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    Okay, I'm wondering what's going on with my kitchen. The only thing I can think of is that we have a whole herd of Gremlins.

    We started out having chronic problems with the brand new fridge (been through 8 of them since June) and now we're having problems with the coffee maker.

    In January, I purchased a Mr. Coffee IS Series. Leaked like a sieve. Called Sunbeam (the makers of Mr. Coffee products) and they laughed a lame "heh heh heh" and informed me that they had some problems with that model and it had been redesigned. They sent me a new one.

    A couple weeks later, the new one started having problems with the "sneak a cup" feature--it was hit and miss. Of course, the steam generated from a "miss" screwed up the face of the electronic clock and you could not read it. Called Sunbeam and BAM! another new one was sent my way.

    A couple weeks later, that one started having "gee, I really don't feel like making coffee today" issues and would brew 2 of the 12 cups, beep like it was done, then shut itself off. Sunbeam, in their infinite wisdom, sent us another.

    So, now we have the newest and bestest of the best, right? Received it about 15 days ago and it also has decided that to expect an entire pot of coffee is just too lofty of a goal for us. It actually takes THREE HOURS to brew the obligatory 2 cups. When I called Sunbeam, they stated that they have sold THOUSANDS of these things and I, apparently, have managed to get nearly all the bad ones ("heh heh heh" he heh heh'd). They are, of course, sending me yet another.

    Besides now owning four quirky coffee makers and possessing a lifetime supply of caraffs, I was wondering if anyone else has encountered these problems? This is also not the cheapy of the cheap models of Mr. Coffee coffee makers, and my old one was reliable for 10 years--the sneak a cup feature quit working and that's the only reason why it was replaced. It's also the only reason I bought another Mr. Coffee.

    I'm thinking if the newest one craps out, I'm going to have to find me an old priest and a young priest and maybe run holy water through the stupid thing to exorsise the Gremlin.

  • #2
    The simplest solution is to take $12 to the dollar store and buy a reliable coffee maker, make a pot, sit back, relax and write of testimonial letter about dollar store coffe pots and send it to sunbeam.

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    • #3
      Oh my heavens, the exact same thing is happening to me!! Just so you know you are not alone in your Mr. Coffee quandry!

      I have to turn mine off then on again about 3 - 5 times to brew one pot. It's maddening. I was thinking maybe I just needed to clean it really well and I haven't had time to do that yet. It's only about a month or so old. Perhaps I should make a call to Sunbeam!

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      • #4
        quote:Originally posted by kjarvis
        I have to turn mine off then on again about 3 - 5 times to brew one pot.
        It sounds to me like something is overheating and opening up a safety device.

        I do not know what is causing it but I would think you should discontinue use and have it looked into. It wasn't too long ago that GE(?) had some coffee makers on the market which caught fire! [:0]

        BTW. If you decide to just replace it, please don't pawn the old one off at a yard sale unless you're certain there is no problem with it. No sense exposing others to possible risk too??

        JMO

        Dan O.

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