Bunn Coffee Maker Leaking: The Tank Is Always Full
Bunn machines hold a tank of hot water permanently, which is why they brew in three minutes and why a leak here behaves differently from any other brewer.
Drip Coffee Makers
Filter and carafe machines. Leaks, weak coffee and no-flow almost always trace to scale, a cracked carafe seal or a blocked showerhead.
Cuisinart Coffee Maker Leaking From the Bottom
Most Cuisinart leaks are not leaks. The basket overflows and runs down the outside of the machine, which looks identical from the counter.
Mr. Coffee Brew Basket Replacement: Sizing and Fit
A warped Mr. Coffee brew basket floods the counter and gets blamed on the machine. How to tell a basket fault from a grind fault, and which pattern yours takes.
Cuisinart Filter Basket Replacement: Brew Basket by Model
Cuisinart sells the basket, the holder and the gold-tone filter as three separate parts, which is where most wrong orders come from. Which one you actually need.
Bunn Carafe Replacement: Decanter Codes and the Lid Trap
Bunn calls them decanters and numbers them properly, which makes this the easiest carafe to get right - provided you read the code and not the cup count.
Hamilton Beach Carafe Replacement: FlexBrew and 12-Cup
Hamilton Beach 12-cup carafes look interchangeable and are not. How to check the lid latch and the handle side before ordering, and the FlexBrew catch.
Mr. Coffee Water Filter Discs: Fit, Interval and Cost
The Mr. Coffee charcoal disc is a cheap part on a short interval, and the two formats get confused. Which machines take a disc, which take a cartridge, and what happens when you skip it.
Ninja Coffee Maker Water Reservoir: Matching the Right Tank
Ninja reservoirs are not shared across the range. How to read the model code off the machine, why the lid is sold separately, and the leak that looks like a cracked tank but is not.
Cleaning a Hamilton Beach FlexBrew: Two Sides, Two Jobs
The FlexBrew brews from grounds and from pods through one machine. Each side clogs differently, and cleaning only one leaves half the machine untouched.
Cuisinart Carafe Replacement: 12-Cup, 14-Cup or Thermal
Cuisinart carafes are matched by DCC model code, not cup count. The difference between the 12-cup and 14-cup pots, and when a thermal carafe is the only option.
Ninja Replacement Carafe: Which of the Three Fits Yours
Ninja sells several carafes that look alike and are not interchangeable. How to tell a Coffee Bar glass carafe from a 10-cup and a 12-cup before ordering.
Black+Decker 12-Cup Carafe: Matching the GC and TC Codes
Black+Decker carafes are matched by the GC or TC code printed on the pot, not by cup count. How to read yours and what a replacement costs.
Cuisinart Charcoal Water Filters: Fit, Cost and Interval
Cuisinart charcoal water filters are one commodity size across the DCC and SS ranges. What they cost per filter, how often to change them, and what they do not do.
Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Replacement Carafe: Finding the Right One
Mr. Coffee sells several 12-cup carafes that are not interchangeable. Here is how to identify yours from the base sticker, the lid and the handle before you buy.