Why is the grind from my Breville BCG450XL in the finest position coming out like a drip grind with a fair amount of dust mixed in? I have an old Solis with exactly the same conical burrs which is grinding too fine and continues to jamb up. The plastic paddles after 10+ years of use have finally worn down so far that they apparently won't eject the coffee. The reason I bought the Breville is because the burrs are the same. When I go as fine as it can go, Turkish, the grounds are way too large and irregular. I just ordered an Iberital Challenge but would like to get the Breville in proper adjustment or get the Solis repaired. Thanks for your help. Ron

If you want to use equipment like this, or where 160 volt is printed on, you should use a transformer. 240 to 160 V AC.
Modern small electronic equipment most of the time has 100- 240 V AC on them and can be used all over the world on mains within the range.
Older equipment, or things with motors I should not use.

you are on the fine grind setting and the coffee dust is flying out? right!. change the setting to something a little more course, and empty the dust from the last grind.

Did you clean the grinder before using it? Did you run a 1/2 kilo or so of junk beans through to clean out any oil/grease that was in the system from manufacture? How old are the coffee beans? If you grind at a 4 and run it through the drip machine, does the coffee still taste off?

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make sure upper and lower ring slots are lined up

Yes, 1 is finest and 9 is coarsest.
From the manual: 8 - 9 Percolators 4.5 - 6 Espresso Machines - Steam System 3.5 - 5 Drip filter coffee makers 2.5 - 4 Espresso machines - pump system 1.5 - 2.5 Espresso machines - semi automatic pump system

I sometimes forget there's an on/off switch on the back of the thing, since I mainly use the button on the side.

Hi,

Personnaly, when I use the big filter, the grinds are dry after the extraction, but for the small filter, it's all soggy. If you look at the documentation, ( http://kitchen.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/breville/breville_coffeemaker_product_list.html) they say wet coffee grind after extraction is normal.
But did you change the coffee brand ? Or the grinding level ? How do you grind your coffee ? I had big troubbles once with a commercial grinder at my grocery store, it's when I decided to buy my own Breville grinder.

Good luck,

JF

The current Kitchenaid A9 burr grinder glass jar is interchangable with the original Hobart/Kitchenaid A9 glass jar; therefor, the gasket should also interchange - contact Kitchenaid customer service to order a gasket.

Setting the grind is accomplished by grasping the body of the ginder in one hand and the grind-selector ring (collar that the jar screws into) in the other. Hold the base tight and turn the selector ring clockwise for a finer grind, counterclockwise for coarser. Be careful not to completely unscrew the selector ring; if you are not sure how much adjustment is left, screw it all the way clockwise until it stops (finest grind); then, back it off, up to one full turn to make the grind coarser.

The selector ring has the words coarse, medium and fine cast into it; these are rough postition markers. There is a triangle cast into the body of the grinder, just above the brand name, that can be used to diral in a preferred level of grind. I use a medium-coarse grind for drip coffee makers; to do likewise, position the selector ring so that the triangle is pointing midway between the words coarse and medium.

Obviously the problem is with your grind, not the Breville. SImply adjust your grind to finer.
Good luck!