Krups Siziliana Grinder

Hello dear forum community,

I bought me a used Krups Siziliana half a year ago and was also very satisfied so far. Then at some point the coffee tasted totally watery, the coffee grounds were soaking wet. Google and a forum post quickly gave me the idea that it could be a worn grinder.
So I ordered a spare part (V4) on the Internet. Today I extended the old grinder. I can't tell if it's really worn out, though. I took some pictures of it here in the dropbox:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5el9fds88yr896r/...0R52EyDrRa?dl=0

Exchanged it will be like this, tomorrow the spare part will come. But if you tell me now that it's not the grinder's fault, the troubleshooting will continue. I also spooned powdered coffee into the chamber once, the coffee was then nicely strong. Brewing chamber seems to work, the coffee is also nice and hot.

So please have a look at the pictures above and tell me if the grinding ring and cone are worn out.

Achja: now I have the part open, what would be worth cleaning? Should I simply disassemble and clean each part according to the instructions?

Greetings Dennis

And here the link again:

[URL=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5el9fds88yr896r/AACxr3mUexxvvQ10R52EyDrRa?dl=0]

Hello Dennis,

Even if the grinding stones look good, they can still be worn out.
Therefore a remote diagnosis based on the pictures is hardly possible.
In general, I would revise the brewing unit of a used machine, clean the coffee spout, check hoses and components, if necessary clean and replace seals.

--------------------
Gruß Rudi

QUOTE (Gast_Dennis @ Tuesday, 28. October 2014, 18:19)

Hello dear forum community, I bought a used Krups Siciliana half a year ago and have been very satisfied so far. Then one day the coffee tasted totally watered down, the coffee beans were soggy. Google and a forum post quickly gave me the idea that it might be a worn out grinder. So I ordered a replacement (V4) online. Today I removed the old grinder. But I can't judge if it's really worn out. I took some pictures here in the mailbox:[URL=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5el9fds88yr896r/AACxr3mUexxvvQ10R52EyDrRa?dl=0] https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5el9fds88yr896r/...0R52EyDrRa?dl=0Ausgetauscht</br> [/URL] will be so and so, tomorrow the</br> replacement will be delivered . But if you tell me now that it's not the grinder, the problem will continue. I also put some coffee powder in the chamber, the coffee was nice and strong. </br>The brewing chamber seems to work, the coffee</br> is also nice and hot . So please look at the pictures above and tell me if the grinding ring and cone</br> are worn out. Oh yeah: now I have the open part, what would be worth cleaning? </br>Should I disassemble and clean each part according to the instructions</br>? Greetings Dennis</br>.

Hi, were you able to solve the problem?

I am just finishing repairing an Orchestro and have the same problem. I have determined that if I select a fine grind, the amount of coffee it delivers is only 11 grams, if I select a coarser grind it delivers 18 grams, which improves the flavor a bit, but it is far from what one would call a good espresso and the coffee comes out very fast, leaving everything with a very poor extraction.

What can I check? The grinder is able to grind fine, but it doesn't come out with enough velocity to fill the group's reservoir.

I already cleaned the group, disassembled it completely and reassembled it, without changing the gaskets (or rings) as I have not been able to get them in Mexico.