De’Longhi Magnifica Start – “water circuit empty” error won’t clear.
Hey guys. My Magnifica is making problems. Yesterday I wanted to make two coffe. The first one came out totally normal,.the 2nd one right afterwards caused an error. I tried to fix it with help of KI. It didn't work, so now I am hoping you can help me.
So this is the problem (KI summarised it, as I am not fluent in English):
My De’Longhi Magnifica Start suddenly stopped working. It ground the coffee beans, but before brewing, it stopped and indicated that the coffee grounds container was full. After emptying and reinserting it, I started getting the red warning light + flashing Steam light, indicating that the water circuit is empty.
Things we’ve already tried:
Completely cleaned the machine, including the brew unit and coffee bean container.
Checked and emptied/reinserted the drip tray and grounds container.
Removed the water tank and checked the valve — water flows normally.
Left the machine unplugged overnight.
Reinserted the brew unit correctly.
Followed the recommended Steam/water circuit priming procedure several times.
When opening the hot-water/steam valve, water comes out normally for about 4–5 seconds, then stops automatically.
However, the error never clears. The red warning light and Steam light continue flashing, and the machine never becomes ready to make coffee.
So the machine is clearly able to pump water, but it seems unable to recognize that the water circuit has been filled.
Any ideas what could cause this? Could it be the flow meter/water flow sensor, or something else?