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title: "Fisher & Paykel exclamation mark: one icon, several pending tasks"
description: "What ! means on Fisher & Paykel exclamation mark: one icon, several pending taskss, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-exclamation-mark/"
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# Fisher & Paykel exclamation mark: one icon, several pending tasks

Fisher & Paykel uses the same icon for a descale that is due, a filter to replace, milk tubes that need rinsing, and even for auto start or energy saving being switched on.

## What ! actually means.

Fisher & Paykel uses the same icon for a descale that is due, a filter to replace, milk tubes that need rinsing, and even for auto start or energy saving being switched on. The machine still brews; the icon just tells you something is waiting. Working out which one it is means checking the settings and recent prompts.

Fisher & Paykel coffee machine display · also shown as exclamation mark icon

What to do when ! shows on the coffee machine

### Kind of code Mode, not a failure

The machine is doing what it was set to do, not wearing out: a rinse that runs through the spouts at switch-on and switch-off, a descale or filter reminder counting the water that has passed through, an energy-save mode that darkens the screen after a quiet spell, or a demo mode left on from the showroom that lights the keys and pours nothing. No part is needed; finishing the cycle the display asks for, or a key sequence from the manual, ends it.

### Usually leads to No repair

Think back to any prompt you postponed with BACK, such as descaling or the water filter, and run it.

### Shows up as What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means

A coffee machine error code may show as a short string of letters and numbers, a flashing symbol for water, grounds or the brew unit, a short sentence on a text display, or a machine that stops with one light blinking.

### Make Fisher & Paykel

A Fisher and Paykel built-in coffee maker is looked at where it stands in the cabinet, with the drip tray, the tank and the milk tube checked on the counter first.

### Source Fisher & Paykel EB30MSB3 and EB30PSX1 built-in coffee maker user guide (US CA, 592467B)

Fisher & Paykel Series 9 built-in coffee makers: 30-inch EB30MSB3 (Minimal) and EB30PSX1 (Professional), and the 24-inch EB24 models, which print the same text in capitals.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Fisher & Paykel's own guidance for ! on its coffee machines. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Think back to any prompt you postponed with BACK, such as descaling or the water filter, and run it.

02

After any milk drink, set the froth dial on CLEAN and wait for the flush to end.

03

Check whether auto start or energy saving is switched on in the settings, and turn it off if you do not want it.

04

If the icon stays with everything done and those features off, book a visit.

### Cleared?

The message is gone, and the machine grinds, heats and pours a full cup again with no new part. If it comes back within the week, or the descale or filter reminder returns straight after a finished cycle, say so in the booking.

### What not to do

The exclamation mark is not an alarm by itself and does not mean the coffee maker is failing. It also does not replace GENERAL ALARM, which is a full message with its own cause.

## What you may notice with it.

The coffee machine problems ! tends to arrive with. Answer these at the coffee machine before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Coffee Machine Descale Message Will Not Go Away**](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-descale-message-wont-clear/)
- [**Coffee Machine Milk Not Frothing or Coming Out Flat**](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-milk-not-frothing/)

Problem

### What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means

7 causes, cheapest first

No repair indicated

## Nothing to repair.

The machine is doing what it was set to do, not wearing out: a rinse that runs through the spouts at switch-on and switch-off, a descale or filter reminder counting the water that has passed through, an energy-save mode that darkens the screen after a quiet spell, or a demo mode left on from the showroom that lights the keys and pours nothing. No part is needed; finishing the cycle the display asks for, or a key sequence from the manual, ends it.

[How to read what your coffee machine is telling you](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/)

## Fisher & Paykel coffee machines.

A Fisher and Paykel built-in coffee maker is looked at where it stands in the cabinet, with the drip tray, the tank and the milk tube checked on the counter first.

[Fisher & Paykel coffee machine repair](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/brands/fisher-and-paykel/)

More Fisher & Paykel codes

[FILL TANK WITH FRESH WATER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-fill-tank-with-fresh-water/) [INSERT WATER TANK](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-insert-water-tank/) [EMPTY GROUNDS CONTAINER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-empty-grounds-container/) [INSERT GROUNDS CONTAINER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-insert-grounds-container/) [FILL BEANS CONTAINER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-fill-beans-container/) [GROUND TOO FINE](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-ground-too-fine/) [INSERT WATER SPOUT](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-insert-water-spout/) [INSERT MILK CONTAINER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-insert-milk-container/) [INSERT INFUSER ASSEMBLY](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-insert-infuser-assembly/) [WATER CIRCUIT EMPTY](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-water-circuit-empty/) [TURN DIAL TO CLEAN](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-turn-dial-to-clean/) [DESCALING NEEDED](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-descaling-needed/)

[All 15 Fisher & Paykel codes](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/#codes-fisher-and-paykel)

Mode, not a failure on other makes

[Bertazzoni Descaling needed. Press OK to start (~45min)](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-descaling-needed/) [Bosch Please run Calc'nClean program!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/bosch-please-run-calcnclean/) [Fulgor Milano PLEASE DESCALE!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-please-descale/) [Gaggenau Cleaning and descaling](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-cleaning-and-descaling/) [JennAir DESCALE!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-descale/) [Jura Too hot](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jura-too-hot/) [Miele Descale the appliance](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-descale-the-appliance/) [Smeg DESCALING NEEDED PRESS OK TO START (~45MIN)](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/smeg-descaling-needed/)

[All 24 codes of this kind](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

Fisher & Paykel builds this

### Built-in coffee system

The coffee machine set flush into a tall kitchen cabinet, filled from a water tank behind its front, grinding beans and brewing each cup on its own before sliding out on rails for service.

## In Fisher & Paykel's own words

> The appliance needs descaling and/ or the filter must be replaced.

[Fisher & Paykel EB30MSB3 and EB30PSX1 built-in coffee maker user guide (US CA, 592467B)](https://dam.fisherpaykel.com/KZ3PKN00/at/rsk976v5sxtbpbwk49jzfb/FP-UserGuide-en-EB30MSB3-EB30PSX1-BuiltInCoffeeMaker-0-592467B-US-CA.pdf) [Fisher & Paykel EB30MSB3 and EB30PSX1 built-in coffee maker user guide (US CA, 592467B)](https://dam.fisherpaykel.com/KZ3PKN00/at/rsk976v5sxtbpbwk49jzfb/FP-UserGuide-en-EB30MSB3-EB30PSX1-BuiltInCoffeeMaker-0-592467B-US-CA.pdf) [Fisher & Paykel EB30MSB3 and EB30PSX1 built-in coffee maker user guide (US CA, 592467B)](https://dam.fisherpaykel.com/KZ3PKN00/at/rsk976v5sxtbpbwk49jzfb/FP-UserGuide-en-EB30MSB3-EB30PSX1-BuiltInCoffeeMaker-0-592467B-US-CA.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Fisher & Paykel Series 9 built-in coffee makers: 30-inch EB30MSB3 (Minimal) and EB30PSX1 (Professional), and the 24-inch EB24 models, which print the same text in capitals.

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## Questions about !.

### Can I clear ! myself?

Think back to any prompt you postponed with BACK, such as descaling or the water filter, and run it.

### Why is there an exclamation mark on my Fisher & Paykel coffee maker?

It flags a pending task or active setting: descaling, the water filter, milk rinse, auto start or energy saving.

### Can I still make coffee on a Fisher & Paykel with the exclamation mark showing?

Yes. It is a reminder, not a stop. Clear the task when you can.

### How do I make the Fisher & Paykel exclamation mark go away?

Complete whichever task is pending, or turn off auto start or energy saving if one of those is on.

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