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    Thanks again for your reply - having looked online at some YouTube videos etc, the jet of steam some people are getting from theirs is no-where near what mine is reaching. Looks like I will need to contact KitchenAid - had hoped the problem was my user error but I have followed the...
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    Hi Norvin - thanks again for your reply. I have tested the water temperature in both boilers and both seem to be operating as they should. You are right that I shouldn't need to draw off half a cup of water each time but I wasn't sure how I needed to refill the steam boiler as the instructions...
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    Thank you for your reply - never knew a coffee machine would be so complicated!!! I will test temperatures for both shortly and report back. Am I following the correct process of manually refilling frothing boiler by drawing off half a cup of water from the steam wand? Seems odd that I get...
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    Thank you for your replies - have had a play this morning and refilled the frothing boiler by drawing off half a cup of water, as per instructions in the KithchenAid manual (presume this is correct process for manually refilling boiler)? The steam gauge dial is well within 'ready' range but...
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    Thank you so much for your reply! I will try this when I get home. Is this what's known as manually refilling the boiler (which I've seen referred to on other internet pages)? The manual doesn't seem to tell me to do this?! Will let you know how I get on - much appreciated!
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    There is steam but doesn't seem very vigorous?
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    I have just recently purchased a brand new KitchenAid Espresso and tried it for the first time - I followed the instructions to rinse and fill the boilers before use and subsequently successfully dispensed coffee. However the steam/hot water function does not seem to function properly despite me...
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