Melitta Caffeo Barista T Grinder removal

Introduction

After a few 1000 cups, you need to check the grinder. It may be dirty, or the grinding stones may be blunt. With these machines, the ground coffee may no longer fall easily into the brewing unit. The machine will then abort the brewing process because there is not enough coffee in the brewing unit. Then it's time to clean the grinder, clear the channels or replace the grindstones.

To access the grinder, you must open the machine and remove the bean compartment and the powder chute.

What you need

Step 1 Preparation

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Never forget: Remove the cable from the powerplug
Remove all the parts

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Step 2 Remove the backside

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The backside is fixed with seven Torx T10 screws. Unscrew them
Get the Backside of. It should be a bit stuck.

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Step 3 Remove the powder compartment lid

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Pull the powder compartment up.
Pull one of the sides of the Powder compartment out of the hinge and loosen the lid.
Remove the powder compartment

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Step 4 Loosen the upper housing part

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In the powder compartment, you should see a rubber cover. Loosen the rubber cover with the appropriate tools.
There should also be a Torx T10 screw. Unscrew it

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Step 5 loosening the Upper housing part

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The upper cover with the brewing unit is held up from three clamps. These can be reached through a slit.
Press these clams with a flat scredriver in and pull the upper cover up, until the clamps loosen.

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Step 6 Removal of the upper case

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On the side that has a a watertank you can find 2 other clamps
Press these clamps with a flat scredriver in and pull the cover up until they loosen
Lift the upper cover and the backside up, hook it on the front edge and remove them

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Step 7 Removal of the side panel

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Push the right and the left side panel back, then pull the lower edge out and pull the side panel out.
This could be a bit stuck
On the side panel with the watertank, there should be a supply hose attached to a cable that connects the water-level sensore. loosen them
Hint: the side panel doesn't have to be removed completely for each repair.

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Step 8 Remove bean compartment

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Unscrew the 3x Torx T10 screws that secure the bean compartment.
Remove the bean compartment upwards.
When assembling, make sure that the slider for setting the bean type engages properly.

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Step 9 Expose grinder

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Take out the two foam dampers and the black rubber bean feeder.

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Step 10 Remove powder chute

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Unscrew the Torx T10 screw that secures the powder chute.
Lift out the powder chute.

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Step 11 Lift out the grinder

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The grinder is fixed with 3x Torx T10 screws. Unscrew them.
Now the grinder is loose. Press it inward a little so that the previously mentioned adjustment lever is free and lift the grinder upward a little.
If you want to replace it completely, you still need to disconnect the two cables, if you just want to clean it or replace the grinding stones, it is not necessary.