Heating up · De’Longhi Dedica EC685
De’Longhi Dedica EC685: Steam button light flashing
The manual: the appliance is heating up to deliver steam; a steady light means it is ready to steam. De’Longhi’s help centre, asked about a flashing steam light on the EC685, answers: the appliance needs descaling.
- Which light
- Steam or hot-water light
- Colour
- Colour not named by the maker
- Steady or flashing
- Flashing or blinking
What De’Longhi says to do
- Wait: when the steam light is steady, open the steam dial.
- If the help centre’s answer fits your case, descale as in section 12 of the manual.
From Coffee maker EC685 / EC695 / EC785 — Instructions for use: 7.3 Cooling cycle, 12 Descaling, 13 Explanation of indicator lights, 14 Troubleshooting and Steam light flashing | Dedica EC685 — De’Longhi Coffee Machines Help Center. This is the Dedica EC685’s pattern; another De’Longhi machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other De’Longhi Dedica EC685 lights
Heating up on other machines
The same need shows up as a different light on each machine — which is why a light cannot be read without the machine.
Sources
Every line on this page comes from De’Longhi’s own documents, read on the date shown. Nothing is taken from third-party manual sites.
- De’Longhi: Coffee maker EC685 / EC695 / EC785 — Instructions for use: 7.3 Cooling cycle, 12 Descaling, 13 Explanation of indicator lights, 14 Troubleshooting — Dedica EC685, EC695, EC785 (EC685EX:4 edition). library.delonghigroup.com Checked 2026-09-29.
- De’Longhi: Steam light flashing | Dedica EC685 — De’Longhi Coffee Machines Help Center — Dedica EC685. support.delonghi.com Checked 2026-09-29.