How does one stop the overflowing of the brew basket
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In my office we just put down clean paper towels each day to catch the spill every time someone pours from this horribly designed pot.
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I hated that coffee maker! Threw it in the trash. Tried everything to keep it from overflowing but nothing worked. Sorry
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Throw it away and buy a coffee maker of a different brand! Sorry, but you won't win! I tried everything.
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The overflow problem I had was with pot lid flowing in faster than can drop into pot. So I made drain hole slightly larger. Have not had issues since. Drains into pot fine w/o a mess
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Hi, Peyton! That is precisely why I detest the coffee maker. I talked with Kitchen Aid; they are not willing to accept return of the product; they would send me some replacement part which is supposed to remedy the overflow problem. The overflow occurred whether I brewed 2, 6, 12 or any amount. I honestly don't see how the new part will correct the issue, but I'm going to try.
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Personally , I sent mine back after we ordered the second pot, ours was leaking where the stainless and plastic is put together, not the basket overflowing, took awhile to figure that out, me pot fixed it for about 5 days.... Returned for full refund and bought a brewville, have not had any problems with it
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Throw it away, I complained to kitchenaid, they have sent me 3 new carafe's, all failed. They refused to refund or send a new machine. I kept the carafs and tossed the machine. An expensive lesson.
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I've had this machine for only 4 days now, and the only problem I see with it is that even with low levels of coffee grounds they come perilously close to overflowing the #4 cone filter. I suspect this is due to two factors: 1) the filter basket bottom is flat so that once the filter is wet it sags to conform which lowers it and allows grounds to overflow, and 2) I suspect water flows faster than other coffeemakers I've had (DCC-1200) and this causes water to stay in the basket longer. I'm using the same amount and grind on my coffee and also the same filters and this was never an issue on the DCC-1200. I'll experiment a bit and hopefully find a solution or this is going back.
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you have to be sure that you are not over packing the coffee grind into the basket. Clean and use the pin to make sure you have a clear hold for water to pass. Before brewing place basket into place as if to brew a shot and just run water through to make sure it works. Repeat this process until it works. Also the baskets do come apart with a screw driver. be sure to take apart clean and reassemble.
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We use the default option with no complaints. Perhaps it's the coffee you're using? Or try brewing a larger size cup for a more dilute brew.
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Yes, you can do that. The other option that you have is to simply press the carafe (or single serve) button when you have the amount you desire (just a moment before actually to give the machine time to respond) and the brewing will stop then too.
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The unit is not designed to stop filtering when the bottom container is full. It will run over if you over fill it.
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I had the same problem with my fine ground coffee, but I emailed Bunn and they sent a flow restrictor (actually 2) easy to install and solved the problem.
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Not here. The question needs to be asked, How much coffee do you put into the basket for it overflow.
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Open top cover; remove basket for grounds & put amount of grounds in for how much coffee you want to brew. Put water in brew station and pour water in back up to the points where it tells you how many cups; put cover back on and press on/off button on top left side. The brew station buzzes when coffee is done; place cup in front and just press in on lever in front for coffee to come out. I'll be happy to answer any other questions. Hope this helps!
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This usually happens if you don't have enough water in the tank for the amount you're making. If the steady drip turns to a sputter and you start hearing steam being expelled, you've brewed too long.
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Let the water clear the grounds and there is no drip! The basket is designed to minimize the problem good luck!
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Try a coarser grind. If it's too fine, it will just clog up the holes in the portafilter. If that doesn't help, try flushing the brew head a few times and letting the portafilter basket soak in hot soapy water for a while. Something make just be gunked up. Should none of those remedies work, your best bet would be to contact the manufacturer.
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you put in how many beans you want grinded, you put in how much water you want ------ the insulated metal container only holds 1/2 as much water/coffee as a glass container. Hence it is easy to put too much water in the machine and hence it overflows,,, it brews however much water you put in it. You have no clue how much coffee is in the container as it brews. so you only know it is full when it spill on your computer.
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It's great for no overflow! I haven't had a problem at all. However, with my last coffee pot, a Cuisinart, I kept it on a tray, to keep the overflows from running all over my counters.
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The problem is with the top of the ekobrew filter it opens up while its brewing, what u need to do is get the flat sink rubber washer from lowes the thinnest washer same size at the washer on the machine, take that one off put the one washer u buy on and place the machines washer over that, it will stop it from opening up,,,theres a blog from someone else that gives the item nbr on this washer but i cant find that blog...still looking for it but i'm sure the store will help you find it
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never had that problem. However there is a mechanism that shuts off water flow thru the filter if the glass pot is not in place. My guess is this mechanism is falsely reporting the absence of the pot at some pint during the brew.
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I own one of these. I also had this problem and read a review describing this problem= the hole in the bottom is too large, allowing the water to drain through before it can "steep" The other reviewer used one of those coffee stir straws inserted along the side into the hole to take up some room and make it drain slower. Possibly a skinny tip bamboo chopstick inserted would work, if you don't want to run all your coffee over a soft plastic straw.