I may be a bit late into the game, but I have been thinking about this for a long time. I didn't want to modify the machine more than necessary. I wanted to minimize the possibility of messy failure, and I wanted to be able to move the machine if I wanted to. Here is what I have done. A two-stage water filtration system similar to the Chris Coffee http://www.chriscoffee.com/Water-Softening-and-Filtration-System-p/softsysg.htm package with the outlet feeding straight into the water reservoir up through the body of the machine. With a valve I can fill the reservoir without lifting up the top cover. To be sure not to over-fill the tank I have installed a pair of float switches borrowed from the aquarium industry in the top of the water tank. One turns on a light to tell me that the tank is fairly full, the other switches on a buzzer to signal imminent mess. The wires lead to a small project box held to the side of the machine with a magnet. The result is a setup which provides appropriately filtered water without me having to move the machine, lift the cover and fill, provides at least reasonable protection against spills and doesn't compromise the machine itself. The low-water switch under the tank will still switch off my darling Brewtus. Of course I would love to have a new Brewtus with a rotary pump and properly plumbed in, but this seems to me a good compromise. Cheers, Brian
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