We have well water and I am concerned about keeping the water resorvoir clean...is this coffee maker easy enough to clean with a brush or are there s
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I think it will be hard to clean, like most coffemakers. I guess the filter that it has might help with hard water.
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I've never tried a brush. I just clean every once in a while by running a mixture of vinegar & water thru a cycle -- or sometimes use soda instead of vinegar. I would think the vinegar solution would clean out the residue. Just run another cycle with clear water after using the vinegar solution.
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You could reach in with a brush pretty easily, but I would actually recommend just using white vinegar and water every once in a while and running the machine to clean it. Use the vinegar and water, then run it about two or three times with water to get everything out, then clean your carafe throughly. That should keep you in good shape.The brush idea will work, but the vinegar will disinfect and clean it up better.
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We're on well water, too, with a heavy iron load and lots of minerals. Just run a full pot of water with a couple of tablespoons of white vinegar through it once a month or so and it'll be fine. The coffee maker is fine except that it doesn't keep coffee hot for very long.
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For the short time I used this coffeemaker, I used it without the filter. My home water is filtered by a better system than any coffeemaker filter could provide, so I wouldn't buy any coffeemaker that insists on using their filter as a condition for the appliance working.
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Not a big deal. i usually put mine in the dishwasher about every other time i make coffee. If u want to clean it evertime u make coffee just stick it under the faucet and rinse it out. It takes very little time and effort. Not a big deal.
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Not a good idea. We use a thermos bottle cleaning brush (long handle, soft bristles) and that does a good job. We use filtered water and that does not leave a build up in the bottle.
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I do use a water softner, there fore it helps keep the filter from building up.I use the filter from k-cup,package of I think 2.I have only changed mine one time in about 1 year.We use it often.Great unit.
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Just use a brush, etc., and cleaning it is no problem. Just don't spill coffee, juice, sugar laden soft drink, etc on it.
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The drawer for the ground coffee is a snap to clean. Just pop out the little mesh filter screen.
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No�Cbut it is easy to clean.I suggest if you want full it with hot water,choose clean water.
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Hi Susan, it is a bit of a pain, but I use the dish cloth to scrub between the threads on the lid and in the opennings on the underside of the lid. I use a pipe cleaner (scrunched up) to clean the openning from which the coffee flows. I clean mine every night, so that helps. It is painstaking work, but for me, it is worth it. Good luck.
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I found it extremely easy to clean. I'd just put clean water in it and turn it on right after I finished my drink. If it needed to be disinfected, I'd put soap in the water and turn it on. The problem with it is the motor doesn't last long. If you use it daily like I did, you'll be lucky to get more than two or three months out of it.
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No but I have a water filter and only use filtered water to make coffee. Coffee tastes the same as it did 5 years ago when I purchased this model from Amazon. Never had to clean it either.
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I believe you have to run a few times with water to rinse the entire system. The filter especially needs to have water run through it. Should improve after a few times. Mine only lasted a year. Until then, made good coffee.
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First did you wash out the coffee pot before use, and second maybe the water. I have never had a problem
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No it isn't hard to clean at all. And the coffee is superb. The element comes apart to clean it & I soak it vinegar once a month.
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Easy to clean. I just put about a quarter of a cup of water in press, swish it around and dump into a one quart yogurt container or one gallon bucket on kitchen counter. It helps me save the filter for another use also. Then save coffee grounds for the compost pile. Easy & simple. Coffee is so smooth ! :)
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I use mine daily and never "clean" it. I just rinse it out and fill it with hot tap water before trading the water for fresh coffee.
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Clean it right after you brew your coffee. Don't let it sit in the brewer. I have no problem clean the filter. I love my mini Mr. Coffee brewer and permanent filter!