Fault or blockage · Sage / Breville Bambino Plus
Sage / Breville Bambino Plus: MILK TEMP and MILK FOAM lights fully lit and flashing, STEAM light off
The machine has detected a blocked steam wand and stopped. The troubleshooting table adds that the water tank may be empty.
- Which light
- Milk temperature and froth lights
- Colour
- Colour not named by the maker
- Steady or flashing
- Flashing or blinking
What Sage / Breville says to do
- Clean the steam wand tip as the manual’s ‘Cleaning the Steam Wand’ section describes.
- Press and hold the STEAM button for 3 seconds to purge the system, and fill the tank if it is low. The lights flash until the purge is done.
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
Fault or blockage 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.