SCG Tech Tips: Saeco Minuto Test Mode

Learn the ways of troubleshooting and interpreting your Saeco Minuto via Brendan's detailed walkthrough! Test Mode is a great way to diagnose and resolve issues with your machine, so learn how to use it in this video.
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[@MrLeSquatteur]

Thanks for this tuto, it helped me to find the issue. There was a "pump problem", it didn't deliver more than 2L/H in brew mode, but 15L/H in water mode. it seemed the pump was forcing into nothing, resulting in steam explosion. I found the group rotor was desynchronized. The "home" was not the good position for the rotor. I shutdown the machine in the correct position. After a cleaning, little greasing and check everything.. I tested, and... it worked ! Many thanks !

[@ronaldominas]

Amazing! Thanks a lot, really appreciate. This video was perfect for me to fix my expresso machine by myself

[@camillebieber5358]

Thank you for this video. My machine won’t recognize the espresso lever is down, and I followed the video and the screen with ESP shows an N, when lever is down. What do I do?

[@sandorseres5316]

Hi there, I have a question. In our machine, I have changed the pads in the grinder because they were quite overused. There was a marking on the housing of the grinder, where I have to set it back to be in correct position. Sadly this setting was not really that what produces the perfect size of grounded coffee as originally. In this case we set it so, that is quite the same like the grounded coffee from stores. And the problem starts here. The coffee machine does not grind enough beans to make enough quantity of grounded coffee to get a solid pad of coffee on the end. So what comes out that looks more like mud. In this case the coffee is light, and it seams like there is no option to set the grinder higher to grind more coffee. Is there any way in the settings to fix this? Or is there any possible solution to solve this issue? Thanks you for all of helps in advance! Cheers!

[@TheGoochieman]

Brilliant Video!

[@Tonyle59]

Thank for awesome video. I have seaco aulika evo. How do I get to these functions. Thanks

[@audrey3297]

Excellent tuto, Merciiiiii.

[@michel7339]

Thanks. But why do I think about the marcy's

[@servicecaffe4915]

Cómo le subo la temperatura a una saeco lirika, ya la tengo al máximo y todavía le falta temperatura, gracias

[@bwilless1]

I have a Saeco Energica. How do I get into the test mode in my machine? Thanks!

[@AdekwGarazu]

Hi, i have some problems with Saeco Lirika Plus. How to enter to Test Mode in this unit?

[@susanurquhart357]

my machine will only brew half a cup of coffee and is very slow to drip everything seems to be working when I did the test mode

[@suejones8174]

My machine has menu setting on right bottom not cleaning.

[@catiadan]

I got it going but thanks for the reply!

[@SeattleCoffeeGear]

Woohoo! Way to figure it out! Feel free to call in anytime you need a hand troubleshooting any issues!

[@Gabriel17xx]

Hi, do you know how to access this menu on saeco lirika? thanks

[@katarzynanowak7627]

I suppose have a problem with my minuto. When i press buttom continusly on the pumpy test. Counter very slowly rising to 14 it take about 15 second. After test screen change color from green to Red. What's does it mean? Thank you for response

[@galagoo]

Problem solved. Electro valve was not turn on.

[@TheGoochieman]

My Machine is stuck on the beginning of the descale cycle. Once the machine is ready to press start, I press start but it will not begin the start of the descaling cycle it just sits there with the descaling symbol and PAUSE. Is there any fancy trick on being able to get out of this cycle?

[@aigarito100]

hello, did you find an answer for that? I have the same issue

[@andrewgooch4545]

@@aigarito100 ended up being fatal. It is a fail motherboard. It's not worth replacing especially if your unit is more than 6 plus years old. Mine was 10 years old so it didn't own me anything.

