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My coffee is weak. i have played with the grinder, placing it at different no. on the outside plus i have played with adjustment on the interior.

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I have a Saeco IDR 008 TG and I typically only make about 2 cups of coffee every morning before work and my coffee comes out way too strong and the ground beans completely fills the basket. i only have the machine cup setting set to 2 cups yet when it automatically engages in the morning - it defaults to 10 cups. I think it is possessed....

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Check the grinds. If they are coarse you have a separated grinder. It usually means it needs to be replaced I have seen them on ebay, but if you can't find them, I have some. If they are not coarse, you have to make 3 coffees before the grind will take affect. After you change the grind you have to make 3 drinks before you will see a change. If you don't have a puck in your dredge drawer, you don't have enough coffee going into the brew unit. Push the lever behind the door in the center top back to the +, then forward 1 click, and try that. There should be a full puck going into the dredge drawer that has the consistency of coarse sugar. If it very coarse its the grinder.

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