then dump the res into the sink, not run the vinegar through; if I may add this.
On Mon, 3 Nov 2008, Dale Leavens wrote: > Sorry, > > I don't understand. > > The water usually goes into a reservoir generally this at the rear of the > coffee maker. > > The coffee usually goes into a sort of basket which inserts over the pot and > under the spout. When the coffee maker is turned on a heating element warms > the water which expands climbing a tube and then dribbling out over the > basket containing the coffee which the hot water runs through and trickles > into the pot beneath the basket. > > Coffee isn't put in the reservoir with the water. The only staining or > scaling where the water goes should be residue from the water once the water > is evaporated. Usually this will be mineral like lime or iron but sometimes > can be particulate like chalk where the water is insufficiently filtered. > > The particulate may not dissolve in acid like vinegar but the mineral should. > > If she is seeing stains in the water reservoir they must be high, she might > be better off to fill the reservoir with vinegar and leave it stand for > several hours. She could heat it first a little to accelerate the chemical > reaction and she could also run it through into the pot but recycle it once > hot from the cycle. Leaving hot acid in the reservoir deep enough to cover > any mineral stains will ultimately remove them. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lenny McHugh > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 11:18 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cleaning coffee maker > > > No, It is the machine itself. where you put the water and coffee grounds > there is a buildup that she is trying to clean. After some vinegar she took > a lint free rag and was able to clean some of it. Can't get into the > plumbing. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 11:08 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cleaning coffee maker > > OK, > > We are talking about different things, she is concerned about stains on the > inside of the carafe? > > Don't run anything through the maker, instead you want a bit of bleach > directly on the stains. Javex can work but you don't want to fill the pot > with that, you could soak a rag or paper towel and lay it directly on the > stain. Another thing that works pretty well is some cleanser, Comet or Ajax > with just enough moisture to form a paste. Apply this directly to the stains > and leave it sit for several hours then rinse thoroughly away. For most > materials be very careful not to be scrubbing with the cleanser as that will > scratch the surface and for ceramics this could lead to cracking. > > Rinse thoroughly, you don't want to be drinking bleach even well diluted. > > I, and it sounds like others thought you were cleaning the reservoir and > heating mechanism of scale. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lenny McHugh > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 8:55 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cleaning coffee maker > > Well she ran the white vinegar through it twice and 3 rinses. She still > can > see coffee residue when she looks inside. It is a Krups. She has it 3 > years > I asked her often she cleaned it and surprise, this is the first. It > hadn't > been used very munch until the past few weeks. I thought about getting > some > denture cleaning tablets to see if they would help. If designed for teeth > I > don't think it would hurt anything inside the machine. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betsy Whitney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 3:27 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cleaning coffee maker > > Since white vinegar is cheaper than bottled water here, I just use > the vinegar as if I were making a pot of coffee. Many years ago, I > actually read the instructions for cleaning my Black'n Decker unit. > It said to fill the pot with vinegar as if making coffee. Run it > through, let stand for 15 minutes, than run clean water through to > remove any residue. Had this coffee maker for 17 years. > Betsy > > At 07:24 AM 11/2/2008, you wrote: > >I forwarded the information about cleaning pots to Karen. 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