Mode running · Nespresso Vertuo Plus
Nespresso Vertuo Plus: Orange light blinking regularly, once a second
A special function — cleaning, descaling or emptying the system — is running. Water, not coffee, runs through on purpose.
- Which light
- Main button or power light
- Colour
- Orange
- Steady or flashing
- Flashing or blinking
What Nespresso says to do
- Let the function finish; keep a container under the outlet.
- When descaling, rinse the water tank and refill it with fresh water for the rinse, then exit descaling mode as the manual shows.
From User manual of Vertuo Plus and Vertuo Next: Vertuo Plus blinking summary (8 patterns) and ‘Troubleshooting’ for Vertuo Next / Vertuo Pop / Vertuo Plus. This is the Vertuo Plus’s pattern; another Nespresso machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Nespresso Vertuo Plus lights
Mode running 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: User manual of Vertuo Plus and Vertuo Next: Vertuo Plus blinking summary (8 patterns) and ‘Troubleshooting’ for Vertuo Next / Vertuo Pop / Vertuo Plus — Vertuo Plus (shared multi-language Vertuo manual, Vertuo Plus section). www.nespresso.com Checked 2026-09-29.