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title: "JennAir ADD GROUND COFFEE: the pre-ground option is on but the funnel is empty"
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# JennAir ADD GROUND COFFEE: the pre-ground option is on but the funnel is empty

Pressing Strength on the JennAir cycles through five bean strengths and then a ground setting that skips the grinder.

## What ADD GROUND COFFEE actually means.

Pressing Strength on the JennAir cycles through five bean strengths and then a ground setting that skips the grinder. With ground chosen, the machine waits for one scoop in the funnel on top of the unit. If the funnel is empty, it stops and asks for coffee rather than brewing plain water.

JennAir coffee machine display

What to do when ADD GROUND COFFEE shows on the coffee machine

### Kind of code Grinder and beans

The grinder ran and too little came through, or it did not run at all: the hopper is empty, an oily or flavored bean is bridging over the burrs, a small stone or a clump has jammed them, or the burrs themselves are worn so the grind has turned coarse. Topping up with dry, plain beans and letting the machine try again clears most of it; a grinder that clicks, hums or stays silent with a full hopper needs its burrs and motor checked.

### Usually leads to Coffee machine grinder repair

Clearing and renewing the burr grinder: jammed beans, a stone between the burrs, worn burrs, and the motor and gearbox that turn them.

### Shows up as What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means

A coffee machine error code may show as a short string of letters and numbers, a flashing symbol for water, grounds or the brew unit, a short sentence on a text display, or a machine that stops with one light blinking.

### Make JennAir

A JennAir built-in coffee maker that has gone quiet or started dripping is checked in the kitchen, beginning with the tray sensor and the tank contacts.

### Source JennAir help: ADD GROUND COFFEE

JennAir 24-inch built-in coffee systems: JJB6424HL (Rise), JJB6424HM (Noir) and the earlier Euro-Style JBC7624BS.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from JennAir's own guidance for ADD GROUND COFFEE on its coffee machines. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Slide the coffee system forward on its rails by the handles, the same way you reach the beans.

02

Add one level scoop of pre-ground coffee to the funnel, using only the scoop that came with the machine.

03

Push the unit back and start the drink again.

04

If you meant to use beans, press Strength until a bean strength shows instead of ground.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [coffee machine grinder repair](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/services/coffee-machine-grinder-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

ADD GROUND COFFEE does not mean the bean container is empty; that is FILL BEANS CONTAINER!. It is also not a grinder problem, since the ground setting bypasses the grinder altogether.

## What you may notice with it.

The coffee machine problems ADD GROUND COFFEE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the coffee machine before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**No Coffee Coming Out of the Coffee Machine**](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-no-coffee-coming-out/)
- [**Coffee Machine Making Weak or Watery Coffee**](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/problems/coffee-machine-weak-or-watery-coffee/)

Problem

### What a Coffee Machine Error Code or Warning Symbol Means

7 causes, cheapest first

Where ADD GROUND COFFEE usually leads

## Coffee machine grinder repair.

**Burrs, grinder motor, gearbox or dosing sensor · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/services/coffee-machine-grinder-repair/)

## JennAir coffee machines.

A JennAir built-in coffee maker that has gone quiet or started dripping is checked in the kitchen, beginning with the tray sensor and the tank contacts.

[JennAir coffee machine repair](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/brands/jennair/)

More JennAir codes

[CLOSE DOOR!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-close-door/) [DESCALE!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-descale/) [EMPTY GROUNDS CONTAINER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-empty-grounds-container/) [FILL BEANS CONTAINER!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-fill-beans-container/) [FILL TANK!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-fill-tank/) [GENERAL ALARM](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-general-alarm/) [GROUND TOO FINE ADJUST MILL](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-ground-too-fine-adjust-mill/) [INSERT BREWING UNIT](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-insert-brewing-unit/) [INSERT GROUNDS CONTAINER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-insert-grounds-container/) [INSERT MILK CONTAINER!](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-insert-milk-container/) [PRESS CLEAN BUTTON](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-press-clean-button/) [SELF DIAGNOSIS](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jennair-self-diagnosis/)

Grinder and beans on other makes

[Bertazzoni Fill bean container](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-fill-bean-container/) [Fisher & Paykel FILL BEANS CONTAINER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-fill-beans-container/) [Fulgor Milano GROUND TOO FINE ADJUST MILL](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-ground-too-fine-adjust-mill/) [Gaggenau Fill coffee beans](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-fill-coffee-beans/) [Jura Fill bean container](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/jura-fill-bean-container/) [Miele Fill the bean container](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/miele-fill-the-bean-container/) [Smeg GROUND TOO FINE. ADJUST GRIND LEVEL 1 CLICK WHILE IN OPERATION](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/smeg-ground-too-fine/) [Thermador FILL BEAN CONTAINER](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/thermador-fill-bean-container/)

[All 17 codes of this kind](https://coffeemachinerepair.center/error-codes/#family-grinder)

JennAir builds this

### Built-in coffee system

The coffee machine set flush into a tall kitchen cabinet, filled from a water tank behind its front, grinding beans and brewing each cup on its own before sliding out on rails for service.

## In JennAir's own words

> The “ground coffee” function has been selected without placing any ground coffee in the funnel.

[JennAir help: ADD GROUND COFFEE](https://producthelp.jennair.com/Cooking/Built-In_Coffee_Makers/Messages_or_Error_Codes/ADD_GROUND_COFFEE_-_Built-In_Coffee_Maker) [JennAir help: coffee strength](https://producthelp.jennair.com/Cooking/Built-In_Coffee_Makers/Coffee_or_Milk_Quality/Coffee_Concerns/Coffee_strength_-_Built-In_Coffee_Maker)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. JennAir 24-inch built-in coffee systems: JJB6424HL (Rise), JJB6424HM (Noir) and the earlier Euro-Style JBC7624BS.

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## Questions about ADD GROUND COFFEE.

### Can I clear ADD GROUND COFFEE myself?

Slide the coffee system forward on its rails by the handles, the same way you reach the beans. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### How do I switch my JennAir coffee system back to beans after ADD GROUND COFFEE?

Press Strength until the display shows one of the bean strengths, from extra-mild to extra-strong, instead of ground.

### Can I add two scoops of ground coffee to a JennAir for a stronger cup?

No. JennAir limits the funnel to one scoop; extra coffee can clog the brewing unit.

### Why does water come out instead of coffee on my JennAir when using ground coffee?

JennAir traces that to ground coffee blocking the funnel. Clear the funnel with a wooden or plastic fork and clean inside the machine.

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