Troubleshooting Your Coffee Maker - Mr. Coffee BVMC-JWX3-073 Instruction Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR COFFEE MAKER

Your coffee maker has been carefully designed to give you many years of trouble-
free service. In the unlikely event that your new coffee maker does not operate
satisfactorily, please review the following potential problems and try the steps
recommended BEFORE you call or take it to an Authorized Service Center.
PROBLEM
The power indicator light
does not light up
The coffee is not brewing
The coffee maker only
brews water
The coffee maker brews
slowly
The filter basket overflows
The coffee is not hot
The coffee tastes bad
The grounds are in the coffee
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POSSIBLE CAUSE
• The appliance is unplugged.
• There's a power outage.
• The appliance is unplugged.
• There's a power outage.
• Not enough water in water
reservoir.
• The filter basket is not properly
inserted.
• The decanter is not placed all
the way on the warming plate.
• There are no coffee grounds in
the filter basket.
• The coffee maker needs
cleaning.
• The filter basket is not properly
inserted.
• The decanter is not placed all
the way on the warming plate.
• Too many coffee grounds were
place in the filter.
• The decanter was removed
from the warming plate for
more than 30 seconds.
• There is a power outage.
• Coffee grounds other than for
an automatic drip coffee maker
was used.
• The ground coffee-to-water
ratio was unbalanced.
• The coffee maker needs
cleaning.
• The filter is not properly seated
in the basket.
• The filter collapsed.
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SOLUTION
• Plug unit in.
• Wait for power to be restored.
• Plug unit in.
• Wait for power to be restored.
• Fill water reservoir above
minimum level marking.
• Insert filter basket correctly.
• Place decanter correctly on
warming plate.
• Add the desired amount of
coffee to the filter.
• Clean coffee maker as
described in "cleaning and
maintaining" section.
• Insert filter basket correctly.
• Place decanter correctly on
warming plate.
• Remove filter and discard
ground. If using paper filter,
replace it. If using permanent
filter, rinse it. Begin brewing
process again.
• Turn off and unplug the unit.
Allow it to cool. Wipe up spill,
do not set hot decanter back
on the wet warming plate or it
might crack.
• Wait for power to be restored.
• Use coffee grounds
recommended for automatic
drip coffee makers.
• Use correct ground coffee-to-
water ratio.
• Clean coffee maker as
described in "Cleaning and
Maintaining" section.
• Seat filter properly within the
filter basket.
• Remove filter and replace.
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