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roula
Lv 5
roula asked in Home & GardenMaintenance & Repairs · 1 decade ago

Coffee maker clogged - What to do?

My electric (Braun) coffee maker will not siphon water through. I think its clogged from hard water. I tried brewing vinegar but will not work.

Any ideas?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Check the drain hole in the water tank , if clogged, poke it open with a thin wire. Check the manual or call the manufacturer.

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  • 1 decade ago

    •Check the drain hole in the water tank. If the coffee maker still seems clogged, then you need to check the drain hole in the water tank. If it's clogged, poke it open with a thin wire or toothpick. If the bimetallic bar under the drain hole is corroded or broken, replace the water tank with a duplicate from the manufacturer.

    •3

    Check the spout. Spout clean and still no drip from your pump valve coffee maker? Mineral deposits may be clogging the valve. Unplug the machine, unscrew the baseplate and remove the rubber elbow from the reservoir.

    •Clean the rubber elbow from the reservoir. Remove the valve and scrub it in detergent and warm water. Replace it; it should now move up and down freely.

    •5

    Repairing percolators and urns. If you get hot water, not coffee, from a percolator, check that the tube is firmly seated in the center well. Try brewing another potful. If you again get only hot water, replace the tube with a duplicate from an appliance dealer. Water leaking from around the faucet of a large coffee urn? Remove the nut holding the faucet, pull the faucet out of the hole, reverse the washer, and replace it on the faucet. Reinstall the faucet and tighten the nut. If reversing the washer doesn't stop the leak, you'll have to replace the washer.

    •6

    Make unclogging routine. Performing a cleaning on a regular basis keeps the buildup of mineral deposits in the machine. It will prolong the life of the coffee maker and your coffee will taste better.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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    You should have gotten a round coil wire rod (flexible) that is used to root out build-up in the internal water line. It's about 12" long and you insert it up into the underside of the water dispenser that runs through the coffee grounds. *First, unplug the coffeemaker, then unscrew the plastic diverter that spreads out the flowing water into the brew basket. Now, run the coil wire up and into the hole, run it all the way in, back and forth several times. Now pour about 8 oz of distilled white vinegar into the water tank. Let this sit for a couple hours, Now pour another 8 0z into the tank. Now run coil wire again through the water line.Now plug coffeemaker back in. Now flush coffeemaker by running several full pots of water through the coffeemaker to flush out the vinegar and debris from cleaning. Flush until you no longer detect smell/taste of vinegar.

  • John M
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    try to remove the component that is clogged and use a thin wire to establish enough of a path to allow the vinegar method to work

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Clean it with CLR, the instructions are on the bottle.

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