De'Longhi ECAM370.95.T “EMPTY GROUNDS CONTAINER”
The grounds container is full, or 72 hours have passed since the first coffee after it was last emptied. No coffee can be made until it is emptied.
Cause 1 of 2Grounds container full. Source: 18. Displayed messages, p. 19
First checkEmpty and clean the grounds container and the drip tray, then refit both.
Causes and checks
Grounds container full. Source: 18. Displayed messages, p. 19
- Empty and clean the grounds container and the drip tray, then refit both.
- Whenever you take out the drip tray, empty the grounds container too, even if it holds few grounds. Otherwise it overfills and can clog the machine.
72 hours have passed since the first coffee. The count is only correct if the machine is never switched off at the main switch. Source: 13.3 Cleaning the coffee grounds container, p. 14
- Empty and clean the grounds container.
All 2 causes checked. Contact De'Longhi Customer Services.
Service
If the checks above do not clear it, contact De'Longhi Customer Services, delonghi.com/en/s/ECAM370.95.T. Numbers per country are on the Customer Service sheet supplied with the machine. Source: 1.2 Troubleshooting and repairs, p. 7
Other ECAM370.95.T codes
- FILL TANK WITH FRESH WATER: There is not enough water in the tank.
- INSERT WATER TANK: The water tank is not correctly in place.
- INSERT GROUNDS CONTAINER: The grounds container was not refitted after cleaning.
- ADD GROUND COFFEE MAX. ONE MEASURE: Pre-ground coffee was selected but the funnel is empty, or a LONG coffee made with pre-ground coffee needs its second measure.
- FILL BEANS CONTAINER: The beans have run out, or the pre-ground coffee funnel is clogged.
- GROUND TOO FINE. ADJUST MILL: Coffee comes out too slowly or not at all because the grind is too fine, or an air bubble from the water filter is blocking delivery.
- SELECT A MILDER TASTE OR REDUCE COFFEE AMOUNT: Too much coffee was used.
- INSERT WATER SPOUT: The hot water spout is missing or not fitted correctly.
- INSERT MILK CONTAINER: The milk container is not fitted correctly.
- INSERT INFUSER ASSEMBLY: The infuser (brew unit) was not refitted after cleaning.
- WATER CIRCUIT EMPTY PRESS OK TO START: The water circuit is empty.
- PRESS OK TO CLEAN OR TURN DIAL: The milk container was fitted with its froth dial at CLEAN.
- TURN MILK FROTH ADJUSTMENT DIAL TO CLEAN POSITION: Milk was made recently and the milk container tubes need their after-use clean.
- TURN FROTH ADJUSTMENT DIAL: A milk drink was selected while the froth dial is at CLEAN.
- DESCALING NEEDED PRESS OK TO START (~45MIN): The machine needs descaling. Press OK to start now, or ESC to postpone; the descale symbol then stays on the homepage and the message returns at every switch-on.
- REPLACE WATER FILTER PRESS OK TO START: The water softener filter is used up.
- GENERAL ALARM: REFER TO USER MANUAL / APP: The inside of the machine is very dirty.
- Milk container cleaning symbol: The tubes inside the milk container need cleaning.
- Filter symbol: Reminder that the water softener filter must be replaced.
- Descale symbol: The machine must be descaled. Requests at very short intervals are normal for this machine's control system.
- Energy saving symbol: Energy saving is switched on; drinks may take a few seconds longer to start.
- CLEANING UNDERWAY PLEASE WAIT: The machine found impurities in its internal circuits and is cleaning them; it will not make coffee meanwhile.
Sources
- Instructions for use, Dinamica Plus ECAM370.95.T (English). De'Longhi Appliances S.r.l. Document 5713238071, revision EN-5713238071 (PDF dated 2018-07-06), 2018-07-06, 25 pages, en. library.delonghigroup.com. Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.