[patcadogan]

I have a 7-year-old DeLonghi Magnifica Coffee maker that stopped working a year ago, but before I trash it, I wanted to ask if anyone here might be able to try fix it for me.
I'll pay $100 to get it fixed.
In addition, if it gets fixed and continues working for 1 year, I'll pay an extra $50
It cost me about $700 about 7 years ago.
It grinds the coffee beans and makes great coffee.

What's wrong with it?
When I plug it in, the front lights flash, and it attempts to start, but a second later it shuts off.
It may be passed it shelf-life, but I thought I'd ask here is case someone has some experience fixing stuff like this and wanted to give it a try.

I live south of 44 in Hawkins Village, so I can drop it off.

[Pugchief]

Have you tried descaling it? If the pump is clogged and water can't get into the heating chamber, that may be causing the error. Unfortunately, if it isn't done regularly, the buildup may be so severe it is beyond hope, but it's worth a try.

Some units have a descaling function, but it's best to only used distilled water in the first place. Unless you're using RO filtered water, the stuff that comes out of the tap in TV is very hard, which is tough on coffee makers and worse on espresso machines.

[Pugchief]

Also, you can get a nice compact espresso machine on sale at Amazon in the $100 range with 20+ bar pressure. You can buy a nice separate bean grinder for about $40 more. Cheaper than paying someone to fix a 7yo machine.

Yes, it's not going to be a Breville or DeLonghi, so if that's important, ignore the above.