Grinding Discs

ditting® grinding discs have a long life expectancy with regular wear. The following chart is based on normal grinding on a medium setting. Life expectancy will shorten with the finer grinds simply because the discs will be working harder and wearing out at a faster rate than with coarser grinds.

  Change discs after approximately:
804 Models 15,000 lbs
903 Models 20,000 lbs
1201/1203 Models 25,000 lbs
1401/1403 Models 35,000 lbs
1800 Model 100,000 lbs

This is only an approximation of when discs should be changed. You will become more familiar with use if the discs are wearing down and should be changed or resharpened. 

Some signs of wear are: 

the grind is coming out large no matter what setting you are using;

the coffee is coming out hot;

the coffee continues to clog up inside the machine;

if you cannot get the correct fineness on the specified setting; or

if the grinder seems to be grinding slower than normal. 

We have service steps here to assist you in installing new discs into your grinder.

Discs can usually be resharpened up to a maximum of three times if they have been properly cared for. We recommend you have two sets of discs to use: one in the grinder and one on hand as a spare set.

If discs are not installed properly and worn down  unevenly, they may not be resharpenable. 

Sometimes discs are left in the grinder too long and are past the point of resharpening. 

If a foreign object has fallen into the grinding chamber and caused damage to the discs, the discs cannot be resharpened. 

We also will not accept discs that have been resharpened or altered by someone other than ditting®.

To order resharpened discs, we must first receive your dull discs to measure and confirm that we are able to resharpen them. We are not able to send you resharpened discs prior to seeing and measuring your dull discs. 

Please mail your dull discs to our U.S. warehouse at:

1000 Air Way, Glendale, CA 91201  USA 

and be sure to include inside the box the following information: 

company name, shipping address, phone number, and contact name

We will contact you as soon as your discs arrive and confirm when we can ship out new or resharpened discs.