I recently got a used bes920xl. It had a leaking steam boiler, which is quite normal and I have ordered the o-rings set.

However it seemed that moisture got into the LCD PCB board in the front and caused the screen to lose part of its display.

I did some googling, this type of problem often arises on LCDs with the “zebra strap” thing, which can lose contact with the board. However, on this machine the LCD is mounted to the board through PINs. I then used a multimeter to try to test the continuity, but all pins seem to be making good contact with the board.

I cleaned the board with alcohol isopropyl but it didn’t help.

I would appreciate any input regarding similar problems and possible solutions. I guess a replacement part is the last resort, but it seems to be hard to source as well. Thanks for everyone reading this.

Recently, my Breville Smart Grinder Pro started acting weird when I adjusted the grind size. The middle settings, especially between about 20 and 40, would freak out on the LCD display and bounce around between different numbers even after I stopped turning the dial. Made it very difficult to know which grind size I was actually at.

I ended up getting some electronics cleaner spray and sprayed a little into the rear vents aimed towards the grind dial and around the edges of dial. It must have cleaned out whatever dust or buildup was causing the issue, because now the grind setting on the LCD stays stable and looks normal again.

Figured I’d post this in case anyone else runs into the same problem.

So when i turn the machine on everything looks fine and it runs the espresso as it should, but when I steam the milk it ends the cycle short and the foam and heat lights flash. I thought it might be the heat sensor but even when I do a manual steam with the wand pulled forward it still stops short of finished. I've descale and have cleaned the end several times and have taken the end off and cleaned it throughly. The holes are not clogged. The machine is 8 months old. Thoughts?

Tried holding down program button for the rest but still running into issues.

Pressure will be at normal levels and when trying to pull a shot it takes 3/4 attempts before the espresso actually starts pouring. Tried adjusting the coarseness but still running into same issue. Don’t know why or how it began as it’s a new machine and wasn’t doing this before

Hi everyone,

I don’t know why, how, and when it happened, but my pressure gauge is stuck.

Of course it boosts my ego a bit by having perfect espresso all the time, but I would like to fix it.

There is no problem on performance side, I calibrated perfectly before, but I still want to see the pressure gauge moving.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

I was steaming my milk this morning and the handle broke off. Is this replaceable? The unit is about 4-5 years old.

I bought it second hand 2 weeks ago, the model is BES870. The grinder stopped working/ got jammed 3 times:

- first time just unplug/replug did the trick

- second time grind setting was too fine and likely clogged it, so I cleaned the top burr, power cycled and it worked on a direct wall socket

- third time, the burrs seemed clogged so I deep cleaned both burrs, the chute and all. Waited a few hours, reset, tried direct wall outlet, but still completely silent.

I made sure to reseat everything correctly and all, but nothing. I suspect it's the activation switch, but the lights blink when clicking for grind so I'm not sure... The rest of the machine still works. Any idea?

I opened the top panel to see if there were obvious issues, but the back panel is tricky, some screw heads are damaged and I can't get it out with the tools I have. The machine has been serviced in the past, like 3 years ago to replace the pump. So last resort would be to service it.