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Mike schultz Posted on Jan 31, 2019

I have a bunn coffee maker that takes over an hour to heat brew water.

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I agree with Chrissie. If you have hard water then the heating element has a thick layer of calcium or lime coating it.

If vinegar doesn't do the trick, then try running CLR through it. That's a little more aggressive. If that doesn't do it, then use muriatic acid. That will definitely eat away any calcium or lime from the burner.

Make sure you do 3 full rinses by running clear water through it the same way you would be brewing coffee.

If none of that works, buy a new coffee maker.

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    I agree with Chrissie. If you have hard water then the heating element has a thick layer of calcium or lime coating it.

    If vinegar doesn't do the trick, then try running CLR through it. That's a little more aggressive. If that doesn't do it, then use muriatic acid. That will definitely eat away any calcium or lime from the burner.

    Make sure you do 3 full rinses by running clear water through it the same way you would be brewing coffee.

    If none of that works, buy a new coffee maker.

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Clean a Bunn coffee maker once every three months if you have hard water. ... Unplug the Bunn coffee maker from its power source. Verify the brew funnel is in place in the machine, and set the decanter in the unit as if you were going to make coffee. Add 1 quart of white distilled vinegar to the top of the brewer.

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  • Posted on Sep 19, 2007

SOURCE: my bunn is too slow

Use the de-liming spring to clean the copper tube behind the spray head. Pour several pots of clear white vinegar through the unit to further remove lime and scale from the interior of your coffee maker. My Bunn is 24 years old, and the only replacement parts I've ever required are new carafes and the 4041 silicone washer repair kit.

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  • Posted on Feb 13, 2009

SOURCE: Bunn coffee maker leaks water

There are 3 seals in your unit that could cause your problem. there is a silicon seal right under the pour-in tray, and two on the top of the tank. one of those is for the thermostat, the other is for the sprayhead tube. any of these could leak, causing water to come out the bottom of the brewer. One other thing that can cause this is a scale buildup between the pour-in tray and the tank.

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  • Posted on Mar 23, 2009

SOURCE: Bunn VPS Series Commercial coffee maker won't brew

Hello. I would like to suggest that you pour in water, with a container under the funnel, until water does come out, it sounds like the water has just evaporated too far, and it requires more than a pot to bring it to the top. In the future, if you do not use it for a day or more, you need to unplug it, or just pour a pot of water in to keep it at level, as this unit heats all the time it is plugged in, and can actually evaporate all the water away, blow the element, damage the thermostat, or worse permanently damage the unit.

here you can find the user manual:
http://bunnomatic.com/pages/techdocs/manuals/pourbrew_warm.html

Hope that helps, and thank you.

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  • Posted on May 04, 2011

SOURCE: I have a Bunn coffee

The manual for this coffee maker can be found at this link:
http://manualheaven.com/assets/bunn-nhbx-b-contemporary-coffee-maker-manual.pdf
While the manual does not contain repair instructions, it does have some troubleshooting tips to follow if your coffee is not staying hot.

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  • Posted on Jun 25, 2012

SOURCE: Bunn Coffee Maker Leaks out the bottom

I have an older BUNN B10 pour-o-matic that I thought was leaking from the bottom. Upon close inspection, I found that it was leaking from the worn out washers located on the top of the tank, allowing water to run down the sides of the stainless steel tank. There's a great fix offered on Fixya.com that suggests going to a hardware store and buying a Gardner Bender GHG-1575 rubber grommet with a 3/4" hole and install it into the large hole in the basin. Then place a metal washer on top of the grommet and snug it up with the threaded fitting. Many folks say it's a great fix. I went a different route. I called BUNN customer service and spoke to a very nice woman who understood my needs and sent out a free repair kit that contained a new fitting, washer, and seal. I received it in a few days and it's working great. Beats going out and buying parts for a work around repair. BTW, the repair kit is called "Universal Retail Seal Replacement Kit #37091.0000"

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