Philips Senseo II 7810 HD Water Level Sensor Magnet

Written By: VauWeh

Comments: 12

Philips Senseo II 7810 HD Water Level Sensor Magnet

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

The magnet for the water level sensor floats up in the water tank and shuts off the machine when there is no water in it. This magnet is always in the water and will corrode over the years. The sensor then no longer works and the status LED flashes quickly even though there is water. that would be indicative of having to change the magnet.

Tools

Parts

Neodym Magnet

Step 1

Pull the water tank off the machine.

Step 2

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.
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.

Step 3

Use needle nose pliers 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 pointed 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 center of the pointed part of the clip.

Vom Einsatz von Heisskleber rate ich dringend ab, der enthält üblicherweise Weichmacher und andere gesundheitsschädliche Stoffe, die mit der Zeit an das Trinkwasser im Vorratsbehälter abgegeben werden.

R. Müller -

Guter Einwand! Es gibt lebensmittelechte Kleber. Danke.

VauWeh - 14/12/24

Ein Hersteller schreibt, dass Heißleim unbedenklich ist. Hmmm. Vorsicht ist immer gut.

VauWeh -

Step 4

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

Step 5

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.

Thanks a lot. It helped me a lot.

JS Groenenberg -

Step 6

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

For example eBay! I saw them also in a store for art supply, they are used to fix papers on a metal board.

VauWeh -

Step 7

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.

Couldn't find the correct magnet, so replaced it with two smaller neodymium magnets and it work just as good.

JS Groenenberg -

Thank you.

I went a bit more hard-core, opened the machine and glued a magnet to the sensor directly

MDel -

Hello MDel,

The disadvantage of this is that there is the possibility of the pump running dry, which is very bad for the pump.

Martin -

Say bye bye to guided descaling process, you need to keep track of the intervals and do it manually, since it requires to detect the tank getting empty at least twice. I know, I also glued a magnet inside. Now I'm epoxying a magnet to the floater and I seal it shut with epoxy glue, so that humidity should not get inside for WAY longer time

Olaf Marzocchi -

Met watervaste lijm de magneethoudend afdichten, zodat er niet weer corrosie optreedt

Maarten -