In message , Huge
writes
The silicon rubber pipe that attaches the hotplate to the water
supply has split in my Krups 310A coffee maker. The local, and
normally infallible, domestic spares place has failed me utterly,
and the Krups web site refers to some place in Birmingham that
doesn't open on Saturdays.

Anyone know where I can get about 4cm of silicon rubber pipe, approx
1cm in diameter?

You could try a CH merchant, it's probably the same tubing they use with
air pressure switches
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geoff