Do you disconnect/remove from the bottom of the pepper grinder either the 3 Phillips head screws & metal strap or any of the white plastic rings?
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The little ball on the top unscrews and you take off the top(not bottom) to add peppercorns.
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Hi Thomas, the answer is NO. You DO NOT disconnect/remove anything from the bottom, leave the bottom completely alone. The peppercorns are loaded from the top. The finial on top unscrews and top piece (rounded part) of the grinder comes off and you load the peppercorns into the cylinder then put it back on and screw the finial back in. The tighter you screw it on the finer the grind and when more loose the more coarse the grind. Its very easy and a good grinder btw. Hope this helps. Jim
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There should be a small screw cap that would be inside the pepper mill to keep the handle in place. In fact, the tighter the cap, the finer the grind of pepper, and the looser the cap, the coarser the grind. So, after fitting the handle on the top of the mill, screw on the cap. I've had mine since 2004, and I've never had a jingle or other sound other than the grinding of the pepper.
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Turn off automatic dispensing by flipping the switch on the bottom of the outer shell. Remove the outer shell by holding the bottom while you lift the top. Turn the grinder over so the battery compartment is on top, then separate the battery compartment from the storage compartment by gently pulling them apart.
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You might tighten the grind level on the bottom to a finer grind, also I have turned the handle in other direction to loosen an peppercorns, I would not think the peppercorn you use should be a problem if your using peppercorn for grinders not aware of any type not made for a grinder,
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Major issue with this grinder is the PLASTIC spice container. As you may know already, plastics absorb smell and color plus plastic surface does not lend itself to efficient grinding. Wet grindingmakes the container look so terrible, you may want to get rid off it after the second USE.
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If you are talking about the adapter ring, they can be difficult. They come off counterclockwise. You can try a plastic jar opener grip and try to grip evenly around the perimeter, otherwise you will just pinch it and make it more difficult to remove. Good Luck
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With mine, there's a lot of spillage from the salt, compared to the pepper. On the other hand, a few days ago the grinder ring popped off and dumped a bunch of pepper "dust" everywhere. Fortunately, it popped right back on and doesn't seem to be any worse for it. Honestly though, if I knew back then what I know today about this item, I'd have probably passed by it in favor of a better model. This is a case of "you get what you pay for." I think I'm going back to having separate - wooden - mills.
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It's self explanatory if you ever used a grinder. Of not you want to use the two pronged wrench that comes in the box. It will match up to the ring. On the top side you will push the black 'hold' bottom at the same time and turn the wrench to loosen. Opposite to reinstall whatever cup you are changing to. Exactly the same for a metal grinder. Hope that helps
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I don't think you can. I had the same problem happen to me and ultimately solved it by throwing the grinder into the trash. If you're feeling electrically-inclined, you could take the whole thing apart and glue in a switch from Mouser or something, but the design of the grinder is such that you'd need to fashion some kind of guard to keep stuff from getting inside the case... not worth it. Even working, it's a pretty crappy grinder.
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turn the peppermill up side down and turn the knob a few times to clear the grinder
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I don't recall there being a way to adjust these. These work well, however, they don't hold much. I later purchased these Kuhn Rikon 9-Inch Ratchet Salt Pepper Grinder, White and like them much better. These CAN be adjusted.
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Bottom of the grinder there is a knurled nut. Clockwise to adjust finer, counterclockwise to adjust coarser. Love mine!
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Julie: Just pull the top silver piece straight off and fill. Be careful as today I filled my pepper grinder and I pulled the top rather firmly and some peppercorns flew when the top came off. My fault as I was in a bit of a hurry. Hope you enjoy the grinder. Do you have both the salt and pepper ones? I have both. Had to order from two different vendors, but love them both. They are well worth the money spent. Enjoy!
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Yes the grinder detaches, but the lid is connected to the grinder. So you would need to cover it with something else like aluminum foil or something.
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The interior, though I didn't take it apart other than to remove the top to fill it, seems to be all metal. The opening at the top is where you put the peppercorns in. You unscrew the rounded nut on the very top, remove the handle then the plastic dome cover and pour in the peppercorns. It is heavy and well made. The plastic dome is simply to cover and keep peppercorns inside. It has nothing to do with the grinding. The grinder at the bottom is thick metal. The best grinder I have owned in 30 years.
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I had trouble too opening mine at first. You open them by unscrewing/twisting off the caps at the opposite end from the grinding device. It took a little patience because they're tightly inserted and fit down over the metal post inside that's part of the grinder assembly. I seem to remember that I took a very thin knife blade to do some gently prying between the glass and the cap to get it started. It's a very nice little set, very handy and small for taking your salt/pepper with you for things like picnics, travelling, etc.
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If you are talking about taking the top off in order to load pepper, the whole steel piece twists off - but you do have to twist hard. I had trouble with that the first time I tried to get it apart.