Philips EP 3246 Coffee grinder repair
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- čas přidán 14. 12. 2022
- My Philips brewer suddenly stopped working. (three flashing red lights)
Having excluded all other causes, I concluded the grinder motor was defective.
Purchased a new one and made a small video of the replacement
Funny enough the motor + grinder was 2 euros cheaper than just the motor at € 58
I've been wanting to make a video for youtube for a whole while now. Up til now, I've been using YT mainly for watching, and the occasional video share.
This is my first video ment for the public so I'm hoping it at least gets some views (any's fine)
Also my very first Davinci Resolve project
Have fun watching !
Thank you for making this! My unit was getting so obnoxiously loud. I added a screw at the location you found and now it runs so much more quietly. Cheers!
Thank you! I'll try replacing mine now. ...and I like your sense of humor
Thank you so much. My grinder stopped working and Phillips was no help with my extended warranty only covering the Brew Group. I took it apart and clean 2.5 years worth of coffee stuck throughout the grinder. I wish there was a way to better access and maintain this part of the machine like regular espresso machines.
WARNING! DO NOT ADD THIS SCREW! In dact i made the same mistake and added this screw afrer doing repairs and thinking it was missing. I thought i broke the grinder as coffee became more watery and consistently you would hear the grinder spin freely withought the beans falling through. Saw this video and realised the screw shouldnt be there as what are the odds we all have it missing. Turns out the free vibration of the grinder motor is that drives the beans to shake and fall freely into the grinder, so dont tie it down.
hey mate , do when you removed this screw after your coffee came back to normal ? because I disassemble my grinder to clean it. and now the coffee isn't press properly (not enough coffee is grinded ...) have any idea?
@@toxik38680 yes I removed the screw and all went back to normal
I added the screw and I think it transferred vibrations to the grounds shoot. The connection to the grinder broke on both sides. 😢 I agree, don't add the screw.
That was cool. Especially the design and 3d printing of washers. Took 8 seconds! :) we should all have that in our garage. Lol
Thanks for this just replaced mine.. Did same thing as you and forgot to mark grind setting though and now Ill. Be dialing it for the next 50 shots 😂
Thank you very much , you saved my life 😊
I found this machine on the rubbish took it did this and now it's working lol!!
Dear Matthias, about that missing screw. I haven't met a single machine that has it. But that printed seal is clever!
Indeed I'd be surprised if there actually was a screw in there originally. There were no thread marks inside the hole. But somehow it felt like the right thing to do :)
@@deblaiser I saw three of these, none of them had screws. No screws are used to avoid vibration to the body. The unit is held in place by the spring and two existing rubber seals. Can you give the link to where you bought the grinder, please?
I used on of the screws from the top it looks good, later ill find the missing in the bottom it only cover
Thanks for the video. I plan to use O-rings instead of washers. Has anything changed in the operation of the coffee machine? Did you look inside after the repair. All is well ?
How did you diagnose it? Any symptoms, flashing lights?
Hi when did you buy the motor replacement?
this watching is better then my shrink
Hello what screwdriver did u used??
Great guide! Can you please put the plans for the spacer in the description?
Sorry for the late reply, apparently I've got notifications off. I added the design to printables www.printables.com/model/595172-philips-ep-3246-coffee-grinder-retaining-washer
@@deblaiserany specific reason for tpu?
Did you figure out how to align the dial? I didn't mark mine either!
Well no actually. I just left the new grinder on default position, since that has always been the perfect position for me.
I'm curious about the sound after!
Can't really notice any difference (the motor stopped and the machine spewed an error before I could really hear how it sounded when it was broken)
My $7 grinder chute broke and I got a new one...problem is I can't figure out how to attach it to the grinder. I believe it is supposed to be one piece with the grinder so the grinded beans stay in to the cute and do not make a mess in and around the grinder. Anybody can help please?
It is tricky to mount it but it's possible. It's a push/slide combination and I wrestled with it for quite some time. Unfortunately I do not have this on video and cannot really recall how exactly it mounted.
@@deblaiser Thanks..I figured it out. You have to remove the black grinder wheel.(which isn't that easy) ..then the plastic chute will slide on from top to bottom. The coffee tastes much better after the grinder and chute are completely clean, although it takes at least 3 shots before it's dark enough. I might do the grinder cleaning every other month now that I know exactly how it's done.
That is totally wrong, the grinder must be free to make vibrations on the top while moving the coffee beans in grinding!!!!!pullshit
This is not repair but replacement
I call the machine "the coffee grinder" and therefore when replacing a part (the grinder+motor), I am actually repairing it. But I could see how it is easily interpreted differently. Maybe I should have said coffee machine repair
Good afternoon Thank you for this video! Could you tell me the size of these silicone washers / gaskets / please ?! Once again, thank you very much for the review and I hope for help and an answer !!!
Sorry for the late response, I had notifications off and had no idea about these comments.
I uploaded the file to printables www.printables.com/model/595172-philips-ep-3246-coffee-grinder-retaining-washer
Inner diameter is 3,5mm
Outer is 6mm
Thickness is 1,7mm