Your machine will not dispense steam or hot water until there is sufficient pressure in the hot water boiler.
Espresso machine steamer not working.
No machine can produce a crema with burnt coffee beans or a grind that is too coarse or too fine so make sure you re using good beans and an espresso grind when you test your machine.
If not then carefully depress the stud that extends out from the top of.
If the water gets too hot or not hot enough no crema will be produced.
No water or steam.
Plenty of water in the reservoir and the coffee head works fine with the shot being good and hot.
Also steam based machines won t produce much of a crema if any.
Some machines can take up to 20 minutes to produce steam.
How to troubleshoot no steam in the espresso machine steam wand.
Last time i used my sacco poemia espresso machine which isn t that often i turned the steam wand and there was absolutely nothing coming out of it.
Has your machine had time to heat up from cold.
If the answer is no then the boiler is the issue.
Machine has not come up to operating pressure.
No hot water or steam.
The machine and wand are.
There are so many pipes carrying steam and water round a machine to identify where the problem lies it will be necessary to remove the top from the machine.
Having a steam wand leaking water is a common problem for many people and can be very frustrating.