Review on Capsule coffee machine Krups KP1A01/KP1A05/KP1A08/KP1A3B10 Dolce Gusto Piccolo XS, white by Felicja Burska ᠌

The first unit worked for more than 10 years, it was bought spontaneously, at a promotion in the Metro - the promoter gave coffee to drink, the coffee turned out to be quite good, the price of the machine was insignificant . We did not suspect the price of capsules at the time of purchase . It was a KP100B10 model, others models under Dolce Gusto did not exist yet. Problems began suddenly and rained down like an avalanche. The seal of the tank has loosened, the water began to flow out and form puddles. Then the car stopped turning on. Well, electricity is simple. Everything has been cured. But when the compressor failed - it buzzed, but did not pump water, they decided that the "penguin" had worked out its job. Went for a new device, bought something similar. So, unpacking and first inclusion. The packaging label caught my eye - made in Indonesia . Hm . If only it had written "in Germany" . I put the car in place - the cord turned out to be shorter than before, 20 centimeters are not enough. Okay, not a problem. I can’t find the power button . I lift the lid - it doesn’t turn on, I manipulate the lever - it’s useless, I pull out the cartridge under the capsule - it turns on! There is also no off button, of course. But I have not used it before, it will turn itself off after 5 minutes. There is an extra detail in the cartridge, a funnel. We throw it away, insert the coffee capsule, turn the steam supply lever - it works! But the coffee is not pouring. We figure it out, remove the capsule - it still does not pour. We remove the water tank - the bottom valve works. We look at the receiving node - and there is a mesh with a pin in the center. This pin should open the reservoir valve, but it doesn’t open . It’s too small . I put the reservoir in place, with a noticeable effort - something happens, the valve seems to open . I insert the capsule, we start - the coffee went, but the jet obviously not the same . I plant it harder - it seems to have gone better . The tank, by the way, has a lid, you can pour water without removing it from the car. Which is probably correct. Let's see what will happen next. And for the price of capsules, I focus on Europe, where Lidl packs 18 pcs. costs 4.99 Eur - this is a fair price