On Nov 8, 8:33*am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:56:32 -0500, DerbyDad03
wrote:



The B&D I just tossed has a removable tank. Unfortunately is was a bad
design - long and flat. When you filled it for 10 - 12 cups, the water
sloshed out of the large fill hole when you inserted the tank into the
machine. The water then dripped out the sides of the tank holder onto
the counter.

http://infiniteelectronix.com/images...er/SDC740B.jpg

Yeah, you can tell by looking it's not a good tank design for
transport/insertion. *Mine was tall,deep, and narrow. *Easy to hold,
no sloshing, easy insert, and never leaked.
Of course it didn't really "save space" with everything hanging down
far enough that a toaster or something would slide under it.
More like a fixed object getting in the way.
Wife wanted it.

My previous "space maker" was probably just like yours with a square
tank. I forget why I replaced it, but it was old and something went
bad on it that I couldn't fix. The replacement was the style I
recently tossed and at first I thought the resulting extra space under
the tank would be nice. Unfortunately, with all the dripping, the only
thing we kept underneath it was a cloth placemat to absorb the water.

I like the Gevalia with the thermal carafe that we're using now (we
got it free many years ago with a order of coffee) but it only does 8
cups. It makes good coffee and the thermal carafe keeps it fresh, but
it doesn't have a timer. I also want to keep it as a spare and as a
"travel pot" when we go cabin camping, etc.