DF54 coffee grinder has a small exit chute. It's easy to get clogged. There are a few tips that you can avoid clogging.
Do a Full Clean including Exit Chute
If DF54 is clogged the motor stops to prevent from getting damaged. You will need to open up the grinder and do a full clean up. Please follow this video.
Check Declumper's Condition
When you are doing the cleanup please also check the declumpers. Usually the flap of the declumper got bent. You will need to bend it back so that it's flat. Here is an example of the bent declumper.
Earlier DF54 shipped with 2 pieces plastic declumpers. The one with flap is what you need to check. Make sure the flap is not bent and in the flat position. Please see below photo for the example of bent declumper.
Here is the flat declumper that should look like. You can just simply bend it back to the flat position.
V1.3 DF54
The new version v1.3 DF54 ships one piece metal declumper. Please follow the following video to resolve the clogging issue.
Prevention
Another tip is to use the included cleaning brush to clean the exit chute once a week. This is to ensure the grinds not going to build up in the exit chute and also keep the performance of the plasmas generator.
More tricks
If you are still experiencing the clogging issue you can try the followings.
- Use hot start. Start the grinder first and then pour in the beans.
- Use RDT (water spray beans)