How long should it take gaggia mdf to grind?

Hi - i just bought a MDF and tried it this morning - i filled it with beans, switched on at position 2 - nothing happened except the motor came on. no grounds came out. i then switched motor off and on again and moved the setting to 5 with the motor running. left it about 15 seconds and there was nothing at all in my dosing collection tub. Any help much appreciated.

caza1471 Dec 04, 2007

Hi there - thanks for this - I tipped out all of the beans and gave the unit a bit of a shake - refilled with beans, switched on and got a completely different noise from the motor - and grinding was perfect. Thanks for all of your help!

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I'm not familiar with this exact model but the problem may be either packing in the unit...since it never worked...or that the beans have jammed the unit in such a way that none are feeding to the burr. Usually, there is a way to remove the top half of the burr after removing the beans. Brush out the area and reinstall. The instructions that came with the unit should be of value. By the way, on some of these units, if the cup isn't correctly placed, it may prevent the burr from receiving flow. Enjoy!

Posted on Dec 03, 2007

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