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How can I resolve the two-blink error on this machine without returning it?

Here is Nespresso’s answer. Didn’t work for me.

  1. Unlock and open the top of the machine and eject the capsule, if necessary
  2. Unplug the machine.
  3. Close and lock the top of the machine and plug in.
  4. Use either a stopwatch or an app that allows you to set a timer for 35 seconds.
  5. Tap the button to turn the machine on.
  6. As soon as the light comes on, press and hold the button from the side.
  7. Hold the button until the light becomes steady. Once steady, immediately lift the finger.
  8. Activate your timer you set for the 35 seconds.
  9. When the time is up immediately press the button 5 times as quickly as possible.
  10. The light should then blink slowly. After 15 seconds, the light should go steady if error is cleared properly.

The disk with the little holes in the lid of the machine should be able to spin freely. After calling Nespresso they got me to rotate it and clean it. Although it didn’t seem dirty, just rotating and cleaning it solved the double blinking light issue for me. To be clear, you need to rotate it and clean it enough so that it is spinning freely before trying to work the machine.

This might work for people that have tried the 35 second fix but the problem seems to return. Did you ever reuse a pod to get more volume like you can with a Keurig? This spins coffee grounds and covers the bar code reader in the Vertuo and you get the 2 blink error. You must clean the reader area.

  1. Open the Vertuoline and you’ll see a center ring the pod would fit on - you can press this down and it should pop back up. You need to clean the gap between this center ring and the area just to the outside. I used a paper towel folded and dipped in bleach, a Q-tip in bleach will work as well. You will have to repeat this until you see no residue or grounds.
  2. Take a used pod and cut the top out with a knife or scissors. Remove all coffee grounds inside until it is absolutely clean. 3)Run this empty pod just as you normally make coffee. If you get a cup of water the your machine is working properly

Make sure the tanks has water then remove and reseat water tank. Remove power plug. Press and hold button for 10 seconds. After 5 minutes plug machine back in.

Ok so turns out a possible issue is that there is an air pocket in the water line. You can try to get a turkey baster and pump the water feed intake ( the nipple on which the water container sits on). Keep the water container off and try and run the machine over and over again while tilting the entire machine forward about 30 degrees. It worked for me. Good luck

I just held the main button down for 10 seconds give or take Then the light stopped blinking and then it was all good again

I tried the answer here and it worked on the second attempt. :)

Thank you So much Ken. I never knew you had to clean the top interior. Eventually with moist paper we towels I kept cleaning it until the blinking stopped. I was getting a bit cranky as this morning I Needed my 2nd cup. I thought I was going to lose it. Hahahaha.

That was great. Worked perfect on the second try.

Resolved the issue for refilling pods! The reset solution is a great tip too! Thanks for that info! You think of the best ways to troubleshoot early in the wee hours! ? The key is to not fill up your pods all the way to the top. It needs room when punctured by the machine and fills up with hot water to pass through. What happens is you get overflow and overheating of the top spinning apparatus/area. I recollect my first refilled pod worked because it wasn’t filled all the way to the top. Test run: My findings are true…did a test this morning and all is well. Fill it and leave a good amount of room before the foil recap. Good to go! Enjoy! ?

I’m still having trouble after trying this?. I spun the wheel by hand but it remains stiff. It does the two flashes/clicks two times and then a series of rapid clicks. Is this a different problem? If not, is there a way to clean the wheel more deeply, or grease it or something? My unit is only a year old!

So mine did the same thing. Tried resetting, making sure the upper wheel was spinning freely and cleaned the machine. Then in the process of cleaning I noticed the lower cover over the reader was high and not down. I got a knife, pushed it back down and reset the machine. It then allowed me to make coffee again. But just in case, I ran a cleaning cycle then made a cup of coffee. Works like normal again. Will be keeping an eye on that lower sleeve.

Tried the 35 second fix but machine (Vertuoline Evoluo) remained in double-blink. Turns out it had three separate issues, so below is a combination including several previous fixes. Worked for me so hopefully it helps someone else.

  1. Air pocket in water line: Prime it using a turkey baster or clear flex hose. Match the diameter of the tip to the water intake O-ring (mine was red) by wrapping tape around the tip of baster. Force water into the intake slowly, under constant pressure. The water level inside the turkey baster should go down steadily as you do this. Depending on how long since last use, I suggest injecting 1/8 ~ 1/4 cup.
  2. Top disc: Any clicking noise is the sound of the wheel trying to spin freely. It must be cleaned until it spins with no effort. Use wet paper towels to clean all grounds out and avoid cutting your fingers on sharp teeth. After mechanical cleaning I turned my machine upside-down and rinsed the top disc out thoroughly under the kitchen sink.
  3. Lower pod-holder: This too must be cleaned all around its perimeter to allow reading bar-codes on pods. First use wet paper towels, then a wet q-tip, then a dry q-tip. Get out all the grounds and any brown build-up. Finally rinse under sink. Tip1: Create an empty test pod. Cut the thin foil top (only) off a used pod, empty it, and clean it out. The barcode on the lower lip remains so use this pod to run test cycles. Tip2: Place machine on sheetpan with a lip to keep the mess down. My mom is on her third machine; this time I said no more.