

Didn't you wash the brewer in the dishwasher by any chance?