I can see the trace off my water is very short. I can't say for sure but don't think taking my Krups apart would be smart for me to do. But at least I have a short course.
On Mon, 3 Nov 2008, Scott Howell wrote: > Ok, you all can call me crazy, but if you are that concerned about the > plumbing of your coffee maker, it might be worth pulling it apart. I > had a Krups at one time that seem to be making coffee at a slower rate > than it had in the past. I decided that cleaning it with this and that > wasn't doing the job. I took the bottom plate off and was lucky to > find some rubber hoses. I pulled them off and ran a pipe cleaner > through there and you wouldn't believe the crap that came out. It was > really gross. > Now, I have a different machine that we've had for about ten years or > so now and I've never cleaned it in this manner. I have however always > used filtered water which I honestly believe makes a difference. If > your really concerned about the plumbing, I'd really take care in > disassembling your machine and see what you find. Considering the > water is boiling pretty much when it goes through, the only issue is > really maybe some off-flavored coffee, but doubt you'd have any health > concerns. Gee, just consider all those coffee pots at offices etc. > that probably never see a real cleaning. grin > On Nov 2, 2008, at 11:48 PM, Spiro wrote: > >> I use filtered water. I find it makes a difference when tasted side by >> side with non filtered potable. >> How does one know when it is time to clean a coffee maker? >> I run 16 oz of vinegar through and then about 3/4 gal of water after. >> I taste the final water, that's why it's up to 3/4 gal. >> I let it run through all parts and then rinse them with the last cycle >> after i wash them in the sink. >> >> On Sun, 2 Nov 2008, Lenny McHugh wrote: >> >>> I forwarded the information about cleaning pots to Karen. She just >> asked me >>> if there is something to clean coffee makers other than the >> products that >>> you can purchase. >>> --- >>> Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and >> humorous >>> with many resources for the blind. >>> http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ >>> Lenny >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Send any questions regarding list management to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To listen to the show archives go to link >>> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >>> Or >>> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >>> >>> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >>> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >>> >>> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >> Various List Members At The Following address: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >>> >>> Visit the archives page at the following address >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the >> following address for more information: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >>> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind >> Handy Man list just send a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > Scott Howell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
