How do you make the coffee flow faster? The opening seems to have gotten smaller over the years, in spite of frequent rinsing.
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Don't just rinse, use either a coffee maker cleaner, or as we do, run a cycle with white vinager and water (no filter). It cleans the scale and oil build up.
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put 4 cups water & mix with 4 cups white vinegar in the coffee maker then switch it on as you perk your coffee using filtered water or bottled water & filter paper.then empty your coffee maker .do the same technique & put another 10 cups of filtered water to perk & it will rinse off the residue & vinegar taste.enjoy your good coffee.if it fails probably new coffee maker is better.
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There is a screen in the bottom of the tank. Use an old toothbrush and GENTLY scrub it clean. Rinse the tank out and that should fix your problem. :)
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Just put a small amount of regular coffee filter in the cup. Make it so that it is a single layer and so that it doesn't interfere with the lid. That is what I do too and it works great! Doesn't seem to effect the coffee at all except to have less sediment in my cup!
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I own one of these. I also had this problem and read a review describing this problem= the hole in the bottom is too large, allowing the water to drain through before it can "steep" The other reviewer used one of those coffee stir straws inserted along the side into the hole to take up some room and make it drain slower. Possibly a skinny tip bamboo chopstick inserted would work, if you don't want to run all your coffee over a soft plastic straw.
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Hi, check that the siphon tube is connected fully and that no coffee ground "gunk" is in the small strainer. Cleaning this part with a toothbrush helps. The other thing is to see that the silver dispenser bar is engaging all the way.
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Don't put all the water in at once. Start by putting a small amount of water in (just enough to cover the grinds) and let it sit for about 30 seconds. That will make the grinds expand as they absorb it, so the rest of the water will move through more slowly. You can find instructions on YouTube ("how to make Vietnamese coffee" or "how to use a phin") if that's not clear. By the way, automatic coffee machines, at least certain brands, do basically the same thing (they call it "pre-infusion"), though they don't wait as long.
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We deal with this problem by putting in less water into the coffee maker than the coffee grinder indicates we should. If we grind enough for 8 cups, we put in about 6 cups of water. If we grind 12 cups of beans, we put in 10 cups of water. If you put in the "right" amount of water, your coffee will taste watery. I think if you try this, your coffee will come out fine.It's also really important to run the removable parts through the dishwasher occasionally(the part that holds the ground beans, and the part that holds that part.) Otherwise, your coffee will gradually come to taste just like any old coffee maker. We deal with this problem by putting in less water into the coffee maker than the coffee grinder indicates we should. If we grind enough for 8 cups, we put in about 6 cups of water. If we grind 12 cups of beans, we put in 10 cups of water. If you put in the "right" amount of water, your coffee will taste watery. I think if you try this, your coffee will come out fine.It's also really important to run the removable parts through the dishwasher occasionally(the part that holds the ground beans, and the part that holds that part.) Otherwise, your coffee will gradually come to... » Read More We deal with this problem by putting in less water into the coffee maker than the coffee grinder indicates we should. If we grind enough for 8 cups, we put in about 6 cups of water. If we grind 12 cups of beans, we put in 10 cups of water. If you put in the "right" amount of water, your coffee will taste watery. I think if you try this, your coffee will come out fine.It's also really important to run the removable parts through the dishwasher occasionally(the part that holds the ground beans, and the part that holds that part.) Otherwise, your coffee will gradually come to taste just like any old coffee maker. « Show Less
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Make sure you fill water below the spout opening. You could also try cleaning it with 1/4 cup vinegar and fill with water just below opening and run full cycle. Then empty and make fresh pot of coffee.
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Try just turning the selector counter - clockwise. We always leave ours on strong and adjust the strength with the amount of coffee we put in.
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I hated that coffee maker! Threw it in the trash. Tried everything to keep it from overflowing but nothing worked. Sorry
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Try a coarser grind. If it's too fine, it will just clog up the holes in the portafilter. If that doesn't help, try flushing the brew head a few times and letting the portafilter basket soak in hot soapy water for a while. Something make just be gunked up. Should none of those remedies work, your best bet would be to contact the manufacturer.
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Run the cycle of brewing a cup of coffee, you should be able to open the lid than, it happened to me once and that's how I fixed it. Good luck!!
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I've had this happen on occasion. If some grounds get stuck in the lid opening, it blocks the coffee from entering. Just a bit of debris can make the little moving flap stick in the closed position. Rinse out the lid under running water and shake it to make sure you can hear the flap move. As I've noted before, this coffeemaker can be very temperamental because it has a number of little parts that, if even slightly blocked, can mess up the whole operation.
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Ive noticed after 3-4 years of use the coffee gets colder in pot quicker but the coffee still comes hot whole brewingoght try running dezcal through yours
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We had this problem with our Bunn Coffeemaker and found a way to avoid the overflow. We wet the paper filter just a bit before adding the coffee grounds. That seems to take care of the overflow. Hope this helps others with the same problem.
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If you are using decaf (or like we do, a mix of reg and decaf), there is something about the grounds that inhibits flow and Bunn makes a 'shower' tip nozzle to slightly slow the flow down. I wish they would ship the shower nozzle with their coffee maker, but it's a special order part. It's not expensive though, and I think you can get it here on Amazon for under 5 bucks.
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Technically, yes, though my experience has been that there are usually some little bits of coffee grounds swirling around in the water when you do. My best advice would be to run it on the smallest cup setting as a rinse cycle, toss that water, and then refill using whatever size you want.
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I use 3 heaping tablespoons for 4 cups because when I used 4 T the coffee was too strong. I suspect you pot isn't getting the water hot enough. Maybe the pot is defective. Unless you are using heaping tablespoons.