DeLonghi Nescafe Dolce Gusto Circolo EDG605R Questions & Answers

There s no universal capsule type, for example Nespresso, Lavazza and Dolce Gusto all take different capsules. All the dolce gusto machines take the same type of capsules, so if the capsule is designed to fit dolce gusto it should work.

Check the questions and you’ll see a lot of failures coming up now. Suspect these machines have reached their use-by date. When ours failed two years ago we bought a cheap model on special. Seems top price doesn’t buy top quality :(

Does the water pump when the capsule container is in the machine without a capsule? If not sounds like the machine is defective and you could take it up with Dolce Gusto if its still under warranty.

You're the second person in a row who asked this. We had the experience of the machine suddenly failing to power up also. So looks like a systemic issue. We threw it out and bought a cheaper one on sale; unfortunately none of the current models have the water tank capacity of Circolo.

If its less than one year old it might be covered by warranty - see how you go with Dole Gusto Customer support; we found them pretty good overall.

Are you referring to the power button not changing from red to green? We got around this by turning it off, then on again, sometimes more than once. Ultimately our machine decided one day the power button was not going to light up at all. Tried everything, then threw it out. Moral of story, don’t buy an expensive version, no better than the cheap one. We have two piccolos that still work fine.

Hi Nelly Many varieties don't seem to be stocked by supermarkets, only online. However Dolce Gusto seem to have reduced their offering; some of the flavours don't appear to be on their website any more

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I've also purchased from au.caffe.com and bought their capsules. they have some tea flavours, but no idea how they'd go as iced tea. You could give them a call and ask them. Good luck!

Best regards

We've foiund the capsules variable, some of the coffee capsules the machines seem to have difficulty pumping water through. You could try running it briefly without a capsule in it. If it doesn't run still, its a machine problem, if it does, it might be an issue with the box of capsules. .

I would check with Dolce Gusto service (which we've found pretty good). If the machine is less than 2 years old might be covered by warranty.

No not a good idea!

No not a good idea!

Hi Jane Unfortunately, with these automatic machines we are unable to control the brewing process ourselves, so water temp, brewing speed etc, is all up to the machine and, sadly, it is inconsistent!

Further, the pod contents (quality and quantity - including powdered milk component) can also vary batch to batch..... maybe even pod to pod...... All this affects the cup of coffee you end up with.

There's not much you can do, I think. As you all know, I'm not a fan of these machines and don't own one anymore - I've switched to the good 'ole Italian way - the fool-proof, stove top espresso machine!

It's "pot luck" with the Dolce Gusto machines and the pods.

My advice is - enjoy the good cups of coffee and toss the crap ones!

Or get rid of the machine altogether because it's always going to be like this.... ;)

Mine is the same, I don't like the coffee at all. The cafe latte is the only one that doesn't taste like that to me, but I don't like the powdered milk type taste. That's only my opinion of course. I love the peach iced tea and the ice cappuccino .you have to order those online however. I have tried all the coffee types and they are all the same. The chocolate one I think is ok, but I don't drink chocolate .

Hi there..... no, definitely do not put milk in the water dispenser. It's designed for water only. You could damage the unit and jeopardise any warranty

Hi The nestea pods will not fit

I'm looking. No luck at all with other brand poss

FYI there are absolutely NO other pods out there that will fit the Dolce Gusto machine. They are a big sized pod and no other company makes that size. Stop wasting your time..... You'll never find an alternative.

au.caffe.com distribute tiziano bonini capsules that are compatible with dolce gusto. We've used their espresso and cappucino capsules and they've been fine. They distribute dolce gusto compatible capsules with some tea flavours as well.

Mine is doing the same thing! Not sure what to do :(

Mine too but nobody seems to know how to fix it!

Haha ... feeling rather stupid now! I had the feeling the answer might be something simple and so it was. Changed the fuse and now it's as good as ever!! Hope it's the same for you Puggle6pb and Erin.

Hi, ours cost us $269 and we brought it from Appliances Online. A bit more expensive than some others but the easiest to use and clean.

My Advice don't buy ANY delonghi products !!! You will be disappointed

Thank you

Don't waste your time and money - do some research - there are so many BETTER machines out there - avoid Dolce Gusto if you can! From my numerous experiences and based on others' reviews, they're duds!

Hi Backlabrador, yes I love dogs too ! To answer your ? My review was a thumbs DOWN to delonghi products for me they were a WASTE of money & I would NOT buy one again. Hope this helps you decide one way or another. As an Italian I know what a coffee machine should perform like & delonghi does not !!!

Hi, the only way you could do a quarter would be to leave the pod in the machine and dial it to 2 and add boiled water from a kettle then your milk and you would have about 2 to 3 more coffees out of one pod ?

Thanks for your answers ... gives me something to go on :)

Yes the bars indicate the amount of water and consequently strength of the coffee. For an automatic machine it has the scroll wheel which you adjust to the number of bars on the machine. However for a manual machine, you don't have this luxury and will have to estimate as to when you will stop the machine. This is quite silly really.

My advice is NOT to purchase a manual machine. You can get different coffee strength each time (especially when using different size cups) if you don't stop it at the exact second each time. Also the bars are the recommended strength, if you like stronger or weaker you can adjust the bars to your taste.

Hi Gail Ive thought about this myself but honestly have not tried it. The only problem I could foresee would be the milk frothing

regards andrew

I have not read anywhere if you can or can't add milk to reservoir all I can say I like my machine too much to risk trying it myself.

I wouldnt as I think that by heating the milk it would "bake" onto the tube the fluid comes out of and eventually you would have so many layers baked on it would block up. Expresso machines always heat the milk seperately in a Jug