Dirty Dirty Mazzer Super Jolly

[pgreilich]

Bought a Mazzer Super Jolly on Ebay. Well it was rode hard and put up wet in a commercial setting best I can tell. My intent is to full restore it and replace burrs. It has sticky stuff on the outside and major coffee residue build up on the inside grind chamber and doser.

I have read posts that say to clean without any liquids or chemicals but how about good old soap and water?

Does anyone know where I can find a schematic for this machine?

I understand that Chris' Coffee has replacement parts for this thing. Are there other vendors one would suggest?

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks.

[TimEggers]

I would be careful not to let any liquids get down inside the grinder body and damage the internal components. Aside from that I would maybe try a dilute solution (dip a scouring pad/brush in the solution then scrub). I wouldn't pour anything into the grinder obviously.

Another approach may be a solution of descaling solution. Either way you'll need to be sure to get everything rinsed (wiped several times with a water only sponge/brush rag) to remove any residue.

My Super Jolly came in a similar fashion; luckily they seem to clean quite easily (at lease mine did). I'd try a stiff nylon brush first (dry) then go from there. I'll bet most of the gunk can be scoured off without the risk of adding liquids to the equation.

I'd soak; scrub then immediately dry the removable parts. I do on a very infrequent basis (to avoid rust problems) and have gotten by just fine making sure I dry everything right away.

It can be a fun and "interesting" project; good thing is that in the end you'll have an amazing grinder that's well worth the elbow grease now!

[djmonkeyhater]

How handy/mechanically inclined are you?? If you are or at least feel adventurous - I usually take the abused ex-commercial grinders that I get completely apart, almost to the last nut and bolt. (They are easy to repaint at this point as well.) Then you can use whatever cleaner you need to. I usually scrape most of it off and then use Simple Green/409 to for the obstinate stains.

The only real challenge I have encountered can be removing the bottom burr or the one mounted on the motor shaft. Sometimes there isn't much to grab onto or everything is round. Be careful. Also, my La San Marco grinder uses a REVERSE thread bolt to hold the lower burrs on. I broke the first one. Someone here can advise about this particular model.

Schematics are not too hard to find and almost unnecessary. Check with some of the major parts suppliers online - EPNW is closest to me. I find that the dosers are the most mechanically complex part of most of them. There are some good doserless kits if you think you'd like that.

[HB]

The only real challenge I have encountered can be removing the bottom burr or the one mounted on the motor shaft.

See Removing Super Jolly lower burr carrier.

[pgreilich]

Thanks everyone. This is a good start. I will try to clean it dry with a nylon brush today.

I'm handy but not sure why I would need to take it completely apart except for painting.

The paint is fairly beat up in places and so I was considering painting it but did not know how I would avoid the factory stickers and plates that might be ruined. Think I may just leave the battle scars as a symbol of the units character and history.

One thing I would like to replace is the piece that supports the cord around the place it enters into the machine to keep you from pulling it out. Not sure where to get that. I will check with chris coffee.

Thanks again.

[tonyausvenlo]

I did a similar thing not so long ago.

First I took the doser apart and cleaned all the individual parts with a toothbrush and a dry scotch pad.
Then I cleaned the casing with a damp cloth and some cleaner.
I found the hardest part to be the cleaning of the burrs and the grooves on the inner side of the grinder because the ring to adjust the coarseness didn't move beyond a certain point because years of ground coffee was stuck in the grooves.
To clean this I used a small brass brush and it worked very well, I can now rotate the ring without using too much force.
For the cleaning of the burrs i used a normal toothbrush because I didn't want to damage the burrs with the brass brush but I don't think it makes much difference because brass is a soft metal.