The first start-up (see below) is really fast, because everything was nice and clean, no dust, no coffee residues from the factory testing, no fingerprints.
The machine is very well made and the combination of stainless steel and high quality plastic acts appealing.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
This is fully valid as a 100-page A5 booklet with very well.
In other machines you have to also download a pdf-manual and tedious print / expensive.
Everything is well explained. To operate it is still necessary, since all, especially the maintenance, you can not remember.
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COMMISSIONING:
Pour water and you're done in just over 15 minutes. The machine is flushed and that's all very simple.
Only drawback I find that the max / Calk mark of the water tank and min / max of the milk container is only slightly impressed into the acrylic glass. Here a black mark would be better.
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The display
sees in this machine something very simple from, only green pixels because Saeco has already built more beautiful displays in this price range.
We can decipher it but good.
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The operating elements:
For all the important brands there is a key. These are cut into the plastic spring buttons with a pressure point. You have to press quite strong. Although they are labeled and big, but not illuminated, left 2 coffee products, right 2 dairy products. In addition there are 2 buttons for flavor and Standby.
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For hot water is a good-looking right outlet nozzle. The water comes out at 79 ° C. Intuitively, hot water can not be produced, there must be only gone into the menu and then the bar button !! must be pressed, who recognizes that.
The milk container (the inlet is closed by the Heißwasserauslaufdüse when the container is not required) can be easy to install and simply produce the milk coffee products by keystroke.
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THE OPERATION:
This machine is particularly suitable when upwards is very little space. Most other machines are filled from the top, which means high container and thus freedom.
Here only the coffee is filled up. For this, the bean container can also be removed, to be replaced with another (nachkaufbaren) container or can be filled directly. A second container has the advantage hissing espresso beans and crema coffee beans to go. A nice solution.
The water tank and the grounds container located at the front, waiting the machine from the right, there must be space.
With the coffees you have to experiment a bit until the sort is true eventually. Even the change from one another on a fully automatic machine produces a different taste of the coffee.
The taste and aroma is then very good and not unlike more expensive machines.
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Is working properly and the preparation with pre-ground coffee, for example, if you want only now and then an espresso and but are normal Crema coffee beans in the grinder. The small compartment is front accessible.
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A cup warmer has not this machine.
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The machine is equipped with sensors that display on the screen if the door is not closed, water to run out (not early enough before cooking), grounds container is full etc.
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The operating noise:
The machine is quite quiet compared to other fully automatic. This is mainly due to the ceramic grinder, but the pump is not noisy. Nevertheless, in a meeting room, I would not place this device also, for these fully automatic machines are just too loud.
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The taste and PREPARATION:
After a bit Try one has his varieties found. Espresso and coffee taste very fragrant and very good.
The milk foam is good and solid, can be adjusted.
The milk container is very handy, but consists of several parts that want to be disassembled and cleaned.
Taste all coffee specialties are very good.
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MAINTENANCE / CLEANING:
A lot of technology also requires a lot of maintenance and that is to be taken literally !!
Though Auto rinsed after each switching on and off, once a week but needs a full cleaning including brewing unit (the coffee-producing component behind the door) and the interior will be carried out. Drip tray and coffee grounds container must be cleaned daily.
Lubrication of Brühgruppenreinigung is to take place after about 500 cups.
Furthermore, even the milk foam system must as I said be disassembled and cleaned or rinsed out.
Maintaining the machine from the right side. Everything is easy to open and can be seen well if you have the right place.
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CONCLUSION:
The Saeco HD8869 / 11 generates taste very good coffee and milk products
It is suitable especially when little space on the machine is available, as it filled with water from the front, or set and drain pan is removed from the front.
What I do not like so much the simple display and this spring buttons, also because of the slots in the control panel.
The device makes a very well-made impression. We had no failures, the Saeco devices are mature quality of Saeco fully automatic machines in recent years. It is important, however, that you follow the maintenance.
++ Very good shipment packaging
++ Print detailed user guide
++ Easy commissioning
++ Fast simple preparation at your fingertips
++ Very good aroma, very good crema, very good milk froth
++ Freeness adjustable
++ Low standby power consumption
++ Housing easy to clean
Included ++ Maintenance Accessories
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(-) Markings on water and milk container should be solid black
(-) Simple display and the keys spring I find not so great
(-) It would be nice if a second bean hopper to fix them
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