Hello Margaret , Dont panic i got my machine yesterday and used twice and this happened, I just read about circuit boards ect and thought oh great but i turned machine off at wall and then turned back on pressed the one button and let it flash red without touching it walked off for a couple of minutes when got back it had turned green .... I am now sitting writing this with a lovely cuppa . I think i am going to try not turning it off at the wall just keep it on all the time and see how that goes . I hope this helps x