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When I began using the paper filters, the problem cured itself. I bought this grind 'n brew coffee maker almost two years ago on Amazon, and paid only $89.95 for a factory reconditioned machine, so I don't understand the current price. I use it at least once a day, often twice because my friend drinks only decaf, and when he visits, I brew an extra pot.When I first bought it, I used a reusable filter. I'm almost anticipating the time when I have to replace this one so I can try the new 700BC with the larger coffee bean reservoir and the 12 cup carafe.
It's my baby, and I'll never go back to Mr. Coffee. There are alot of pieces to clean each time you use it, true, but I would rather take a few moments to clean the pieces than to stand in line at the local Starbucks in order to have fresh ground coffee in the morning.I love this coffee pot. And if the carafe lid has any grounds caught in the vent at the top, the coffee will overflow when brewing.
I tried everything I could think of, double-checked to make sure the filter was in place, the door was firmly closed, etc. If the paper filter is put in off-kilter, the coffee will overflow the lower side of the filter and onto the countertop. However, the machine is the best coffeemaker I've ever owned. There has been another time or two when the unit leaked.
until I took a close look at the permanent filter and found a small hole in it. However, after about 6 months, I started experiencing the same leakage problems others are describing. Still the leakage.
Not a good design. Ditto from the above review about the lining of the thermal pot flaking over time. The most disappointing aspect though, has to be the coffee drawer flicking open during brewing for no reason at random.causing quite a mess.
into our coffee cups. With all this in mind, I am here on Amazon today shopping for a new coffee maker, and I will not be purchasing this machine again. We have been using this machine in a busy accounting office, both for employees and hospitality to our clients. The little bits of what I can only assume is teflon are just not very appetizing.Also, the built-in grinder does a fine job of breaking down coffee beans, but fills with condensation - to the point where there is a puddle around the blades, with every brew cycle and I am starting to notice some rust on the blades. I am sure there are better thermal carafe designs out there. It makes decent coffee - though I believe that is more a function of knowing the right amount of grounds to use per cup and good filters - but my praise for it stops there. The thermal carafe, while it keeps the coffee warm and fresh for a good long time, is slowly losing it's lining.
I did it myself, but a third hand from someone else would help.You could probably just use a sponge or a rag in place of the above.This hack probably isn't for everyone, but it works great for me, and seems to be an inexpensive permanent solution to the filter door problem. Same thing happened a few times when I forgot to replace the thermos into the coffee maker.No fault of the design, of course, just stupid user error.Cuisinart was very generous about sending me a free basket and basket lid when I called, in case they were contributing to the problem.But ultimately, as the latch mechanism wears down, there are no new parts available to repair this. By the way, these are 5 ounce, not 8 ounce "cups". My filter door NEVER pops out, and I suspect I could even use more beans and water, as referenced above.My wife was horrified when I sought to fix this, because I originally planned to buy a giant C-clamp to hold the thing in place. If you are finicky about making everything inside LOOK really clean, with no stains, this is probably not the product for you, although myself I have always noticed this problem with automatic coffee makers, which always collect coffee stains.The instructions say not to immerse the coffee maker, but I have taken mine down to the basement laundry room, placed it in the sink, and sprayed the thing inside with a pressurized stream of water.I let it dry for a long time before using it, and had no problem with the electronics, which are pretty well sealed from moisture, I suspect.I bought mine refurbished, probably 6+ years ago, and with daily use I think the latch mechanism does wear down, contributing to the messy pop-out, which is a nightmare if I have set it to grind and brew coffee in the morning before I rise.This makes a huge mess, similar to the times (twice over the years) when due to my advancing age and forgetfulness, I forgot to put a filter in the basket. I love my DGB-600BC, but have had the problem with the basket popping out.
Mine is marked for up to 10 cups inside the water cistern, and it is possible to use more.But if I put in 8 cups, less steam is generated, and the door is less likely to pop out. When customers send an in-warranty unit in for this kind of repair, Cuisinart just gives them a new one, so if you own one that is out of warranty, your only solution would be to purchase a new one, a solution I didn't like.But I found the ultimate hack (what the techies these days call solutions that my father referred to as "jerry-rigged") that solved the pop-open problem.I tried rubber bands to hold the basket in during brewing, but this didn't work because the front of the door that holds the basket is actually recessed nearly 1/4 inch from the front face of the sides, so it could still pop out a little bit, enough to make a mess.What finally worked was to use a 19-inch bungee cord, wrapped around the coffeemaker at the filter door level, holding something soft and at least a half inch thick against the front.I cut a 5 3/4 inch wide strip, about 12 inches long of some perforated soft rubbery shelf liner that I found in a close-out bin at a discount store.I enclosed several of those large Papermate Pink Pearl pencil erasers (about 2 1/2 x 13/16 x 7/16 inch) in the shelf liner, with the erasers vertical (referencing the way they will be placed against the coffee maker door) inside the 5 3/4 inch wide strip, and wrapped the strip round and round vertically with a couple of layers now covering the erasers.The erasers stay inside the wrap, because they are rubbery and so is the shelf liner.Then I place the wrap (which is now about 3 x 3/4 x 5 3/4) against the door, with the 3 inch side vertical, and hold it in place with the bungee cord, fastened to itself in the rear. I talked to product support at Cuisinart, and their suggestions were helpful.One suggestion was that I had the grinder too full of beans and was using too much water. The grounds clogged the spring loaded mechanism that drains coffee into the thermos when the thermos is in place, and the basket fills up and overflows. I found one at a used hardware store, but I knew she would hit the ceiling if she saw this giant clamp encircling the Cuisinart, so I sought a simpler solution, which works for both of us.Tad CookSeattle, WA Only fill the beans up to the line below the edge of the grinder, not up to, or over the top.It is possible to fill it over the rim, since the clear top keeps all the beans inside, and this is a temptation for those of us in Seattle who love our coffee strong.Also, using more water is a temptation when we want more coffee.
So 8 cups will give me about 40 ounces of coffee, or 1 quart plus 1 standard 8 ounce cup.The support person also suggested I clean the latch mechanism with a Q-tip., which helped also.
I recommend this unit to everyone The unit is great no leaks just great coffee and easy to program. First of all arrived in two days great shipping. The unit came with both goldtone filter and paper filters.
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