Saeco incanto coffee machine DIY repair

In detail: the saeco incanto coffee machine do-it-yourself repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

Do-it-yourself Saeco coffee machine repair is difficult because the body is not separable. The cover is removed from above, the master unscrews a bunch of screws ... the insides of the heavy unit are pulled up. The procedure is dreary, experienced repairmen help with a screwdriver, the authors just pretend: the action is not easy. The review will first consider the principle of operation, the features of the Saeco Vienna coffee machines, then the procedure for disassembling the units, and to top it off, let's say a few words about the internal structure. After reading the first two sections, the third is not needed, the mechanics, the electrical part are devoid of complexities.

Saeco will always help you identify the problem with error codes. Few electronic components that cannot be replaced. Rewind the motor windings, the magnetic shaft rarely breaks. A typical housewife can clean the boiler.

Saeco Vienna coffee machines in question are able to:

Grind coffee.
Brew ground coffee.
Make milk froth by preparing various drinks.

The Saeco Vienna coffee machine can brew ground, instant coffee. Undoubtedly. Pour the powder into a container for beans, however, the strength of the drink may differ slightly from the usual one. Coffee machines dispense the amount of beans / water, pouring powder inside does not mean that you will get the wrong drink with a high degree of probability. The result will be different from the traditional one. The dosing process is hushed up by the instructions. An instructive video was posted on YouTube: a repairman details the functioning of the Saeco automatic coffee dispensing group, saying the following:

Video (click to play).

The coffee machine "says" to the coffee dispensing group: it's time to brew, the engine sets in motion the mechanism that moves the cup to the position on the cylinder, pushes it up, reaching the stop.

The specialist continues to say: 8 grams of ground coffee is placed inside. The video describing Vienna Plus allows you to understand: setting, batching are carried out by mechanical methods. The plus sign means: in the model, the dose is changed, it is done with a special handle that rotates the outer nut of the coffee grinder by means of a rod with a gear. That is balanced by a spring, the preload is changed by a regulator. Vienna uses a similar mechanical tuning scheme. Throw in instant coffee inside - it will pass through the millstones, settle in the cup. The process continues, the mass reaches critical, "the coffee machine tells the coffee dispensing group: it's time to brew."

By purchasing the Vienna Plus model, we get the opportunity to dose the taste by changing the concentration. The coffee machine does not strictly work with roasted beans. Avoid putting green coffee inside, the reason is simple: the beneficial properties will be lost, destroyed by heat, the operation is meaningless. Will the Saeco Vienna Plus espresso machine work. Of course, yes, the millstones do not care what to grind, brew, even walnuts. The Saeco coffee dispenser is fully automated:

The ground coffee is poured onto a flat bowl that runs inside the cylinder.
After the end of grinding, a mechanical signaling device is triggered, starting the servo drive.
The piston with the cylinder falls to one side, begins to move along the runners towards the stop, where the brewing will take place.
After the end of the procedure, the piston, the cylinder begin to move back, the inclined cover is triggered, becoming perpendicular to the plane of movement, removes the tablet, dropping it into the waste material receiver.

Many people are hindered from sleeping at night by the question: is it possible to use the favorite method of Russians, to brew used tablets again. The Saeco Vienna coffee machine will master the technology! Avoid actions. Coffee grinder motors, coffee dispensers are separate. The first one simply threshes in one direction, the second one can rotate the shaft on reverse.

The path of water movement is relatively simple - those who have mastered a couple of reviews of the VashTechnik portal on the topic of water heaters will find it. From the container, water is drawn by a pump.According to the manufacturer, the pump is capable of creating a fabulous pressure of 15–20 atm, the compressor casing is plastic, like a tube. Raises doubts about the incredible performance, the technical rationale for the strength of the structure exceeds the scope of the review.

The boiler is formed by two halves, bolted together, running along the perimeter. Looking from the side of the heating element - the tank of the Saeco Vienna coffee machine resembles an iron. Applies to a spiral that is bolted to one half. The similarity is completed by a bimetallic plate, which serves as a temperature sensor; the tension is changed with a special handle. To obtain steam, it is necessary to see the presence of 127 ºС, 95 ºС is enough for brewing. There should be no boiling water in the latter case. It is associated with the quality of the resulting drink. Take note when using instant coffee, an electric kettle with a thermostat (see Vitek).

