Coffeemakers, especially the basic ones with glass carafes, have few thoughprovoking parts and can last for years. But, most coffeemakers are used on a daily basis and finally stop working as well as they did when they were new. When this happens the decision must be made to either repair or replace the machine.

Replacement Carafe

If you have a coffeemaker with a glass coffee carafe, this is by far the most common part to "wear out", commonly by breaking into hundreds of pieces. Fortunately, all the major fellowships make replacement carafes. These are commonly facilely ready and cost far less than an whole new coffeemaker. Sometimes a glass carafe can be substituted by a thermal carafe, but this is uncommon. Thermal carafes have more involved mechanisms, especially on the lid. Although they aren't as easy to break as glass carafes, the lid mechanism can be damaged. You can commonly find replacement thermal coffee carafes at the same merchants that sell replacement glass carafes.

Mineral Build Up

If the water isn't flowing straight through your coffeemaker you most likely have a buildup of calcium and other minerals. This is very common in areas that have "hard" water. Fortunately, this can commonly be fixed both for real and inexpensively. Prepare a explication that is 50% vinegar and 50% water, enough for a general pot of coffee. Vinegar is a mild acid and will dissolve the mineral buildup in your machine. It is also thoroughly safe – Don't use chlorine based cleaning products (chlorine is quite poisonous)! Run the vinegar explication straight through your coffeemaker and it should take off the mineral deposits. If the deposits are heavy, you may need to run any batches of vinegar-water explication straight through the machine.
Most of the time this will take care of the problem, but occasionally the buildup is so thick that it thoroughly blocks the flow of water straight through the coffeemaker. At this point you may need to replace your machine.

Broken Heating Element

If the heating element of your coffeemaker stops working, it's nearly always easier (and commonly less expensive) to replace the whole machine. Most fellowships do not make replacement parts for their coffeemakers (except for replacement carafes). The only exceptions are the very high-priced top of the line machines that cost hundreds of dollars.

If the heating element of your fifty dollar coffee maker stops working, it's surely time to replace it.

Old Coffee Makers – fix Or Replace?