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A daily, weekly, monthly and annual schedule you can adapt to your machine.",{"primary":22,"secondary":23,"intent":28},"coffee roaster maintenance",[24,25,26,27],"coffee roaster cleaning schedule","roaster chaff cleaning","coffee roaster fire prevention","roaster service uk","informational","2026-10-09",6,{"figure":32,"kicker":33},"Daily","Maintenance",[35,43,51],{"key":36,"slug":36,"category":14,"title":37,"excerpt":38,"readingMinutes":39,"updated":29,"cover":40},"roastery-extraction-and-ventilation","Extraction and ventilation in a roastery: fumes, dust and fire","The roaster's exhaust carries smoke and chaff out; the room still needs air for the burner and protection for staff from roasting fumes and dust. The rules and the practical design points.",7,{"figure":41,"kicker":42},"0.02 ppm","Air and safety",{"key":44,"slug":44,"category":45,"title":46,"excerpt":47,"readingMinutes":30,"updated":29,"cover":48},"insurance-for-coffee-roasters","starting","Insurance for a coffee roastery: what you need and why","One policy is compulsory as soon as you employ anyone; the rest are what your landlord, lender and wholesale customers will ask for. What each covers, and the roastery-specific questions insurers ask.",{"figure":49,"kicker":50},"£5m","Insurance",{"key":52,"slug":52,"category":14,"title":53,"excerpt":54,"readingMinutes":55,"updated":29,"cover":56},"buying-a-used-coffee-roaster-checklist","Buying a used coffee roaster: the inspection checklist","What to ask before you travel, what to look at with the machine cold, what to watch with it running, and the paperwork that should come with it.",8,{"figure":57,"kicker":58},"Checklist","Used roasters",[60,62,64,73,75,77,79,87,89],{"p":61},"Your maker's manual comes first; this schedule is a framework to adapt. Base intervals on batches roasted as well as calendar time: a roastery running 40 batches a day needs to clean far more often than one running 10 a week.",{"h2":63},"The schedule",{"ol":65,"steps":72},[66,67,68,69,70,71],"**Every session:** empty the chaff collector or cyclone; check the cooling tray screen is clear; check the roaster is attended at all times while hot.","**Daily:** wipe down the bean hopper, trier and outside surfaces; check the destoner's stone box; record any faults or unusual readings.","**Weekly:** clean the cooling tray and its fan housing; inspect the chaff path and the duct sections you can reach; check probe readings against each other for drift.","**Monthly, or by batch count:** clean the full exhaust duct run and fan; inspect drum vanes and seals; check belts, chains and bearings for wear and noise; test emergency stops.","**Quarterly:** calibrate or verify thermocouples against a reference; inspect the afterburner or catalytic unit; check gas and air settings with a qualified engineer if the maker recommends it.","**Annually:** full service by the maker or a specialist engineer, including the burner and gas train by a Gas Safe registered engineer; LEV examination if due (at least every 14 months); review the fire risk assessment.",true,{"h2":74},"Records",{"p":76},"Log every clean and service with the date, who did it and what was found. Insurers, inspectors and buyers of a used machine all ask for this history. Note the batch count at each clean so intervals can follow usage.",{"h2":78},"Signs something is wrong",{"checklist":80,"title":86},[81,82,83,84,85],"Roasts taking longer at the same settings: restricted airflow from chaff or a dirty fan","Smoke in the room: duct leaks or blocked exhaust","Bean temperature readings jumping: a failing or loose thermocouple","New noises from drum or fans: bearings, belts or imbalance","Burner struggling to light: gas train or ignition fault, call an engineer","Act on these",{"h2":88},"Spare parts to hold",{"ul":90},[91,92,93,94,95],"Thermocouples for bean and exhaust","Drive belts or chain","Fuses and the commonest relays","Door and trier gaskets","Ignition parts recommended by the maker",[97,100],{"q":98,"a":99},"How often should a coffee roaster be cleaned?","Chaff every session, cooling tray weekly and the full exhaust run monthly or by batch count, adjusted to your volume and the maker's guidance.",{"q":101,"a":102},"What causes coffee roaster fires?","Usually chaff and oily deposits igniting in the chaff collector, ducts or cooling tray, and roasters left unattended. Cleaning and attendance prevent most of them.",[104,108],{"target":105,"label":106,"note":107},"page:factory","Batch counts per machine","Know when the next clean is due by batches, not guesswork.",{"target":109,"label":110,"note":111},"page:roasting","Maintenance