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Originally posted by 6D60636D0F0 link=1246771209/17#17 date=1247006942
Originally posted by 54617674447C617E727F77130 link=1246771209/11#11 date=1246885569
Careful with blowing--you have no idea where some of the grinds will end up.
Given they blew out into the dosing chamber, is this an issue?
If you are using a blower that takes 8 or 10 seconds to blow out 19 grams of coffee, maybe not. Although the grounds really spin out with centrifugal force. I see a different possible scenario to using a 1500 watt blower. Im afraid of finely ground coffee flying into delicate electronics and into the internals of the electric motor.
Originally posted by 46455059505A585C5E50350 link=1246771209/13#13 date=1246926377
Hi Rusty
I got a 4 AA cell vacuum cleaner from Dick Smith for my grinder and took it back to DS for a refund. They were fine and gave me the refund. Its the first time I returned a product because it **didnt** suck! It could not even pick up coffee grounds.
I got a 4 AA cell vacuum cleaner from Dick Smith for my grinder and took it back to DS for a refund. They were fine and gave me the refund. Its the first time I returned a product because it **didnt** suck! It could not even pick up coffee grounds.
I just did a clean of my Macap, first one ever, after reading a few threads on cleaning and i didnt realise how much build up occurs from general grinding.
I was a bit unsure at first but then realised that its not that difficult to take the top bur and assembly off so i could get in and clean everything..
I will be cleaning on a much greater frequency and suspect if i do it very regularly the process will be a breeze.
I found that using the vac on both blow and suck help dislodge many of the grounds stuck in there.
Originally posted by 704552506058455A565B53370 link=1246771209/6#6 date=1246785341
I have just used the hose from a standard vacuum. I take off the bean hoopper, put the nozzle of the hose in the mouth of the inlet and turn on the vacuum.
Yep this is awesome, I think fatboy originally gave me this tip and it does a very good job. I did buy a mini vac but it did not have the grunt needed.
I have just used the hose from a standard vacuum. I take off the bean hoopper, put the nozzle of the hose in the mouth of the inlet and turn on the vacuum.
Hi Rusty,
Mine was $15 (new) from a shop called Panatech. I inserted a small cut-out (and well-washed) plastic 25ml Betadeine bottle into the end of the vac hose and attached some pvc tubing to that....works like a charm!
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