Ross
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Coffee drinkers, how long does an automatic coffee pot last you before it breaks down?
I'm only getting about 2.5 years out of them.
I'm only getting about 2.5 years out of them.
How long does an automatic coffee maker last you?
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CThrock
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Ross, our coffee maker does'nt get used everyday now. We have change to a French Press coffee maker. Enjoy the taste alot better. So our other coffee maker which is a drip kind, has lasted us almost 6 years. For company that enjoys drip coffee. 
mine goes everyday,always and some didn't last 2 years
we have gone through alot of pots(drip type) and some
just couldn't keep up.Finally bought 3 years ago a tim hotins
drip pot and i hate tim hortins coffee,but you can use your own
ground coffee. Finally it is hitting third year and going strong
(WATCH NOW IT WILL DIE)cus i said that.
zipper2 (DEB)
we have gone through alot of pots(drip type) and some
just couldn't keep up.Finally bought 3 years ago a tim hotins
drip pot and i hate tim hortins coffee,but you can use your own
ground coffee. Finally it is hitting third year and going strong
(WATCH NOW IT WILL DIE)
cus i said that.zipper2 (DEB)
Ours is used on a daily basis. Use only distilled water as the water in my area is especially hard. We usually get about 4 years out of ours...I guess we have been pretty lucky.
KristyW
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3-4 years here Ross. Although my 3 year old coffee pot is now leaking...time to get a new one! I drink 1/2 of a pot every day. I have a French Press coffee maker, but honestly, with an hour commute, I just don't have the time to mess with it. I need my coffee to make itself while I get ready.
WayneGM
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We had one for close to 10 years. We'd probably still have it if my son hadn't emersed the glass pot into water while it was still hot. It wasn't an expensive one but I thought it made excellent coffee. The new one we got just doesn't taste the same.
We use a Braun. It seems to make the best coffee, compared to a Krups, Mr. Coffee, Cuisinart, and several others. The only real difference I've noted is that they use a metal tube for the hot water, instead of plastic, which must give off some kind of chemical or taste.
They aren't made anymore, so I scout Ebay for them, and have several used ones in the wings...
Best wishes,
They aren't made anymore, so I scout Ebay for them, and have several used ones in the wings...
Best wishes,
Well, I'm fixing to find that out Ross! I just went & bought us one of those 1 cup Turig Coffee Brewers w/the different flavors of coffee. I have been using an old fashion, glass coffee makers for years. But since I'm the only one that drinks coffee first thing in the morning a lot of it goes to waste so I got the 1-cup machine.
i'm curious, why do they die?
I've drank maybe 3 cups of coffee in my life.
I've drank maybe 3 cups of coffee in my life.
Proctor-Silex drip coffee maker over here. Its used every day and sometimes twice a day when there's company during the holiday season.
Had this poor old machine for at least 12 years........and its starting to show its age........but hay it still works.
Had this poor old machine for at least 12 years........and its starting to show its age........but hay it still works.
I love ours (Braun) which is over four years now and it is like brand new and the coffee stays hot for a very long time without any change in taste.
They don't make Braun anymore? I have had 2 and they are good. I think
Bob must be right about the plastic affecting the taste. Right now I have
a Hamilton Beach 'brewing station' - the one that doesnt have a pot, you
just press the mug against the button and it streams out. I have had this
one for 3 years now and while it still works, the inside of the machine
has coffee gunk stuck on it that I can't get to--time for new new one.
Most of the others I had lasted close to 3 years too, but none of them
actually stopped working except for one(a Mr. Coffee),with the others I
broke the glass pot
So 2-3 years for me.
Bob must be right about the plastic affecting the taste. Right now I have
a Hamilton Beach 'brewing station' - the one that doesnt have a pot, you
just press the mug against the button and it streams out. I have had this
one for 3 years now and while it still works, the inside of the machine
has coffee gunk stuck on it that I can't get to--time for new new one.
Most of the others I had lasted close to 3 years too, but none of them
actually stopped working except for one(a Mr. Coffee),with the others I
broke the glass pot
So 2-3 years for me.
Put me down in the more than 10 year category.....we have a couple of machines, including the little single mug version.
Hubby goes in phases and uses it and then forgets about it, so they last a LONG time.
I don't touch the stuff.....I prefer a very milky hot chocolate with a pinch of decaf instant coffee.
Hubby goes in phases and uses it and then forgets about it, so they last a LONG time.
I don't touch the stuff.....I prefer a very milky hot chocolate with a pinch of decaf instant coffee.
Dina - have you tried to clean your machine with vinegar? It works well for me.
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Phyllis
3-4 years I use a Cuisinart both here and home in CT. Like it, but find that none of the pots I have had over the years keep the coffee hot enough for very long.
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Lisa in Katy
The only one I've ever owned lasted about 15 years before I gave it to Purple Heart. Of course, I only used it for guests, and not very often even then.
My mother is a daily coffee drinker. She inherited an under the counter pot when she bought her house 10 years ago. I'm not sure how old it was, but it certainly wasn't new. It gave up the ghost about 3 years ago, so she got another one that shows no sign of slowing down. The longevity probably has something to do with the water. We are on neighborhood wells here (Municipal Utility Districts). She uses filtered tap water. She also cleans her pot with vinegar and lemon juice every couple of months.
My mother is a daily coffee drinker. She inherited an under the counter pot when she bought her house 10 years ago. I'm not sure how old it was, but it certainly wasn't new. It gave up the ghost about 3 years ago, so she got another one that shows no sign of slowing down. The longevity probably has something to do with the water. We are on neighborhood wells here (Municipal Utility Districts). She uses filtered tap water. She also cleans her pot with vinegar and lemon juice every couple of months.
Harrybaby666
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The Mr. Coffee coffee maker I bought at Walmart
The Mr. Coffee coffee maker I bought at Walmart
lasted about a year, and I only had it because my mom is a huge coffee drinker, and I am not, however, it started to leak from the bottom and soon it got to the point that the minute you filled the resovoir with water, it leaked out of the bottom and flooded the counter. Needless to say, I don't by coffee makers from Walmart any more...it's either Home Depot or Lowes....
It's aweful, you pay good money for something (I paid 45 dollars for it) and it dies on you even though you hardly used it...
The Mr. Coffee coffee maker I bought at Walmart
lasted about a year, and I only had it because my mom is a huge coffee drinker, and I am not, however, it started to leak from the bottom and soon it got to the point that the minute you filled the resovoir with water, it leaked out of the bottom and flooded the counter. Needless to say, I don't by coffee makers from Walmart any more...it's either Home Depot or Lowes....
It's aweful, you pay good money for something (I paid 45 dollars for it) and it dies on you even though you hardly used it...
netmiff
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You're lucky if you can count it in YEARS, around here it is usually months that we count
Once, we went looking for a GOOD one, and all the really expensive ones (DeLonghi, Cuisinart etc.) that we could find were made in China, so we gave up and got another cheapish one. We've been married 7.5 years, and have gone through aboaut 10 coffemakers.
Ross
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Braun was out of my price range when they were around, but honestly, I've probably replaced enough of them to have bought one. Anyone in here have a Bunn? I'm wondering if they're worth the money or not.
My last one was a Mr.Coffee and the thermal limiter went out causing the hot plate to stay on all the time. Burned my counter!
My last one was a Mr.Coffee and the thermal limiter went out causing the hot plate to stay on all the time. Burned my counter!
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