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The measuring cup holds 1/4 cup. Fill with tap water and pour one full measure into the hole exposed by removal of handle. Then measure table salt into small hollow on handle. Next, pour two (2) full measures of salt into a second measuring cup full of water, and pour into Sisan. Never use more salt than will fill the measuring hollow in handle. Remember that should the steam cease, unplug and refill with two measures of tap water, but no more salt.
Maintenance:
Add one (1) teaspoon white vinegar to two measures of tap water, put it in the Sisan Steamer and let it run a few minutes. Then pour this out of the Steamer and rinse well to scale the inside.
The flow control valve on the strainer basket (where the coffee pours into the pot) is a less-than-stellar device. While adequate to prevent a flow of coffee when you pull out the pot, it will still retain a few drops which slowly drip onto the warming plate while you are pouring a cup. It may even allow a slow, continuous drip, especially if coffee grounds find their way past the filter.
Keep a damp cloth or paper towel near the coffeemaker while it is on. Just before returning the pot to the plate, give it a quick wipe.
You don't mention if you've programmed the quantity since it started behaving strangely, so....
instead of pressing the 'coffee cup ' icon button once, hold it down all the way through the brewing procedure (it will bip) until the correct amount of coffee has been pumped into your cup, then release the button. This quantity has now been programmed into the memory and should produce the same amount of coffee every time, on a sigle press.
Be careful! The top will soon disconnect from the bottom! I've had the same problem for the last few months. This morning (11/19/10) the top of the pot seperated when I poured a cup of coffee and half a pot of piping hot coffee spilled down my right leg. I'm on hold with their customer service department as I type this. Has anybody else had the same issue?
I had the same problem with this same machine. On this model there is a
spring-loaded piece of plastic that operates the pouring of the coffee.
After a few months of regular use, there is a design flaw in this piece
that wears out prematurely, causing the pour to slow down. This is why the stream runs towards the machine and not in your cup.
Eventually
the plastic piece will break at the weak point and will stop pouring
altogether. To make matters worse, HB uses a weird screw that you cannot
turn unless you have the right bit, and, once you do finally get to the
piece, there is no where to order a replacement.
Summary:
Hamilton Beach built an intentional flaw that is difficult/impossible to
repair so you will need to purchase another machine in under a year.
It's all plugged up with mineral deposits. Pour vinegar in and let it run a few cycles through with vinegar, it takes that stuff out.. Then run clean water through two or three times.
This is how my husband pours: he holds the lid open with the thumb lever and pours. It seems to work better if you pour slow. (I am always in too much of a hurry:)
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