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Post by chan000 on May 7, 2015 20:28:24 GMT -5
Help- bad noises!
Hey so there might be another part of the forum that this question is better suited to, but since most of you here have or have used a Premier Grinder I thought I would shoot it out and see… I'm kind of desperate.
My grinder has just started making a clunking noise (very quick) as if it has something to do with the gears (or something from turning)…. its like a da da da da noise really fast… sorry best i can do to describe it. Worried i should turn it off, but I am only a few hours away from ending the batch.
Anyone else heard this?
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Post by chan000 on May 9, 2015 4:01:19 GMT -5
Yeah I thought it was the gears. The teeth have literally been eaten away. Has this happened to anyone else? You can see metal worn away on some teeth but not all. I guess i'll have to replace it. So this machine needs a bit more TLC and not so much 'she'll be right'…?
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Post by lyndon on May 9, 2015 5:36:46 GMT -5
Oh wow, I've never seen that before. I have no idea how the plastic cog would have worn away the steel one.
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Post by chan000 on May 9, 2015 5:51:51 GMT -5
Yeah that is exactly what I thought! I looked at the plastic gear and it has had a little wear, but its mostly good. It fits in nicely with the gears that haven't worn away, but the clunking must be because they are jumping or skipping.
What I just remembered, after I had given up for the day, was that in my previous batch I had found a stone, or piece of metal. So I am thinking perhaps there was something the grinder really could not handle and it just smashed/crushed the teeth?
I am quite sad as I have only made about 10 batches of chocolate in it, give or take. I am also needing to scale up so that I can make around 10-12kg of choc per week. I figured if I had two of the same machine it would be good to save on parts etc and it would be for a small investment…. hmm but now I have to see what it will cost to replace the gear.
Anyone else had issues similar? I love the Premier generally. Its a great little work horse.
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