How do I know if the grinder is gone? - Saeco Odea Giro Espresso Maker - Black/Silver

Has the motor gone?

chances are your motor is burned out or the bearing has gone, it would be less hassle to replace the grinder than repair it. in any case blade coffee grinders are not the best thing to use, they create an inconsistent grind leading to a bad extraction, if youre grinding for anything upto a filter machine then a basic burr grinder will do, if its espresso then youll need a ceramic hand grinder like the porlex mini or be prepared to spend serious money on an electric burr grinder (mine, a mazzer super jolly was over £300)

that is a service tool light and more than likely the brushes are worn and need to be replaced, make a wiring diagram before removing anything, you can get parts from ereplacementparts.com, you would need your brand and model number. Let me know if you need more assistance

The neutral line should never be switched--only the hot wire (black). If there are only two wires that went to the switch, you should be able to tie them together and the motor will run when plugged in. The switch should be a common SPST type either toggle or rocker to fit. Hope this helps!

Hi,
Before I would assume it is the motor, I would double check the switch that will not let it run if the cup is not pushed in all the way...
make sure there are no bits of coffe in the way keeping the cup out just a bit. it needs to be seated perfectly for the grinder to run...
If all that checks out then probably either the motor or the switch has gone bad....
If that is the case you might better throw out this one and nuy a new one... there are selling for 20-30 bucks new...not worth spending much time on to fix...

heatman101

Yes, the rock dust is what's destroying your brushes and armatures. It gets sucked into the rear vent slots and gets to those parts and eats them away quickly. I don't know of any vacuum systems make by Makita but there are some companies that make them for their systems. Blastrac is one that comes to mind but they can be real expensive systems. I don't know of any grinders with sealed brush/armature systems, they have too much heat to disipate. To make your Makita grinders last longer make sure you are cutting with the side of the blade that directs the dust away from the case and try to have a strong airflow blowing the dust away from the grinder to minimize the dust taken in at the back of the grinder.

Hi
If you have gotten to the ballbearings you have gone to far. The motor includes the gear reduction portion, which is what you are working on. If you just bought the motor, you are out of luck on replacing it. It is better to buy the whole grinder than just replacing the motor. You get new burrs with the new grinder. They are already correctly adjusted.

I own a Saeco Incanto Deluxe. It employs the ceramic grinder that has worked flawlessly for 3-4 years. One day it stopped and "Grinder Blocked" appeared. I removed the entire grinder unit, cleaned it thoroughly and calibrated the grinder. This did not fix the problem. After many similar attempts, I found the entire grinder assembly (motor, grinder etc.) online for $149.00. Install of the new assembly took me five minutes and it works perfectly. Please note that the ceramic grinding blades (there are two round ones that must be aligned corrrectly) cost $40 a piece (same site where I found the entire assembly for $149). My suggestion--save yourself the agony and replace the assembly if cleaning and calibration fails.

When you said cleaned it out did you remove the grinder burr gears,vacum out the coffee shute and the coffee dump solenoid?
I do this then put it back together,set the grind on 7 and normally all is good.

I think this might be because no beans have gone down into the mill. There is a definite difference in sound when it is actually grinding beans. Try emptying the beans out, set it to the coarsest setting, put the beans back in, shake the thing a bit then turn it on.