tasks in the plan","Cleaning slots scheduled alongside production.",[113,117],{"name":114,"title":115,"url":116},"Gas Safe Register","Find a registered engineer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gassaferegister.co.uk\u002F",{"name":118,"title":119,"url":120},"Health and Safety Executive","Local exhaust ventilation (LEV)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hse.gov.uk\u002Flev\u002F",{"en-US":6,"en-GB":6,"de-DE":8,"es-ES":10,"es-419":10,"fr-FR":9,"it-IT":12,"ja-JP":6,"pt-BR":11,"nl-NL":13,"el-GR":6,"fi-FI":6,"et-EE":6,"lv-LV":6,"lt-LT":6,"sk-SK":6,"sl-SI":6,"pt-PT":11},{"how-to-start-a-coffee-roasting-business":123,"coffee-roastery-business-plan":124,"coffee-roastery-startup-costs":125,"roastery-premises-and-planning-permission":126,"register-a-food-business-as-a-coffee-roaster":127,"haccp-plan-for-coffee-roasters":128,"insurance-for-coffee-roasters":44,"business-structure-for-a-roastery":129,"how-to-price-wholesale-coffee":130,"retail-coffee-pricing":131,"gross-margin-per-kg":132,"roastery-cash-flow":133,"staffing-a-roastery":134,"roastery-production-planning":135,"batch-scheduling-for-roasters":136,"roast-loss-and-shrinkage":137,"roastery-stock-control":138,"choosing-a-coffee-roaster":139,"gas-vs-electric-coffee-roasters":140,"new-vs-used-coffee-roaster":141,"buying-a-used-coffee-roaster-checklist":52,"importing-a-coffee-roaster":142,"afterburners-and-roaster-emissions":143,"roastery-extraction-and-ventilation":36,"commercial-coffee-grinders-for-roasteries":144,"coffee-packing-lines-and-heat-sealers":145,"coffee-roaster-maintenance-schedule":6,"leasing-vs-buying-roastery-equipment":146,"how-to-buy-green-coffee":147,"green-coffee-importers-vs-direct-trade":148,"importing-green-coffee-into-the-uk":149,"green-coffee-contracts-and-incoterms":150,"green-coffee-samples-and-sample-roasting":151,"grading-and-cupping-green-coffee":152,"green-coffee-moisture-and-density":153,"storing-green-coffee":154,"green-coffee-landed-cost":155,"selling-wholesale-coffee-to-cafes":156,"cafe-wholesale-account-terms":157,"coffee-subscription-business":158,"selling-coffee-online":159,"selling-coffee-at-markets-and-events":160,"private-label-coffee":161,"b2b-coffee-pricing-tiers":162,"coffee-labelling-uk":163,"allergens-for-coffee-roasters":164,"vat-on-coffee":165,"coffee-traceability":166,"food-safety-records-for-roasters":167,"roast-profiling-for-consistency":168,"coffee-roastery-qc-programme":169,"production-cupping-protocol":170,"development-time-and-roast-logging":171,"coffee-roasting-software-buyers-guide":172,"when-to-buy-a-second-roaster":173,"contract-roasting":174,"hiring-a-head-roaster":175,"multi-site-roastery":176},"how-to-start-a-coffee-roasting-business","coffee-roastery-business-plan","coffee-roastery-startup-costs","roastery-premises-and-planning-permission","register-a-food-business-as-a-coffee-roaster","haccp-plan-for-coffee-roasters","business-structure-for-a-roastery","how-to-price-wholesale-coffee","retail-coffee-pricing","gross-margin-per-kg","roastery-cash-flow","staffing-a-roastery","roastery-production-planning","batch-scheduling-for-roasters","roast-loss-and-shrinkage","roastery-stock-control","choosing-a-coffee-roaster","gas-vs-electric-coffee-roasters","new-vs-used-coffee-roaster","importing-a-coffee-roaster","afterburners-and-roaster-emissions","commercial-coffee-grinders-for-roasteries","coffee-packing-lines-and-heat-sealers","leasing-vs-buying-roastery-equipment","how-to-buy-green-coffee","green-coffee-importers-vs-direct-trade","importing-green-coffee-into-the-uk","green-coffee-contracts-and-incoterms","green-coffee-samples-and-sample-roasting","grading-and-cupping-green-coffee","green-coffee-moisture-and-density","storing-green-coffee","green-coffee-landed-cost","selling-wholesale-coffee-to-cafes","cafe-wholesale-account-terms","coffee-subscription-business","selling-coffee-online","selling-coffee-at-markets-and-events","private-label-coffee","b2b-coffee-pricing-tiers","coffee-labelling-uk","allergens-for-coffee-roasters","vat-on-coffee","coffee-traceability","food-safety-records-for-roasters","roast-profiling-for-consistency","coffee-roastery-qc-programme","production-cupping-protocol","development-time-and-roast-logging","coffee-roasting-software-buyers-guide","when-to-buy-a-second-roaster","contract-roasting","hiring-a-head-roaster","multi-site-roastery","roasting-equipment",{"starting":179,"running":180,"equipment":177,"green-coffee":181,"selling":182,"compliance":183,"quality":184,"scaling":185},"starting-a-roastery","running-a-roastery","green-coffee-buying","selling-coffee","compliance","roasting-quality","scaling-a-roastery",1791626954230]