I've got a Baratza encore which has served faithfully for ~5 years. Lately I noticed the setting jumps around a bunch as I'm grinding, or at least the apparent position of the hopper is moving several clicks worth of distance. Gave it a take-apart and cleaning and noticed the rubber gasket is starting to get worn/torn at the "slots". Is that likely to be my issue? Or do I have worse problems? I also noticed that Baratza doesn't have these in stock now :-/
5 Comments
kata1yst@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Check the plastic retaining ring inside that holds the lower burr in place. Mine broke, but they're cheap and easy to replace.
https://www.baratza.com/en-us/product/ring-burr-holder-sp0101174?sku=SP0101174
Or if you have an ESP: https://www.baratza.com/product/ring-burr-holder-for-encore-esp-sp0102053
sqw@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
Upper burr carrier looks good to me.
doc@fedia.io · 1 pts · 1y
It needs to have three little wings on the outside of the ring. These fit into the threads in the screw-like adjustment mechanism.
Mine looked good until I realized two of the three wings had broken clean off and disappeared.
It's a big part of why they say to adjust the grind with the motor running. If you change it to a finer grind while beans are wedged in the burrs you're putting pressure on these fragile wings.
sqw@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y
upper burr carrier wings are looking good to me
sqw@lemmy.sdf.org · 0 pts · 1y
looks like they are carrying a new type of hopper gasket now and its back in stock