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Farberware FCP280 Stainless Steel Percolator Questions & Answers
Why doesn't percolator run long enough
The thermostat in the base of the pot needs replaced...it is the little round thing pressed against the base of the pot. (You can see it after removing the base of the pot.) Pull off the leads and remove the screw holding it in and get a new one at goodmans.net ($10 including shipping...I just got one from them.)
You should take a picture before removing anything to make sure that you get the leads connected up correctly.
You have a main perk element and a keep warm element in the base of the pot. Plus a thermostat pressed against the bottom to sense temperature. Upon plugging in a cold pot, the thermostat reads zero ohms and applies 120 volts all to the perk element. Then when the thermostat senses a high enough temp, it opens and 120 volts is still applied to the perk heating element, but this time through the keep warm element (about 200 ohms or so). So now the perk element although hot is not hot enough to continue perking, just keeps your already perked coffee warm.
On a cold pot, you should read about 17 ohms looking into the pot...on a warm pot (with the thermostat opened up) you will read in the hundreds of ohms.
When I try to check continuity across the two
We have a Farberware Percolator / "Superfast" #FCP412-A...This morning we plugged it in and nothing happened...I took the base off and found one of the connectors loose, but not totally disconnected. After I tightened it, we plugged it in and it still did not heat up. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. / JP
3 prong plugs becoming loose
Hi, You have a pot that was made in China. to fix the problem you have you have to replace the base. You can try to get one at Goodmens.com or Repair Shop.com. The China pot is very very inferior to the USA pots. I suggest buying a USA pot on eBay. The China pot is like owning a boat. Good luck . Ron
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