Re: (Brand new) Sunbeam EM0480 help please!
Thanks for your help guys - removed a few spacers last night and Im up & running. Youre better than Sunbeam customer service thats for sure
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Re: (Brand new) Sunbeam EM0480 help please!
If you look carefully, youll notice the spacer raises the bottom burr closer to the top one, thereby decreasing the gap between them.Originally posted by 7A7D762B2928202C180 link=1291075052/5#5 date=1291083387However Sunbeam told me that I needed additional spacers...if theyre making it finer then this will explain things.Ill pull them out tonight & have another crack.
i.e. finer.
If you remove all the spacers and it still grinds too fine then you need a new grinder.
Note: One spacer is approximately equivalent to 7 graduations on the grind adjustment collar.
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Re: (Brand new) Sunbeam EM0480 help please!
Have pulled them apart a million times before, everything lines up etc so thats all fine.Originally posted by 5E627F646E6F786D656E0A0 link=1291075052/4#4 date=1291082950Firstly - where are you? (please update your profile)
Secondly, be a little patient, read the manual and try putting it back together again.
Did you make sure the white marks lined up on the top and bottom burrs.
Spacers will only make it finer.
However Sunbeam told me that I needed additional spacers...if theyre making it finer then this will explain things. Ill pull them out tonight & have another crack.
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Re: (Brand new) Sunbeam EM0480 help please!
Firstly - where are you? (please update your profile)
Secondly, be a little patient, read the manual and try putting it back together again.
Did you make sure the white marks lined up on the top and bottom burrs.
Spacers will only make it finer.
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Re: (Brand new) Sunbeam EM0480 help please!
I had this problem when I pulled it apart for cleaning one time. When I put it back together the range 0-24 was a grind range of really fine to just a little less! I pulled it apart and just tried again and the range became normal again. I dont know the cause of it but the spacers would only be making it grind even finer I think.
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Re: (Brand new) Sunbeam EM0480 help please!
Used the Sunbeam ones. I got 2 & have tried with just 1, both & no joy on either.
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Re: (Brand new) Sunbeam EM0480 help please!
What did you use for spacers? The sunbeam ones are more like shims than bolt washers so you may have just moved it too far. Otherwise it could be that the top burr is not fully seated properly.
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(Brand new) Sunbeam EM0480 help please!
Hey guys
I bought a Sunbeam EM6910 + EM0480 & some fresh Merlo beans over the weekend. Ive used this machine/grinder/coffee combo heaps in the past & am very familiar with it. Straight out of the box the grinder ground waaayyyy too fine (to the point where I couldnt even extract more than a few drops of espresso, even on the most coarse setting). Did a bit of searching & read about the spacers. Called Sunbeam & they also suggested the spacer trick.
So I went and bought some, chucked them in last night & now the thing wont grind at all. Well it grinds, but the ground coffee just piles up on top of the burrs rather than dropping down the chute & into the basket like it should. I pulled the spacers back out & it grinds (but is obviously too fine) so this problem is obviously caused by the spacers.
Anyone got any ideas? Ive got a replacement on order but itll take a week & Im nowhere near that patient.Tags: None
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