I think the main problem with this machine is that the grounds fly all over inside when grinding and combine with the steam and hot water and eventually gum up the moving parts. This causes the latch for the filter basket to lose its grip sometimes and the door pops open during the brewing cycle...I was trying to take apart the slides to clean them out and made the mistake of removing the small screw underneath the left slide. Then the spring popped out and it took about an hour to get it back together, very frustrating. I ended up bending one end of the spring into a slight hook with a needle nose pliers so it would catch better on the "nub" that is connected to the side button. The best way I figured out to clean the slides so far is to blast them out with compressed air periodically for preventative maintenance. I use one of those cans normally used to dust off electronics and insert the straw into the slides.
The filter basket replacement is available from Cuisinart and costs about $6.00
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I feel that even a diagram would be helpful on how to get this spring back into place where it's suppose to be. Cant find one anywhere tho...
Same problem here! The basket slide was stuck halfway and wouldn't budge. Couldn't make coffee, couldn't clean out previous grounds. Thought a good steam clean would fix the prob. Now I can't get the spring back in. There's a little slot for it, but can't tell (and honestly didn't take note) of how to put it back in.
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