Coffee spilling out the sides of the carafe
Our new FT Series coffeemaker is only getting about half of the brewed coffee into the carafe. The rest of the coffee is spilling out the sides and onto our counter top. This happens even when we do not put coffee grinds in - most of the hot water spills to the sides. Any suggestions?
Coffee Makers & Espresso... - Mr. Coffee - 072179228578 12 Cup Coffee Maker
Answers & Comments
Clean it. Running vinegar thru it might work but for best results, remove the base and then remove the return hose (rubber tubing going to up spout). What's happening is it's clogged liked an artery so some water is spitting back into reservoir. When it gets to near the bottom it shoots pretty high, hits the cover and splashes outward.
I had a Mr Coffee that did that. It was running across the brew pause arm and making a mess. I discovered that the position of the carafe had a lot to do with it. If I brewed with the handle pointing out towards me, very little leaked out. I finally tore the brew pause arm off of the bottom of the brew basket. I works great and hey, I can wait ten minutes for a cup of coffee! However, if yours is new and doing this, I would contact the company and see if they'll make it good.