The boiler inlet is protected by a non-return valve that blocks the return flow of water. The outlet is guarded by a by-pass valve that releases water for brewing and receiving steam. Which process will take place is determined by the position of the water / steam regulator. Just a knob switches the outlet of the bypass valve, supplying the desired channel. The device of the Saeco Vienna coffee machines is primitive:

water is pumped up by a boiler;
the temperature reaches the desired value;
a bimetallic plate is triggered, opening the contacts of the heating element, lighting the button lamp;
pressing the key will allow you to get coffee, make froth.

Do-it-yourself Saeco espresso machine repair begins with disassembly. The order is as follows:

The front cover opens.
The waste collection container and coffee dispensing spout are removed.
Then the mug holder with the tray is pulled out.
The container for water is removed from the back, the cover of the bean compartment is removed.
Screws are unscrewed in the grain compartment, the assembly is removed.
Another screw on the curb is unscrewed under the water tank.
Then the front cover opens, if you look from below, you will see a couple of screws - they are unscrewed.
Behind the grain compartment, another screw secures the rear wall curb, recessed down. Unscrews if available.
Remove the top cover of the Saeco Vienna espresso machine. The water hose is attached, undock.
Remove the front door using a screwdriver.
Now we remove the insides from the deep bottom of the Saeco Vienna coffee machine. Not an easy task, be careful.

The eligibility for warranty repairs for Saeco espresso machines is no longer valid. Avoid opening the device with a valid free service period.

From what has been said, it is clear: inside the Saeco Vienna coffee machine there are two or three engines that need to be powered. Why did they decide to fence a garden for motors? And inside there is nothing more that requires frills: the heating element operates from 230 volts, LEDs too, the bimetallic plate does not need power at all. The rest is mechanics. Recall that the buttons are not touch-sensitive Saeco Vienna coffee machines, therefore, where to put the generated current.

The power supply unit resembles an impulse type in appearance. It is not too important for the repairman, we will just discuss what is included in the composition. The transformer is powered by a power transistor that controls a high-frequency pulse generator (a common miniature microcircuit). The input was chosen by numerous filters formed by capacitors, resistors, and chokes. The generator is powered by a rectified, stabilized diode voltage through a smoothing filter. Fuses are not located in the main transformer circuit, they are powered by varistors if the circuit overheats. The protective element is often a low-resistance resistor that burns out when the current load is exceeded. At the same time, the element limits the amperage of the circuit elements. The radio element protects the primary winding circuit of the transformer, it has nothing to do with varistors.

The high frequency generator voltage supplies the base of the power transistor.High-frequency pulses are formed, passing through the transformer, filtered, rectified, if necessary, by Schottky diodes. The type of radioelements was chosen due to the minimal drop of the direct connection of the p-n-junction.

With the description in hand, repair your Saeco Vienna espresso machines without the hassle. Also, with some degree of certainty, you will understand the cause of the breakdown without opening the case. The pump is working, there is no water - the valve has broken, rather the bypass. Electrical problems: motors, power supply. The mechanics are relatively reliable and the dispenser will have to be adjusted. We believe readers will fix the Saeco Vienna coffee machine with their own hands.

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Good afternoon, tell me if it is possible to put a steam ten from another saeko for example from viena or a grand piano on the incanta de luxe.

Hello! And in which city you are, you need help with the repair of St. Incanto.

Kind time of the day, the Saeco Incanto Deluxe steam machine is very bad (it does not whip milk, it just gurgles and heats the milk, but does not create any foam). We did descaling. Can you tell me what could be the problem? Thank you

Good afternoon. We have a Saeko deluxe coffee machine writes wassertank fullen
And brews coffee. Friends brought second-hand from Germany. What should we do?

watch the video
we disassembled the sensor itself and cleaned it of sediment and debris. helped us

Natasha Rainbow
Thank you. How do I change this sensor? tell

which is so rude, just a translation of a phrase. There is a water amount sensor inside the container, inside the container, there may be a problem in it. When filled with water, it should rise, if it does not work as expected, it will constantly show Lack of water.

