Coffee perks but is only luke warm when finished

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.

You need a keepwarm element. Go to repairshack.com. Good luck. Ron

Hi,
After perking the coffee the pot is to switch to a thermostat to keep the coffee warm...that thermostat is probably bad...
Not sure if it is replaceable on those pots...
Would call the Customer service number for the Regalware...

http://www.regalware.com/customer-service/contact-us

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Hi, The problem is the keep warm element. The reason, your pot perc's and it gets hot near the thermo, the thermo turns off the main element. The keep warm element is not on so after a small amount of time the water cools and the thermo turns the main element back on again, thus making the water hot. The K W element is supposed to be on all the time the pot is plugged in, it is instrumental in perking the first brew making it really hot, the thermo turns off the main element and the K W element keeps the water hot. The K M element is very a easy fix. Thanks and please ask if you need more help. Ron For the part go to repairshack.com

HI. If the urn perked, it is not the main heating element, that leaves the keep warm element the problem. This element should be on all the time the pot is pluged in, you can get it at [email protected] for 8.00 and 2.00 S/H.Or go to ron622c on eBay Good luck. Ron

Hi. you need a thermostst. You perking is turning off to soon, 1 it perks, so the main heating is working, It perked, 2 the keep warm element works because it is keeping the water hot and is making the water hotter. You can get the thermostat from repairshop.com.
It is a very, very easy fit and cheap part. Good luck Ron

Hi. If it perks it is not the main element, it is the keep warm element, it is very instrumental in perking. Water should be about 170 to 190 they all differ a bit. Go to repairshack.com. Good luck. Ron

electronic fault. return to dealer

Your heating element is toast! If you want to risk taking it apart, there is a fuse inside that can be replaced and if the fuse is still in working order, (test it using a meter), the heating element is dying.
There is nothing else to do, but buy a new coffee maker.