A friend who has a Mahlkönig Vario Home grinder next to his Rocket Giotto espresso machine, noticed how the grinder would sometimes make a loud noise while grinding lighter roasts, as if something inside the grinder exploded.
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| Ripped belt |
Eventually it became clear what happened: the belt drive skipped as the machine was struggling to grind the light roasts fine enough for a good extraction flow.
A quotation was asked for repairs but that would cost more than half of what a new grinder would run into so a AUS $ 20 replacement belt was found online and installed by Bobby himself.
I had the same grinder once and when the grind setting slipped I bought new burrs which cost nearly € 100 and when that did not make a difference I just got rid of the grinder as fast as I could, so I have great respect for the handiwork performed here!
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| MK Vario Home before re-assembly |