Natasha Rainbow
Are we completely stupid in your opinion? Water container!

fill container with water

What a fine fellow you are, Oleg! Thank you very much for your work!

Hello, Oleg. Tell me why a lot of water accumulates in the drip tray after making even a small portion of coffee. thanks in advance

Good day, Saeco machine - no reaction occurs when the steam is turned on (frothing milk). can you tell me what could be the problem? Unfortunately, there are no such workshops in the city. Thank you

Hello . Tell me how to check the voltage regulator MC7805CT RDD 530 G on Saeco Incanto

Hello Oleg. And again to the question about the Saeco Incanto S-class Classic Coffee Machine, I certainly threw the contacts on the engine, but the rotation is still only in one direction. (clockwise) But from an external DC source of 36 volts, when the polarity is reversed, the engine works in both directions. where the reason is hidden. unclear. Probably all the same, something in the control circuit is broken. Thanks for the answer.

Hello dear master, I really liked how you prepare your video material - high quality, understandable, with visual video filming. I got a used Saeco Incanto S-class Classic coffee machine out of order. Visually excellent outside and inside, all that was required was the cleaning and lubrication of the brewing unit. The mismatch of the teeth on the shaft of the gearbox and the brewing unit eliminated, as shown in your video, blocked all three microswitches and, when turned on, found that the gearbox shaft rotates clockwise (and should be counterclockwise), as a result, after installing the brewing unit, the entire mechanism is locked. If you can, tell me the possible causes and options for their elimination. It's a sin to throw away the car looks like new. My suspicion is the problem in her brain. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Alexander.

Dmitry, thank you very much for your participation, unlike you, I am an absolute amateur, well, I will continue to ponder this topic, most interestingly.

Alexander, I'm certainly not Oleg (but a strong amateur in this matter) - but I can only assume from logic that there is most likely a diode bridge in front of the engine according to the circuit (which rectifies the alternating voltage - because if you change the polarity, and the direction of movement does not change - then a change comes to the engine; like even here on the channel somewhere there was a video of how to make such a cord for testing with a diode bridge,true for a 220v motor) - most likely this diode bridge is no longer a diode bridge, but a punched "conductor".

Hello Oleg. Of course, I threw the contacts on the engine, but the rotation is only in one direction. But from an external DC source of 36 volts, when the polarity is reversed, the engine works in both directions. where the reason is hidden. unclear. Thanks for the answer.

swap the contacts on the motor, it will most likely work in the right direction.

Oleg tell me about the car Bosch TSA 52. The first problems began a couple of weeks ago - after grinding the beans, without brewing, he immediately threw the ground, dry coffee into the “urn”. And today, in general, the button for draining water from the sump is constantly lit. It does not work to brew, I took out the plug from the network - it does not help. What could be wrong?

you most likely have a broken fitting on the bruegroup - I don’t know what it’s called in Russian, it looks like a knee with an angle of 90 degrees. on this fitting, pressurized water flows to the coffee-weak point of Bosch-Siemens-Melita machines

Good afternoon . Question: Seaco incanto classic coffee grinder begs for the first mug, and then it starts giving out a bean error, you press to make coffee starts to grind and immediately gives an error. What could be the problem?

Oleg, good afternoon! Seaco incanto classic as on video. Tell me how to adjust the amount of ground coffee? The tablet does not form as dense as it was before. There is no instruction, I can not find it (Thanks in advance! Sergey.

Thanks for the answer! But the matter turned out to be in ceramic knives - they completely sat down. Now a new attack is pouring over the edge) The question was “How to adjust the amount of coffee that is poured into the brewing unit”? In the cuvette for coffee beans, only the grinding coarseness is regulated.
At the moment, the knives have been replaced. Prompt a combination of buttons. Thanks in advance!

clean the brugroup - especially the metal mesh, lubricate the O-ring. make several double cups with the finest grind, the maximum amount of coffee and the minimum amount of water. after a few cups (it may take a while!) the grinding time should increase and the tablet should be taken normal form. After this setting, you can return to normal.