[@aigarito100]

@@andrewgooch4545 I opened it all up, dried and cleaned everything inside of the machine, even water level thingy. Nothing helped right after that, but luckily in the morning tried to turn it on again and it completed descale process. And machine works perfectly fine now. Now I am afraid of next descale time:D

[@bivolvictor1350]

how to adjust grinder,the coffe is too weak,and from 5 levels to adjust i tried everythink and nofthing hepend,i think the problem is that my machine is giving a bit of coffe,but need more grams of coffe ,

[@SeattleCoffeeGear]

the strongest that the Minuto will dose out is 10 grams, that is the 3 bean selection. This is enough for a single shot, so you're getting out a volume higher than an ounce, it is just pulling extra water through those grounds, which will weaken the shot. You should try to keep the volume around 1 oz., and you will get a better flavor, and if you're looking for 2 shots, then just double-tap the button so it goes through the grind and brew process twice. - Miranda

[@z1ph0n3]

Hi! I noticed that the coffee is not VERY hot as I like it. Do you know if there is a way to raise the temperature?

[@z1ph0n3]

By pressing the bottom ones (left and right buttons) together and powering on, another menu appears. It has 2 settings and the steam symbol. The first setting is named CONT and the other is named GAIN. I think they both relate to steam, I just wish to find a setting to get my coffee hotter.

[@z1ph0n3]

Zibri There are also other cominations, one is a display test and another one decompresses the machine from residual steam pressure. That's really useful for servicing.

[@SeattleCoffeeGear]

Zibri Unfortunately there is no way to change the temperature. - Steven

[@z1ph0n3]

in other words there is no way YOU know. I can think at least 2 different ways to do that. Anyway I found the service menus (all 3 of them) and I can confirm there is no "soft" way as of now.

[@anamanoel1732]

Seattle Coffee Gear I know this was answered one year ago, but with your presentation I discovered that by raising the hot water testing to 90 and leaving it there, I finally have really hot water. I was about to return my machine because the water was 50 degrees C. It was almost cold. Knowing this could help people whose biggest complain seems to be the water not being hot. Thanks for the video anyway, very useful.

[@catiadan]

My descaling won't finish now and I am locked out from cancelling or using the machine. Plus I don't get a no water warning when water bin is empty. Is there a way to bypass this so I can use machine again?

[@SeattleCoffeeGear]

Hi Catiadan! Have you called into our customer service department? They can do their best to walk through the issues your having with you and get it resolved! 866-372-4734

[@deifor]

Every fkn time I do the descale I get stuck on it. Frustrating. More frustrating is that nobody seems to know a bypass.

[@nimenimac]

Any solution as I still have the same problem...?

[@catiadan]

@@nimenimac I had got it going, but recently the grinder quit on me and the Saeco service center in France could not help so I purchased a new machine....not a Saeco!

[@alekzzisrec]

Brandon, U should answer, Hello Prezziosssaaaa :)

[@SighMN]

I was just browsing a local store that sells Saeco machines a few days ago, and I was abhorred (YES DRAMATIC), by how poorly made the new Saeco machines have become. Anything under the stainless steel Intelia, looks like its completely all plastic. Even the buttons feel cheap and poorly made. I'm sure they make great coffee, but I'm worried that the Philips influence is seeping in and making Saeco cut corners to make more profits. (Yes I know previous Saeco models like the Odea etc were mostly plastic, but that plastic seemed much higher quality than now!).

[@SeattleCoffeeGear]

I totally agree with you on this model, but some of the others are actually a nice and higher grade plastic than they've used in the past (the Intelia, for example). The Intuita and this guy are not as high grade on the casing, but the internals are very similar to other models so hopefully they'll stand the test of time. - Kat

[@z1ph0n3]

Also known as the Philips touch :)

[@ytdewalle]

Skip the corny inside jokes. That would cut the video to a very useful 3 min video.

[@guillaumealarie9518]

Hi The espresso wont work on my machine. I am on the input window and when i change the flap from drip mode to expresso mode the Espresso inbut stay on ''N''. Does it means that the input sensor is broken?

[@SeattleCoffeeGear]

Yes, unfortunately you need a repair. - Steven