Hi everyone,
Ive recently purchased a Rancilio Silvia and now a new Kompak K3T, owing to the great reviews Ive found online and the awesome price. Ive had a bit of a play around, and have got some okay shots, but Im trying to experiment with grinding finer and tamping with less force.
Im having a bit of a problem though, the grinder will not grind on anything finer than a 35 (please see the attached pic). The burrs dont stall, but nothing comes out the chute.
If youre looking at the attached picture, I can move the grind setting as far right as the red line (or just before it) on the right hand side before nothing comes out the chute. The burrs are definitely moving but coffee seems to just be sitting there and not being ground.
Things Ive done:
- Taken out the burr carrier (plastic thing) and unscrewed the top burr to check for an obstruction or stuck bean.
- Ive tried slowly adjusting the grind while grinding and also when there are no beans left in the grinder. Same thing on both counts. Ive read that its best to adjust grinders while they are running, but that didnt seem to work so thats why I tried the other method.
- I noticed that the safety screw which prevents you turning the upper burrs so far that they touch is quite far out (mine was on hole 1 in the second attached pic. If the grind was adjusted so that the safety screw was preventing further tightening - the burrs would be touching.
Im out of ideas now, any help will be very much appreciated!


Ive recently purchased a Rancilio Silvia and now a new Kompak K3T, owing to the great reviews Ive found online and the awesome price. Ive had a bit of a play around, and have got some okay shots, but Im trying to experiment with grinding finer and tamping with less force.
Im having a bit of a problem though, the grinder will not grind on anything finer than a 35 (please see the attached pic). The burrs dont stall, but nothing comes out the chute.
If youre looking at the attached picture, I can move the grind setting as far right as the red line (or just before it) on the right hand side before nothing comes out the chute. The burrs are definitely moving but coffee seems to just be sitting there and not being ground.
Things Ive done:
- Taken out the burr carrier (plastic thing) and unscrewed the top burr to check for an obstruction or stuck bean.
- Ive tried slowly adjusting the grind while grinding and also when there are no beans left in the grinder. Same thing on both counts. Ive read that its best to adjust grinders while they are running, but that didnt seem to work so thats why I tried the other method.
- I noticed that the safety screw which prevents you turning the upper burrs so far that they touch is quite far out (mine was on hole 1 in the second attached pic. If the grind was adjusted so that the safety screw was preventing further tightening - the burrs would be touching.
Im out of ideas now, any help will be very much appreciated!



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