Greetings, I have Saeco Incanto (not a classic), the coffee grinds until the very error, do not twist the portion size, take out the bean bowl, the supply tunnel for coffee from the coffee grinder is clogged up to capacity and that's it, before that I disassembled and cleaned everything, where what sensors and contacts, which may not work from condensation? Thanks in advance

The preparation of ground coffee goes perfectly and steam and just water, but the grinding takes a long time, no more movements of the mechanisms and gives an error

the clamp and unsealed ”by inserting a screwdriver into the compressed hole and opening the ring, then it is also clamped simply: either with side cutters or nippers, just gently squeezing.

It is not at all necessary to disassociate. There is a plastic black tube-sleeve, and if you turn it, it comes out together with a fitting and a sealing rubber. Oleg thank you very much for the video, very useful material.

oleg pl you practice and shoot a video. many will be useful.

Coffee is one of my favorite drinks, and besides, on this drink I also earned a little. Let me explain how: there are inexpensive Saeco coffee makers (for example Royal, Viena or Magic), which have a huge resource of work (One of my coffee makers made 16000 without any major repairs and problems). So, I used to buy such coffee makers and rent them out, or I supplied coffee and consumables, and I got money from the portion. I gained a little experience, and decided to share with you, perhaps this information will be useful.

There are few breakdowns in such coffee makers, since their design is as simple and reliable as possible.

Most of the breakdowns are caused by improper use, unstable voltage and "hard" water.

I will name and briefly describe the breakdowns of Saeco coffee makers, and how you can solve them yourself. In short, because I will describe the specific breakdown in more detail in new articles, where there will be a master class on disassembling Saeco coffee makers, replacing parts, repairing ...

Let's take the most common and simple Saeco Viena as an example.

- Power is not being supplied.

The power cord or plug is damaged. You need to check the presence of voltage in the outlet. Solution: To do this, plug another known working device into the outlet, or use a tester. If other devices work, then you can check the cord itself by external inspection (for mechanical damage) or when disassembling the coffee maker.

- The front door of the Saeco Viena is not closed.

This is also a common reason. After cleaning the working unit or during transportation, there are situations when the door opened slightly and thus turned off the power circuits. How to repair: open and close the front door of the coffee maker. When fully closed, the door should fit snugly against the body (it is fixed with two magnets - on the body and the door).

- A power surge has blown the fuse.

This issue needs to be resolved only with a full or partial disassembly of the coffee maker (in the next articles we will do all this). Fuses can be located on the board, on the wires (depending on the model).

Breakdowns with the board (rarely), stabilization unit (extremely rare) or with internal wires are also possible. We will consider all these breakdowns and repairs of the Saeco coffee maker with our own hands in the following articles. If you have any questions or additions, write to us by mail, we will definitely publish the answers to them.

There are a lot of varieties of Saeco Incanto coffee machines, but inside they are almost all identical with the exception of electronics. We repair coffee machines Saeco incanto De Luxe, Classic, Easy, Rondo, Sirius, Digital SBS, Rapid Steam. You have probably already encountered such problems as strange hissing inside the coffee machine, or lack of coffee in the cup, steam leaking from the tap, leaking from the coffee machine, as well as all sorts of errors. It can be enumerated for a long time, but our goal is not to list all the flaws. We want to help you in the event of any breakdown.

Older Saeco Incanto espresso machines were equipped with plastic steam taps. Sooner or later, the crane bursts due to temperature changes or gives a small crack. This leads to regular leaks inside the coffee machine. It is good if the water jet is not directed at the electronic components, in such cases the steam tap is simply replaced with a new metal one. But there are cases of water getting on the power boards or the control board. Then repairing your Saeco Incanto espresso machine can be complicated.

Leaking steam nozzle, less time consuming repairs. As a rule, small particles of calcium, rust, whatever gets inside the tap. They are removed when the crane is completely overhauled. But there are cases of wear of the sealing gum. As you may have guessed, this is treated by replacing the same rubber bands.

