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Walter Hofmeister
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Re:Gaggia MDF LockUp - 2007/08/10 19:04
Hi GaggiaGuy' I also bought an MDF about six months ago and it is working flawlessly. I have removed the hopper to convert the MDF to a stepless grinder and to take it apart:
1. Remove the lid. When you look inside the hopper you will see two tube-like things and these have rubber plugs on the top of them.
2. Remove the plugs (you may need something fairly sharp to scoop these out as they are in there very tightly).
3. Once the plugs are removed you will see a Philips head screw in each one, remove this screw from each (2).
4. Once the screws are removed you can pull the hopper out.
5. You will then see that the two screws you removed thread into two nuts that are tapped. These are actually screws as well. If you remove these, you will be able to remove the ring with the grind settings on it and unsrew the top burr holder (machined brass part).
Please be careful when you reassemble the unit as if done incorrectly you run the risk of the burrs touching, this will result in much knashing of teeth on your part.
If you are close to EspressoTec, I would get them to do it for you. It sounds like something has got jamed in the burrs. Your unit is still under warranty so I would let whoever you bought it from do the job.
By the way, have you tried just unscrewing the hopper and setting it to the coursest grind available? This could just dislodge whatever might be stuck. If that doesn't do it, you may have something wrong in the gear box which you will not likely be able to fix anyway.
As usual, do this at your own risk, and YMMV.
Walter H.
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GaggiaGuy |
2007/08/07 14:01 |
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Walter Hofmeister |
2007/08/10 19:04 |
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Walter Hofmeister |
2007/08/10 19:51 |
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Marylis |
2007/08/14 11:21 |
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