After 10 years, Phillips coffee machine, bean grinder

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  1. bwilson4web

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    My 10 year old Phillips coffee machine, set for a double espresso, stopped grinding beans. It would "whirl" but only emit hot water into the cup, So I had to fix it.

    There are four T10, sheet metal type screws holding the top on. After clearing the debris inside the screw head, the T10 bit could turn the screw. Three shorties and a long one, ~2 cm, held the grinder feed cover.

    Inside the grinder export tube was blocked by coffee powder which backed up and prevented beans entering the grinder volume. There is a loosely held suspension spring under the grinder assembly but otherwise nothing extraordinary to deal with. Clear the jammed coffee powder, reassemble (careful returning the T10 screws into the plastic assembly,) and test.

    This short video shows how the ground coffee powder falls into the brew head:


    It had completely filled with coffee powder which explains why it became just a hot water dispenser.

    Happy caffeine every day!

    Bob Wilson
     
    #1 bwilson4web, Nov 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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    Nobody cares about your clogged coffee machine... Please be a little more conservative about what you think you need to share. Oversharing can lead to being easily ignored. It happens to me all the time!
     
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    i find home repairs fascinating. i used to try it in my youth. sometimes you win, sometimes you're the bug
     
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    Yep... Taking stuff in the house apart after school and hoping I could get it put back together before mom got home from work was essential to my childhood as a latch key kid starting at around 2nd grade.
     
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    Use it and we’ll all be happier.

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    Maybe break the process into different components. Our process:

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    Saw this a tonne as a mechanic :whistle:

    Engines running the same oil tens of thousands of miles, & dying. Batteries never topped off w/ new water (or proper level when they are). Tires on the cords. Air filter housing = pink-insulation-plus-droppings mouse house.

    Some things just get away from you, and drop off your radar. All machines have a line in the sand they'll stop working, if you ignore the signs -- and tbh the best-engineered machines will maintain standard as high as possible, until that showstopper line (in the military it's called graceful degradation -- the ability take combat damage, and still complete the mission :p).
     
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    I've always been a DIY fixit guy. Fits in nicely with my maker ethic. Strong supporter of Right to Repair. I do know when to refer maintenance to a higher authority. When something needs fixing I always work out the cost-benefit analysis first. Upgrades these days usually are not. The face of durable goods has changed markedly over the years. Our present throw-away culture isn't sustainable. I'll keep doing my part.
     
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