The manufacturer recommends removing and rinsing the brewer at least once a week. If you follow this rule, you can significantly increase the service life of the coffee machine.

But, unfortunately, you are not a respected consumer. In practice, we see that, for months, the brewing device has not been removed from the coffee machine. Which leads to such breakdowns as, no coffee supply, blocking of the brewer, broken gears of the reducer, burnout of the reducer motor, and even failure of the power board. And you just need to rinse the device under running warm water. And once a year lubricate the brewer according to the instructions.

The second not unimportant moment is cleaning the brewer from coffee oils that accumulate on the strainer of the upper piston of the brewer. This can be done with a special small tablet, which is freely available in any department where coffee machines are sold. And you can also remove the sieve yourself and wash off these oils with a toothbrush from the fairies in a matter of seconds. How to remove the strainer is also described in detail in the instructions. From ourselves we add that if the sieve is looked at the lumen, then each hole must be clean.

In order for the coffee grinder to serve for a long time, there are several important rules, non-observance of these leads to breakdowns, so,

Add only freshly roasted coffee beans
Do not put ground coffee or instant coffee into the bean chute
The grains must be dry and never wet.
Try to check for solid objects in the grains
Do not pour water into the bean compartment in case of blockage

Do not set the grind too fine, this will not affect the coffee grinder in any way, but this will have a bad effect on the brewing device and on the water supply system. The finer the grind, the more force the hydraulic system needs to exert to overcome the tightly compressed tablet from the grind. However, a finer grind results in a stronger drink. Find a middle ground.

In conclusion, we present you a small list of prices for the repair of Saeco Incanto coffee machines, all prices are relevant and are valid today.

Saeco Incanto repair, do-it-yourself cleaning

Good day! We have the same car, it shows that there is no water. I cleaned everything with lemon scrub. I did not climb inside. Tell me what to do?

Good day, Oleg. I hope you can tell me what to do in such a problem) - Saeco coffee maker - first presses and then grinds. It turns out to be swapped. Some kind of malfunction in the program?

hello, please tell me the scheme for blocking the inclusion of sayeko incanto via torretta

Good evening. In me, Inkanto deluxe s class is displayed on the screen with a small square. Sho Wi, can you please?

I'm going! The problem is more for everything in the display .. more likely than not the loop. Try to twist, squeeze .. Good luck.

hello we have a saeko royal cappuccino, it pumps through the cappuccinator, stops, then pumping again, but today the steam stops pumping, but it barely breaks through the steam nose, can you tell me?

Hello, I have same problem, but I buy it without the broken tube. Can you write me please a dimensions of the tube? I am sorry for my English, it is not my native language

Hello! I do not have this coffee maker. as soon as I bring in for repair immediately write you the dimensions of the tube.sorry.

Hello Oleg, can you please tell me how you lubricate the brewing unit at Saeco? The branded tube is small and expensive, it won't last for a long time, are there any cheap analogs? Thank you.

Hello Oleg! Great video! I have the same machine, when making coffee, coffee is also collected in the drip tray. I looked closely at the drops, they drip from the removable part of the device (PUSH), What do you advise to do? Thank you.

+ Julian Popel Yes, the water can drain but only after the coffee has been prepared.

Thanks for the answer! I unscrewed everything, cleaned it, lubricated it, twisted it, drove everything manually. I put it back in the coffee machine and made coffee (I did it with the lid open, pushed the bottle to the place where the coffee was pouring, and where the lid closes, I put the cardboard in) I found out that after the press squeezed the coffee, drove the water out, and how the press began to open, ( return to neutral) water flows from the “system” into the dropper. Question, does water collect in your drip after making coffee? How much? Sorry for so many words mb will come in handy!

+ Julian Popel Hello. The removable part is the brewing unit of the coffee machine. First of all, it is advisable to thoroughly rinse and lubricate it (it can wedge, underestimate, etc.) Then we inspect and wipe it from dirt (it is advisable to lightly grease the silicone rings with thick silicone grease “smar tf”). We carefully inspect for cracks, chips, especially at the coffee outlet. You may have to replace the seals.