#Caribou fireside free#

Then simply slide the outside housing up and off the grinder.įigure 5: With the housing off the PCB and brushed metal housing will lift slightly and fall forward.

#Caribou fireside free#

You can identify the location of the tabs by the manufacturing marks on the edge of the housing.įigure 4: Continue to work your way around the grinder (here I am on tab #2) until the outside housing is free of the tabs. While doing this pry using a thin flat head screwdriver at the space between the inside and outside housing. Apply firm pressure to the inside of the grinder where the ground hopper usually sits (note where my left thumb is). Watch out for the spring and plastic nub which are used to simulate the clicking selector motion and possibly help keep the grind setting from changing during grinding.įigure 3: Remove the outer plastic housing of the grinder by sliding it over the entire grinder, it is secured by four stealth plastic tabs. While pressing these tabs down pull firmly up on the selector knob and continue around the tabs until the entire selector knob slides out.įigure 2: Here is the selector knob after being removed, notice one of the tabs on the lower edge. Three of these tabs can be found evenly spaced around the selector, one about 45 degrees to the right and left of the selector point and another 180 degrees around from the point. Using a very thin screwdriver push the silver tabs in toward the center of the selector. This selector is probably the most difficult piece to remove and is easy to break. If you have somehow not unplugged the grinder now would be an excellent time to do so. If you want it fixed send it in to Krups for warranty work or get a new one.įigure 1: Grinder that does not work because the safety switch for the top cover is no longer triggered by the plastic lid.Īfter removing the top lid, ground hopper, and keystone (turn right just like the arrow says) you can turn the grinder on its side with the grind selector facing you. If you decide to follow along through the pictures and do this with your own grinder be aware that we are in no way responsible for you electrocuting yourself, breaking your grinder, starting a fire or anything else that might happen as a result of you reading or following this. I figured this was a simple safety switch, I can hear the mechanical switch click when the ground hopper is inserted. Tonight Joe and I decided that the need for coffee and the inability to find an affordable NSF certified replacement coffee grinder was reason enough to fix this thing. While drinking I checked the warranty and found out that this grinder carries a one year warranty from Krups, but then it has to be sent to a Krups repair center. Due to time constraints I was forced to drink the pre-ground Caribou Guatemala that was sitting in our cupboard. It looked like the safety sensor on the whole bean hopper was a little farther down than it should have been and after playing with it a little it fell into the grinder housing. I spent a few minutes checking that all of the hoppers were tight and the safety switches were engaged. Over the weekend the several month old Krups burr grinder stopped working.