Water · Sage / Breville Bambino Plus
Sage / Breville Bambino Plus: 1 CUP, 2 CUP and STEAM buttons not lit
The machine has detected a low water level (or the tank is not attached properly).
- Which light
- Several lights or symbols at once
- Colour
- No light
- Steady or flashing
- Off
What Sage / Breville says to do
- Add water to the tank and make sure it sits flush against the back of the machine.
- When there is enough water, all buttons light up and the machine can be used.
From the Bambino Plus — Instruction Book: Functions, Care & Cleaning, Descaling and Troubleshooting. This is the Bambino Plus’s pattern; another Sage / Breville machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Sage / Breville Bambino Plus 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 Sage / Breville’s own documents, read on the date shown. Nothing is taken from third-party manual sites.
- Breville: the Bambino Plus — Instruction Book: Functions, Care & Cleaning, Descaling and Troubleshooting — Bambino Plus BES500, US and Canada instruction book (sold as Sage SES500 in the UK and Europe). assets.breville.com Checked 2026-09-29.