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Mr. Coffee FTX20 / FTX23 Coffee Maker Questions & Answers
Looking for metal filter cover
I have never seen one and I have used several Mr. Coffees over the years. I think a metal strainer would be a problem as you would have to clean it every day to get the granules out of the little holes. The paper ones are extremely cheap and you throw it away after every pot.
It appears as if the
Your problem is probably in the heating unit or boiler at the bottom of the unit there is a thermostatic switch attached with a spring clip and another device called a thermal fuse attached also with a spring clip. if the thermostatic switch welds closed due to repeated on and off action the heater or boiler will get dangerously hot enough to cause the thermal fuse to blow saving a call to the fire department. If the fuse is blown it probably means your thermostatic switch is stuck in the closed position and needs to be replaced. I have designed a modification to remove the heavy 10 amp load in the thermostatic switch and redirect the heavy current to an external relay and I am now using that to see if the unit will continue to work.longer than the original design. The circuit is pictured on another post on"fixYA"
Mr coffee beeps 3 times and thats all, no brew
3 beeps means plugged water line. Take off the bottom of the coffee maker with a small phillips head screwdriver. Use pliers (I used needle nose type) to remove the wire clamps holding on the silicone water tubes to the hot plate. In my case, the water line from the reservoir to the plate was clogged with something I couldn't see until I blew on the hose and it popped out, could have been scale, grounds etc Clean with vinegar. Back in service!
My mr. coffeemaker beeps 5 times and doesn't brew the coffee I just purchased this coffee pot last month aug 2014. what could be the problem
I see two problems that you've described.
First, you have a bad empty-reservoir sensor. Mine went out on my first Mr. Coffee within the first month also. The purpose of the sensor is to trigger the beeping to simply let you know when the coffee is done. The coffeemaker would normally work fine otherwise.
Second, you have a bad heating element. This is the core function of your coffeemaker and renders it useless for anything but a nice warming plate.
I recommend replacing the coffeemaker.
In the future, make sure you do not add water to the reservoir unless the coffeemaker has been turned of for at least five minutes. This will help prolong the life of the heating element.
The heating element will naturally degrade over time. But, it can incur sudden damage when the reservoir is refilled with water too soon - while the element is still hot. Because of the simple design, if the coffeemaker is on, then both the warming plate's heating element and the reservoir's heating element are on. So, after a brewing cycle is complete, the reservoir's heating element stays on. Without any in the reservoir to keep it cool, the heating element superheats. So, if water is put in the reservoir while the coffeemaker is on or before the element has adequately cooled, the sudden burst of steam from the water contacting the element can be quite violent.
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