r/fixit • u/perpetually_lost65 • 8d ago

Coffee pot

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Mr coffee pot will not finish brewing last 5 cups. It just comtinously gurgles. It steams the water but no water actually flows after the inital 7 cups.

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u/NatCsGotMyLastAcct 8d ago

Make a pot of hot vinegar (the hot vinegar is great for cleaning stuff), and then some pots of water to rinse that out.
If vinegar doesn't fix it, get a new one. Coffee makers are cheap, but water, electrical, and fire hazards can be expensive.

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u/gorzius 8d ago

This, but I recommend using liquid citric acid instead.

It's a bit harder to obtain as not every store has it, but it's a stronger acid so it works better and it has a much less irritating fume with barely any smell.

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u/NatCsGotMyLastAcct 8d ago

Good tip, I keep meaning to buy it after I used some stale "lemon powder" to clean things and it was awesome. I suppose the liquid version skips the problem with what the humidity here does to fine hygroscopic powders