How do i clean the lid when it cant keep up with the brew rate?Does it come apart?

Did you take it apart recently? Check the lid of the grinder basket to be sure it is clicked in to place. You might want to take it apart and clean it and then just be sure all the parts are making the proper connections.

It could be fouled with dirt / crud buildup. The metal basket would have to be taken out which requires special spanner wrench. Filter which is supposed to be self cleaning is on bottom of metal basket.

CALCIF usually indicates "calcification" which is a buildup of calcium and other minerals. I don't believe you would normally see this indication on a microwave oven. Coffeemakers often indicate mineral buildup by indicating "DESCALE" or similar.

Descaling or removing mineral deposits in a coffeemaker usually requires running the coffeemaker with white vinegar instead of water, and no coffee ground or filter. Three or four "brewings" is usually all that is needed to remove the deposits. Simply run several more brewing cycles of clean water to rinse all the internal components of any vinegar and the job is complete.

If this answer isn't applicable - please tell me model number of the appliance that is displaying the CALCIF message, otherwise, please rate my reply "4 thumbs up" if it was helpful Thanks!

Try taking the lid to the carafe and soaking in vinegar/ water. Then use as strong a jet of water as you can get from your faucet to blast the crud out from the chamber in the lid. You'll have to try different angles, they did not make that part easy to clean. (I have the same one). Also try taking the grinding basket lid and separate the 2 halves, they just click together and make sure nothing is stuck in there. Good luck!

I'm having trouble picturing what this might be since you say "5-7 inches long" which is quite large. I can't think of anything that long (even the entire brew device is barely 7 inches long if that). But men tend to exaggerate how long things really are LOL.
There is a much smaller piece that matches the description with the two hooks - and the piece I'm thinking about also falls off really easily when you clean the brew mechanism.
If it is the piece I'm thinking of, it isn't important and you can use the machine just fine without it. But the piece I'm thinking of is only 3 inches by 2 inches or so.
If you pull out the tray and set it aside, then remove the brew group. Look at the brew group - the funnel where the coffee goes in is pointing straight up and to the left the brew group is at a 45 degree angle. Right at the top of that 45 degree angle is where the little cover snaps in place with those two hooks going down into two holes. If the brew group is inserted back in the machine, this cover would be right up against the side of the case on the left side - right where those vents are in the side of metal case.
I have often wondered why this piece is there at all since it seems to act like an "umbrella" just to keep things from landing on the brewing section. And there is a vent in the side of the cabinet right where this cover is - so maybe they wanted to make sure that when you clean the outside of the machine, any cleaning spray that goes through the vents doesn't end up getting on the brew filter to make the coffee taste bad. That is the only purpose I can think of for this cover. And it falls off just about every other time I take my brew group out to clean it unless you carefully avoid touching it.

After many months, I solved the problem of the red light staying on the Tassimo Coffee Maker. Use these easy steps.
1. Fill a 2 cup measuring cup with hot water.
2. Mix in descaler.
3. Pour in the empty water tank.
4. Put the yellow cleaning disk in the chamber and close chamber. Put the two cup measuring cup under the spout.
5. Push and hold the brew button for about 3 seconds (until the red and green light flash.
6. Now don't touch the machine. It will do it's thing for about 20 minutes. (Don't be impatient and start to push buttons, just leave it)
7. When it finishes it's cycle. The red light will turn off. Then clean the water tank and put fresh water and run clean water through the brewing cycle 4 times. Your machine is now ready for use.

Malfunction 8 is related to the brew unit typically. It is usually an indication of the brew unit motor having to work too hard to move the brew unit up and down. This is usually cured by disassembling, cleaning, replacing any o'rings that may be bad, and lubricating the unit, then reassembly.
I have had to do this twice on an an E75 and an E8. I finally broke down and bought seal kits and food grade lubricant for doing this. (I have only been able to buy parts from Europe online) One could by a new brew unit off of e-bay and change out the whole thing. But a simple cleaning or rebuild will typically suffice. One note. The cleaning tablets tend to strip the lubricant from the inside of the brew unit over time. Ocassionaly the seals in the brew unit will fall apart and bind up the unit. Either of these is usually accompanied by a sound of the brew unit motor straining to cycle the machine. If you are not savy in repairing it you may want to send it in. I suspect they will tell you it needs a new brew unit aand quote about $300 USD for the repair. About two hours, much patience, and about $10 in parts is most likely all it may need.

Mike

This one has two AUTO dial settings - AUTO-ON and AUTO-OFF. AUTO-OFF merely keeps the hot plate warm for a fixed period of time. AUTO-ON is the one that allows your coffeemaker to go off at the pre-programmed time in the morning.

If it is set to AUTO-ON, but is not brewing at the set time, unplug the machine for longer than 20 minutes. Then plug it back in, reset the clock, reset the prog time for a time that is just a few minutes into the future, and then test the auto-on feature.

If it stil ldoes not brew, just turn the machine to brew and press on. If it brews a pot, then your problem is electrical. If it doesn't brew a pot on the regular brew setting, then you either have: A) Calcium buildup/clog, or B) a hose leak (or worse).

To rule out the calcium buildup possibility, let half a caraffe worth of vinegar sit in the water reservoir for about an hour. After the hour, turn it to brew and press on, and brew the vinegar just as if it were coffee. If the vinegar goes through, your problem is solved.

Otherwise, call Cuisinart and find out if you are still in-warranty. Thep roduct has a 3-year warranty.

Good luck!

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Our Cuisinart grind and brew was leaving a puddle under it after making a pot of coffee. I called Cuisinart this week and it turns out the handle of the carafe has to be lined up in the middle of the opening for the carafe. It will be under the word Cuisinart, in the middle.

We have now made several pots with NO residual puddle of water or coffee. It also seems to be making the pots quicker.

Before trying this I had run 2 pots of water with 1/2 cup white vinegar in it also. But it still puddled until we lined up the carafe as noted above.

My new Burr Grind & Brew grinds away but all I get is hot water?