My coffer maker brew basket keeps overflowing. I've deduced that when I push my decanter into the machine, there is so much give that the plastic arm in back pushes it forward and stops the coffee from flowing, thus making an overflow. Help? How can I fix this? I've only had it for 2 months!

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I've read of this problem from other users of the newer Spacemakers and believe I know what's going on. Black & Decker used too strong a spring in the mechanisms involved in the "sneak a cup" feature which keeps the small tab or finger underneath the basket from opening and allowing the coffee to run into the decanter.

My suggestion would be to make certain that the tab that presses against the bottom of the basket is open when you insert the carafe. Not owning one of these units I can't state categorically that this will solve your problem, but all of the Spacemakers are fundamentally the same, just some cosmetic and design differences between them.

If it turns out that the tab is open when you go to bed and the basket still overflows it's possible the spring is so strong that it's moving the carafe away from the back of the unit, causing the tab to close against the basket. If that's the case I would figure out how to remove the spring without breaking anything in the process, then take it down to your local Ace Hardware and get a same sized but weaker spring. That should solve the problem permanently.

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We used to have the same problem! try a better brand of coffee filter! It worked for us? Also make sure that the filters are not doubled up!