My electric drip coffeemaker had stopped functioning. It was producing steam and not much hot water. I figured this could only happen if it wasn't getting enough water. But the reservoir was full. After disassembly I discovered a vinyl hose connecting the reservoir with the heating element. Inside the vinyl hose were two little rubber valves which I assume are there to stop the hot water from going back into the reservoir, forcing it to expand up the outlet. Inside one of those rubber valves was a relatively large piece of unground cofffee bean, hindering the flow of water into the heating element.
Back to good coffee in the morning.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Nice work. A lesser man would have tossed it and bought a new one.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

I like my French press. I can see everything that is going on in there and I'm actually capable of fixing anything that goes wrong with it.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Exactly... 99.99% would have chucked it. The MB ideology has really taken root with you.
Guess you thought it was a monovalve...

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

Just the idea of trying to properly clean a drip coffee maker . . .

A crisis narrowly averted.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Well now, that didn't help the economy one bit. You didn't spend a penny.

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1985 300D Turbo
"Evolution is God's way of giving upgrades" Francis Collins

OK........now fix mine:

Nothing, whatsoever, from the pump up to the basket...........

Sorry , my expertise is limited to the pumpless.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I did my fair share to keep $40 in the bank which can be loaned to some small businessman to make his payroll.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I'd have fixed mine....

Though most coffee makers I've seen die was because the heating element finally failed....not much you can do about that.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Well the bank probably can't loan out your $40 because they're more than likely currently losing it on oil futures. Maybe you should go buy that second coffeemaker. Two working coffeemakers just might be a better investment.

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1985 300D Turbo
"Evolution is God's way of giving upgrades" Francis Collins

I know a dealer you can take it to.
Doesn't matter what the problem: " well, um, probably 1500 to 2000 dollars, should be done by this afternoon..."

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

do I get a loaner until mine is repaired?

My studio mic was DOA for over a year now...ever since it fell off a boom stand.

Took it apart this weekend and found a detached transducer wire from the soldered end. Resoldered and voila! Working again!

But noisy PC power supply fan hampered the euporia of testing the newly-repaired mic. So I pulled the power supply from one of my defunct PC cases and swapped fan motors. All quiet again!

Loving the revival of repaired gear for no $$$!!!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car