Breville Bambino & Barista Express Flashing Lights

Flashing lights on the Breville Bambino and Barista Express espresso machines usually signal that some type of cleaning is needed. Most often this will be group head cleaning cycle, but it could also involve the burr grinder or the steam wand. Fortunately, the Breville espresso machines have different blinking light alerts for different problems. Which lights will flash and what they mean will differ based on the Breville espresso machine model you have. I’ve summarized what those lights mean and how to fix the problems for the most popular Breville coffee maker models.