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Philips Senseo II 7810 HD Water Level Sensor Magnet

Introduction

The magnet for the water level sensor floats up in the water tank and switches off the machine when there is no water in it. This magnet is always in the water and corrodes over the years. The sensor then no longer works and the status LED flashes quickly, even though there is water. Now it's time to replace the magnet.

To make the repair much easier, you can make yourself a Mounting tool for the retaining clip with a 3D printer.

What you need

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    • Pull the water tank off the machine.

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    • Lift off the small lid on top of the water tank.

    • The magnet in the float bowl can be seen from above.

    • The float is secured by a metal clip.

    • The metal clamp is placed from above in the center of the plastic bar inside the container and must be pulled up.

    • You can make a mounting tool yourself with the 3D printer.

    • It may also be possible to loosen the clamp by turning the container upside down and hitting it on a firm surface. The weight of the magnet will pull the clamp up.

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    • Use needle nose pliers (or the mounting tool) to pull out the clip.

    • The water tank is very narrow, so it takes effort and patience to get to the clip. The clip may break, then you will have to secure the magnet later, e.g. with a dab of hot glue.

    • It may also be possible to insert the clip roughly using the needle nose pliers. A wooden chopstick can be used to press it down into its final, locked position. However, the force must be applied exactly in the centre of the pointed part of the clip.

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    • Open the flap on the magnet with a small flat head screwdriver.

    • The completely corroded magnet becomes visible.

    • On some models, the float looks like the third picture, but the repair is the same.

    • Float

    • Metal clip

    • Corroded magnet

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    • Remove the magnet with the flat head screwdriver.

    • Thoroughly clean the case of all traces of rust. Pull out the two pieces of foam rubber on the left and right side and clean them.

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    • Here is the new neodymium magnet. Its diameter must be 6 mm, height 6 - 7 mm

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    • Insert the magnet and the two pieces of foam rubber. Close the float bowl.

    • The case is marked "UP". This side naturally points upwards.

    • Insert the magnet with the float.

    • Put the metal clip back on, unfortunately that's pretty tricky. Long tweezers will help.

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Conclusion

Follow the steps in reverse order to reassemble your device.

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Tip: vlotter met watervaste lijm dichtsealen, zodat er niet weer roestvorming optreedt.

Maarten - Reply

Hallo, hat sehr gut funktioniert. Kaffemaschine arbeitet wieder einwandfrei.

Besten Dank

Harald B. - Reply

Thanks for the tutorial. You can also use a magnet with a 5mm diameter — in my case, I used two 5x3 magnets. It's a bit loose, but it still works. By the way, there's also a tool available for removing the clip that you can 3D print yourself.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:214888...

(I am not the creator of this Tool)

Florian H - Reply

@florianh67306 Thank you for the link. The tool was unknown to me - until now. I will use it for sure!

VauWeh -

wenn man sich überlegt, diese Brühe mit dem korrodierten Magnet mit in seine Tasse zu geben...

Bricktop - Reply

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