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Question: why does my delonghi expresso machine start to drip as soon as i tutn it on
Document: I own a prosumer Quickmill Anita espresso machine, but wanted a standard drip coffee maker to auto-brew first thing in the morning. After some research, I settled on the DeLonghi DC514T. Having owned this for three months, I want to share my observations. The carafe seems solid; I've had problems with breaking the carafes on other machines, and the glass seems to take more abuse (often while cleaning). The electronics are simple, but allow a single auto-start.
This was only one of the replacement coffee makers DeLonghi sent me because of their other defective 14 cup drip coffee maker. This, plus 2 replacement carafes, plus one other complete coffee maker never solved the leaking carafe problem. The carafe poured fine when cold, but as soon as it heated up in the coffee making process, the plastic band expanded and the coffee dribbled between the glass and the band. It was impossible to pour  cup of coffee without it dribbling down the side of the carafe.
So, I just returned the entire coffeemaker. If you don't mind the carafe leaking from the plastic top it is a great machine-makes wonderful coffee. However, the DeLonghi DCF212T Drip Coffeemaker with convenient front access has an all glass carafe. The only thing is that it is all black which is fine with me. It also has the front opening. We have been using this coffeemaker in our office for approximately the past 6 months or so and have had no trouble with it at all.
For the year that the DeLonghi DC514T 14-Cup Programmable Drip Coffeemaker worked, we loved it. It made good coffee and was a good design in terms of miscellaneous performance issues: easy to fill and to see the fill lines; did not leave a mess on the countertop; even told us when it was time to de-lime.Alas, all these good feelings disappeared when the machine died just 14 months after we got it--2 months after the warranty ran out. The pump apparently stopped working.
No fast/slow buttons. One direction only. After a while it will start blinking and nobody can explain why. Unplugging it clears it and then there's is 5 minutes of joy to reset its clock. A two second power failure is all it takes to clear it.Machine beeps every 15 minutes to let you know it is a pain. Shuts off after two hours whether you like it or not. I really don't prefer cold coffee to slightly overcooked coffee.Died after less than a year.
I bought this coffee maker for my office a little over six years ago, and it has been going strong ever since. It is one of the few coffee makers I have found that actually properly heats the water, and the coffee that is produced is some of the best I have had from an auto drip machine.I have a few minor gripes after six years of daily use: it is a little slower than most coffee makers, but I attribute that to the water actually being heated to a decent temperature.
Unfortunately, seems that not all problems have been solved.While we had this pot, it was used at least 6 times per week, a rate three times the past pots we've had. Still, I had expected better life from this pot and we are sad to see it go. To be fair, we have not yet contacted DeLonghi USA, which we will do soon. If our contacting them yields good results, I will update this review.
The price is competitive, and the unit looks good in our kitchen (we have all stainless). I purchased a Krups grinder for whole beans, which works well with the DeLonghi. I've owned other auto-drip machines, and this is the best of the machines I've owned, while being quite affordable
This is our second coffee maker by Delonghi. We love the front-load style. We had a 2 instances of leaking such as isDeLonghi DCF2212T 12-Cup Glass Carafe Drip Coffee Maker, Blackdescribed in former revues. With the first coffee maker, we adjusted our thinking to make sure the access was completely open. After that, we had no problem.
Bought this to replace a Cuisinart that was getting long in the tooth. The DeLonghi is really good looking, which is its main positive quality. The coffee it makes is no better and no worse that other brands. The permanent basket/filter is nice, but nothing to brag about. The "aroma" setting causes the water to drip very slowly, and there is a strong coffee aroma from the process, but it takes twice as long to brew.
Answer: Unless you are directly connected to a water source that's maintains a heated resovoir the water needs to heat to the appropriate brewing temperature before brewing can begin