Water · Nespresso Vertuo Next
Nespresso Vertuo Next: Orange light on for 1.5 seconds, off for 0.5 seconds, over and over
The water tank is empty. The troubleshooting list describes the same thing as a machine that does not start while the light blinks one blink, one pause.
- Which light
- Main button or power light
- Colour
- Orange
- Steady or flashing
- Flashing or blinking
What Nespresso says to do
- Fill the water tank and push the button to start.
- Check that the handle is properly locked.
From Vertuo Next — My Machine (user manual): ‘Blinking summary’ (p. 29) and ‘Troubleshooting’ (p. 30). This is the Vertuo Next’s pattern; another Nespresso machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Nespresso Vertuo Next lights
Water 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 Nespresso’s own documents, read on the date shown. Nothing is taken from third-party manual sites.
- Nespresso: Vertuo Next — My Machine (user manual): ‘Blinking summary’ (p. 29) and ‘Troubleshooting’ (p. 30) — Vertuo Next, US and Canada manual (UM_VERTUO NEXT_Z1, 2019). www.nespresso.com Checked 2026-09-29.