Mine did the same. It would go to flashing red immediately after trying to start it. Fortunately for me, it was still one month before the 1-year warranty expired. I called and they replaced it within 2 days. I am told that Nespresso had a bad batch of thermal fuses and many were failing. That appears to be the case if you look at the reviews. It would be worth calling to see if they would do anything even if it is out of warranty. The manual that I downloaded from the internet stated a warranty period of two years so it is worth looking in your manual to see if you have a longer warranty period. I'm disappointed that Nespresso hasn't done a recall for all of the questionable units. Hopefully they will extend the warranty period for this specific issue because it is clearly a problem they engineered into the units. If you are a DIYer, you can find a YouTube video that shows how to open the bottom without breaking anything. The video shows the use of three handles off 2" paper binder clips and it worked easily. Unfortunately, I haven't yet found a source to replace the thermal fuse which easily disconnects from the circuit board. For now I just have a source of spare parts for my replacement frother - especially the whisks which could easily get lost. Another suggestion I've heard is to unplug the unit whenever it is not in use so that the circuit board is not constantly receiving power. This is in contrast to the manual that says to unplug only when not being used for "long periods." That's all I know for now.
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Mine did the same. It would go to flashing red immediately after trying to start it. Fortunately for me, it was still one month before the 1-year warranty expired. I called and they replaced it within 2 days. I am told that Nespresso had a bad batch of thermal fuses and many were failing. That appears to be the case if you look at the reviews. It would be worth calling to see if they would do anything even if it is out of warranty. The manual that I downloaded from the internet stated a warranty period of two years so it is worth looking in your manual to see if you have a longer warranty period. I'm disappointed that Nespresso hasn't done a recall for all of the questionable units. Hopefully they will extend the warranty period for this specific issue because it is clearly a problem they engineered into the units. If you are a DIYer, you can find a YouTube video that shows how to open the bottom without breaking anything. The video shows the use of three handles off 2" paper binder clips and it worked easily. Unfortunately, I haven't yet found a source to replace the thermal fuse which easily disconnects from the circuit board. For now I just have a source of spare parts for my replacement frother - especially the whisks which could easily get lost. Another suggestion I've heard is to unplug the unit whenever it is not in use so that the circuit board is not constantly receiving power. This is in contrast to the manual that says to unplug only when not being used for "long periods." That's all I know for now.