I have a Black & Decker "Cup at a Time" coffee maker that will not make
a full cup of coffee. It will make about 3/4 of a cup and shut off with
still more water in the reservoir yet to be brewed. It also takes much
longer to brew the coffee than before. The coffee maker is not even two
years old, but I'm afraid it may be time to replace it unless I can
find suggestions on what may be wrong with it.

Any ideas?
-Felder

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I have a Black & Decker "Cup at a Time" coffee maker that will not make
a full cup of coffee. It will make about 3/4 of a cup and shut off with
still more water in the reservoir yet to be brewed. It also takes much
longer to brew the coffee than before. The coffee maker is not even two
years old, but I'm afraid it may be time to replace it unless I can
find suggestions on what may be wrong with it.

Any ideas?
-Felder


Ya' got your $12 worth out of it. Go buy another one...

Edw

In article . com, wrote:
I have a Black & Decker "Cup at a Time" coffee maker that will not make
a full cup of coffee. It will make about 3/4 of a cup and shut off with
still more water in the reservoir yet to be brewed. It also takes much
longer to brew the coffee than before. The coffee maker is not even two
years old, but I'm afraid it may be time to replace it unless I can
find suggestions on what may be wrong with it.

Any ideas?

Mineral deposits from hard water. Run a few cups of vinegar through it, and it
should be fine.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

wrote in message
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:I have a Black & Decker "Cup at a Time" coffee maker that will
not make
: a full cup of coffee. It will make about 3/4 of a cup and shut
off with
: still more water in the reservoir yet to be brewed. It also
takes much
: longer to brew the coffee than before. The coffee maker is not
even two
: years old, but I'm afraid it may be time to replace it unless I
can
: find suggestions on what may be wrong with it.
:
: Any ideas?
: -Felder
:

2 Years? I think our record for a coffee pot like that is 9
months, and that was the last B&D we just tossed out.

It doesn't seem to matter what you pay; they don't even last a y
ear anymore.

Pop

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:59:29 GMT, "Pop"
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wrote in message
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:I have a Black & Decker "Cup at a Time" coffee maker that will
not make
: a full cup of coffee. It will make about 3/4 of a cup and shut
off with
: still more water in the reservoir yet to be brewed. It also
takes much
: longer to brew the coffee than before. The coffee maker is not
even two
: years old, but I'm afraid it may be time to replace it unless I
can
: find suggestions on what may be wrong with it.
:
: Any ideas?
: -Felder
:

2 Years? I think our record for a coffee pot like that is 9
months, and that was the last B&D we just tossed out.

It doesn't seem to matter what you pay; they don't even last a y
ear anymore.

Pop


You know, that is not true. IF you buy a good coffee maker- it will
last. We've had our Cuisinart one for at least 4 years. Cost less
than $100, but it works like a charm- every single day.

I believe....you get what you pay for, even in coffee makers.

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Thunder


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"smithfarms pure kona" wrote in message
You know, that is not true. IF you buy a good coffee maker- it will
last. We've had our Cuisinart one for at least 4 years. Cost less
than $100, but it works like a charm- every single day.

I believe....you get what you pay for, even in coffee makers.

We use a Mr. Coffee at work, Some days it is on 24 hours and makes 8 or 10
pots. They last 2 to 3 years with all sorts of abuse in the breakroom. For
less than $25, it seems to be a good deal to me.

wrote:
I have a Black & Decker "Cup at a Time" coffee maker that will not make
a full cup of coffee. It will make about 3/4 of a cup and shut off with
still more water in the reservoir yet to be brewed. It also takes much
longer to brew the coffee than before. The coffee maker is not even two
years old, but I'm afraid it may be time to replace it unless I can
find suggestions on what may be wrong with it.

Any ideas?
-Felder

I'm with the others. Vinegar first, if that doesn't work - toss it.
They don't cost enough for me to even pull a cover looking for a loose
wire. That is assuming you don't have a high end 'yuppie' model.

Harry K

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"smithfarms pure kona" wrote in message
You know, that is not true. IF you buy a good coffee maker- it will
last. We've had our Cuisinart one for at least 4 years. Cost less
than $100, but it works like a charm- every single day.

I believe....you get what you pay for, even in coffee makers.

We use a Mr. Coffee at work, Some days it is on 24 hours and makes 8 or 10
pots. They last 2 to 3 years with all sorts of abuse in the breakroom. For
less than $25, it seems to be a good deal to me.


I've had a cheapo 4 cup Mr Coffee and used it every day for over 10
years and never had a problem with it. I clean it every three months or
so by running vinegar through it. It has more to do with luck than how
much you pay for it. Remember they used to say to never buy a car that
was manufactured on a Monday. Same make, same model manufactured on a
Wednesday was a different car. Many times you don't get what you pay for.
Bob

wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a Black & Decker "Cup at a Time" coffee maker that will not make
a full cup of coffee. It will make about 3/4 of a cup and shut off with
still more water in the reservoir yet to be brewed. It also takes much
longer to brew the coffee than before. The coffee maker is not even two
years old, but I'm afraid it may be time to replace it unless I can
find suggestions on what may be wrong with it.

Any ideas?
-Felder

I agree with others that coffee makers are generally pretty durable. Try
the vinegar routine. If that doesn't work, replace it if it's as cheap as my
$20 basic Braun ten cup job. If it's a fancy job worth repairing, look in
the bowels of the thing where the heater element is. There is a small
thermostat element wired in series with the main heating element. When no
more water is passing through the heater, the temperature rises and the
thermostat cuts off the power except for enough to provide warming of the
brewed coffee. Replacement thermostats should be available. Probably not
worth the trouble if it's a one cupper.

SJF

Well I ran a water/vinegar mix through three times then straight water
twice. She runs like a champ now. It was one of those cheap'o $20
coffee makers.

-Felder