How to change the grinding machine Krups Espresseria

Why does the grinder of the Krups Espresseria coffee machine break?

Most of the breakdowns that are caused in the grinders of automatic coffee machines are due to the use of roasted or mixed coffee. Automatic coffee makers should only be used with natural coffee. In the process of obtaining roasted coffee, normal coffee is roasted together with sugar to achieve a characteristic flavor that masks the flavor of the coffee. On many occasions it is used to disguise the taste of low-quality coffee. During this roasting process, the coffee is covered with a layer of toasted sugar that, when grinding the coffee, sticks to the teeth of the grinder and causes it to end up blocking.

How to know if the coffee grinder is broken?

When starting the coffee brewing process makes a noise, produced by the motor of the grinder, but the gears that grind the coffee do not move, or do so with great difficulty. It occurs because the sugar part of the roasted coffee has blocked the mechanisms.

In this blog post by electrotodo.com We are going to explain how to repair a fault in the grinder of the Krups Espresseria automatic coffee maker.

Remember: you can watch a video of this process on our YouTube channel.

Tools needed

• Torx 15 screwdriver
• Small flat screwdriver
• long brush

 

Krups Espresseria coffee maker repair process

disassembly

1. Removing deposits, drawers and trays from the coffee maker
2. Disassembly of the casings:
   1. Remove the upper container where the coffee beans are poured (with 2 screws)
   2. Remove screws under this tank and the screws under the water tank
   3. Remove 4 screws from the front casing
   4. Lift the upper trim to be able to follow the removal of screws
   5. Now we can first lift the top cover by pulling it up a bit and then the rest of the side and rear casing (which come out by pulling back, in one piece)
3. We have grinder access of the coffee maker, you have to look for the electrical power cable to remove the connector that goes on the plate of the appliance. Once disconnected, we can remove it upwards (in some versions you have to remove some screws, in others it is not necessary).
4. Once the part is disassembled,.com recommendable clean coffee grounds ground that over time have been accumulating inside the coffee maker. You can use a brush or blow it with a small compressor.

 

Mounting

1. Now we can replace the grinder from the Krups Espresseria for a refill of electrotodo.com. Sometimes, it is necessary to verify that the cable of the new grinder has enough distance to reach its place on the board, since the manufacturer, for some versions, has not taken this length into account and the connector of the old grinder must be spliced ​​to win a little on the length of the cable.
2. After placing the new grinder, it is necessary to place the coffee regulator from the old grinder. For this, we remove the white ring from the old grinder by prying it up with a small flat screwdriver and press it onto the new replacement. Then you have to place the regulator knob.
3. To assemble back and side casing placing it on the lower rail until it is seated in the front casing.
4. Fix screws of this casing.
5. Assemble the upper casing and fix its screws.
6. Install front and top casing screws.
7. To place upper coffee deposit and the head of the regulator control.
8. Place trays, tanks and accessories of the coffee maker.

And the repair is finished!... Maybe you found it a bit confusing. Explained like this it seems a bit complex, but don't worry! You can also watch a video-tutorial in which Pepe, our appliance technician, performs the repair in a few minutes. Connect to our YouTube channel and follow us to repair your appliances.