Sunbeam 32863281 - Manual (Page 9)

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TROUBLE-SHOOTING THE COFFEE MAKER
Potential Problems Probable Cause:
ON LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE • Unplugged
• Power outage
• Clock is not set
COFFEE IS NOT BREWING • Unplugged
• Power outage
• Clock is not set
• The water reservoir is empty
• The filter basket door is not
properly closed
• Carafe lid not on carafe
• Carafe is not placed all the way
on the warming plate
COFFEE MAKER ONLY BREWS WATER • No grounds in filter basket
COFFEE MAKER BREWS SLOWLY • Coffee maker needs decalcifying
FILTER BASKET OVERFLOWS • The filter basket door is not
properly closed
• Carafe is not placed all the way
on the warming plate
• Carafe lid not on carafe
• Too much grounds placed in filter
• Carafe was removed from warming plate
longer than 30 seconds
BURNING COFFEE SMELL • Empty carafe was left on hot
warming plate
• Coffee was spilled on a warming plate
COFFEE IS NOT HOT • Power outage
• 2-hour automatic shut off was activated
(some models only)
COFFEE TASTES BAD • Coffee grounds other than for
automatic drip coffee maker were used
• Grounds-to-water ratio was unbalanced
GROUNDS ARE IN COFFEE • Paper filter not properly seated
in swing basket
• Filter overflowed
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