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Clean the grinding system: Eureka Mignon Specialita
Before you start
- Tools
- screwdriver, brush, dry cloth, vacuum cleaner or compressed air (optional)
- Supplies
- None listed
Warnings
- Always disconnect the power before any cleaning. Source: Eureka Mignon user handbook (models MEB/MEE/MEA/MEM/MPE/MPA/MPM/MPT; linked from the Mignon Specialità product page)
- Eureka's manual assigns cleaning and maintenance to personnel it has authorised; have a dealer do it if you are unsure. Source: Eureka Mignon user handbook (models MEB/MEE/MEA/MEM/MPE/MPA/MPM/MPT; linked from the Mignon Specialità product page)
- Use only food-approved products for any cleaning or sanitising. Source: Eureka Mignon user handbook (models MEB/MEE/MEA/MEM/MPE/MPA/MPM/MPT; linked from the Mignon Specialità product page)
- Use original spare parts only; no makeshift repairs. Source: Eureka Mignon user handbook (models MEB/MEE/MEA/MEM/MPE/MPA/MPM/MPT; linked from the Mignon Specialità product page)
Steps
- If beans are still in the hopper, close its tab first so none fall into the grinder. Optional
From the manual: “push the tab (3) on the bottom of the Coffee Bean Container (2) to close it”
- Unplug the grinder, pulling on the plug rather than the cord.
From the manual: “Unplug the Grinder from the wall outlet before doing any cleaning and maintenance.”
- Undo the locking screw at the back and lift the bean hopper off.
From the manual: “positioning it so that the hole lines up with the screw on the back part of the appliance.”
- Undo the screw on the lid and take the lid off.
From the manual: “unscrew the Screw being on the Lid”
- Undo the screws holding the upper burr holder and open it.
From the manual: “the Screws fixing the Upper Burr Holder.”
- Clean the burrs and the other internal parts with a brush or a dry cloth.
From the manual: “Then, clean the Blades and the other internal parts with a brush or a dry cloth.”
- Where needed, finish with a vacuum cleaner or a blast of compressed air. Optional
From the manual: “If necessary, use a vacuum cleaner or an air compressed jet.”
- Refit the upper burr holder and the lid, then put the hopper back.
From the manual: “Reinstall the Upper Burr Holder and Lid, before installing the Hopper.”
- Tighten the hopper locking screw.
From the manual: “Tighten the lock screw (20) (Fig. 3).”
Sources
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