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Troubleshooting
POTENTIAL PROBLEM | PROBABLE CAUSE/SOLUTION |
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Filter basket overflows | • Excessive amounts of coffee. One level table- |
or coffee brews slowly. | spoon of ground coffee per cup is recommended. |
| • Coffee ground too finely (not automatic drip |
| grind). |
| • Carafe not securely placed on |
| • Carafe removed during brewing for more than |
| 20 seconds and not placed securely back on |
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| • Coffeemaker needs cleaning. |
| • Coffee grounds between paper filter and filter |
| basket. |
| • Paper filter not open and in proper position. |
| • Rinse filter basket before inserting paper filter so |
| the edges will remain pressed against the sides |
| of the basket. |
| • Poor quality paper filter. |
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Coffee tastes bad. | • Coffeemaker needs cleaning. |
| • Coffee ground other than automatic drip. |
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| personal preference. |
| • Poor coffee quality and freshness. |
| • Poor water quality (use filtered or bottled water). |
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Coffee not brewing/ | • Water reservoir is empty. |
unit will not turn on. | • Unit is unplugged. |
| • Power outage. |
| • Power surge. Unplug then plug the unit back in. |
| • Clock requires reset after power outage. |
| • The Auto Shutoff feature turns coffeemaker off |
| after two hours. Turn coffeemaker off and back |
| on to brew additional pots of coffee. See “How |
| to Make Coffee” for additional infomation. |
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Longer than normal | • Mineral deposits can build up in the pump of |
brew time. | your coffeemaker. Periodic cleaning of the inside |
| of the unit is recommended. More frequent |
| cleaning may be necessary, depending on the |
| hardness of your water. See “Cleaning” for more |
| information. |
| NOTE: Do not disassemble the unit. |
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