Black & Decker DCM2160W Mineral Deposits And Clogging, Troubleshooting, Problem, Possible Cause

MINERAL DEPOSITS AND CLOGGING

Mineral deposits left by hard water can clog your coffeemaker. Excessive steaming and/or a prolonged brewing cycle are signs that a cleaning is needed. The frequency of cleaning out deposits is affected by the regularity of usage and water hardness. During cleaning, more steaming occurs than when brewing coffee and may emit spurts of steam. Cleaning is recommended every 60 brewing cycles.

1.Pour white vinegar into water reservoir up to 7-cup line on the water level window. Add water up to 12-cup line.

Caution: Be careful not to exceed the 12-cup maximum level, to avoid water running out the overflow hole in the back of the coffeemaker.

2.Put a paper filter in the brew basket and close the one-piece water reservoir and brew basket cover. Set empty carafe on the "Keep Hot" carafe plate.

3.Turn on coffeemaker and let half the cleaning solution brew into carafe (till water level goes down to around the 6-cup line on the water level window). Turn coffeemaker off and let it soak for at least 15 minutes to soften the deposits.

4.Turn on coffeemaker and brew remaining cleaning solution into carafe.

5.Turn off coffeemaker, empty carafe and discard filter.

6.Fill reservoir with fresh water to 12-cup line, replace empty carafe on the “Keep Hot” carafe plate and then turn on coffeemaker for a complete brew cycle to flush out remaining cleaning solution. You may wish to repeat this step again to eliminate any remaining vinegar smell/taste.

7.Wash the brew basket and carafe as instructed for normal cleaning.

TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	SOLUTION
Coffeemaker does not	Coffeemaker is not	Check to be sure appliance is
turn on.	plugged in.	plugged into a working outlet
		and the ON/OFF button has
		been pressed.
Coffeemaker is	Water reservoir may be	Make sure the water reservoir
leaking.	overfilled.	has not been filled beyond the
	Carafe may not be correctly	MAX fill line.
	placed on “Keep Hot”	Make sure carafe is placed
	plate.	correctly on “Keep Hot” plate
		and is centered under the
		brew basket.
Brewing takes too	The coffeemaker might	Follow procedure under
long.	need cleaning.	“Maintaining Your
		Coffeemaker.”
Coffee is not brewing.	Water reservoir might be	Make sure water reservoir
	empty.	has sufficient water to brew
		desired number of cups of
		coffee.
The coffee maker	There may be no coffee	Add sufficient amount of
brews clear water.	grounds in the removable	coffee grounds to paper lined
	filter basket.	removable filter basket.
The one-piece cover	Removable filter basket	Remove filter basket and
does not close.	may not be correctly	replace correctly into brew
	placed.	basket.
Filter basket	Carafe may be improperly	Remove carafe and insert so
overflows.	placed on the “Keep Hot”	that carafe rests comfortably
	plate.	within the grooves on the
		“Keep Hot” plate.
Grounds in the	The filter and/or the brew	Insert paper liner into filter
brewed coffee.	basket are not properly	basket and insert basket
	placed.	properly into brew basket.
Coffeemaker is	Coffeemaker needs	Follow directions in CARE
brewing slowly;	cleaning; wrong grind	AND CLEANING. Use only
brewed coffee tastes	being used.	coffee ground for automatic
bad.		drip coffeemakers.

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