are the filter parts held together? I have one and the 3 parts are always separating the plastic thing separates from each other when you push it down making it very difficult to keep the grounds out of my coffee. Thank you for any help you can provide...
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Yes, they are held together. I have had no problems with this product at all.
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Are you inserting the filter in a plastic filter cup or directly in the machine? We use ours in a filter cup and have never had a problem. They work great with our own ground coffee.
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1 X 4-Cup Basket Style Permanent Coffee Filter fits Mr. Coffee 4 Cup Coffeemakers (With Handle)I purchased this 4-cup basket style permanent filter for $4.95 and it fits the JWX3 5-cup Mr Coffee coffeemaker perfectly. I don't like paper filters because they don't fit this coffee maker filter holder well enough to prevent the paper from collapsing and getting grounds into the carafe. This permanent filter won't collapse and thus keeps grounds out of my coffee. Also, the seller got this filter to me in 3 days with no shipping charges at all. Now, that's service! 1 X 4-Cup Basket Style Permanent Coffee Filter fits Mr. Coffee 4 Cup Coffeemakers (With Handle)I purchased this 4-cup basket style permanent filter for $4.95 and it fits the JWX3 5-cup Mr Coffee coffeemaker perfectly. I don't like paper filters because they don't fit this coffee maker filter holder well enough to prevent the paper from collapsing and getting grounds into the carafe. This permanent filter won't collapse and thus keeps grounds out of my coffee. Also, the seller got this filter to me in 3 days with no shipping... » Read More 1 X 4-Cup Basket Style Permanent Coffee Filter fits Mr. Coffee 4 Cup Coffeemakers (With Handle)I purchased this 4-cup basket style permanent filter for $4.95 and it fits the JWX3 5-cup Mr Coffee coffeemaker perfectly. I don't like paper filters because they don't fit this coffee maker filter holder well enough to prevent the paper from collapsing and getting grounds into the carafe. This permanent filter won't collapse and thus keeps grounds out of my coffee. Also, the seller got this filter to me in 3 days with no shipping charges at all. Now, that's service! « Show Less
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This happens to me too from time to time. I have found that the cheaper paper filters do not have a strong enough pleat to hold up during the brewing process. Some even have cheaper paper that collapses easily. Check for filters with good strong pleats in them and that should help. Perhaps try using two filters too. That has worked for me more than once. Hope that helps!
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I suggest visiting the Cuisinart web site to see which item they recommend as a replacement. My coffee maker had two removable pieces, one that was a basket that holds the coffee in a paper filter, and the other directed the water to the cup. The basket fit into the other piece. The basket broke and for my coffee maker (Two 2 Go), the GTF-4 basket fit perfectly. I am able to use it with paper filters, even though I don't have to (easier cleanup).
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The cup is plastic; the filter is metal, fused together. You can't separate screen from the cup. That's why we use a paper filter as well that we can dump out . . . easier to clean. . . a large, flat bottomed paper filter works great!. A French press without the press. It works by gravity. Steep the grounds for 5 minutes for best flavor. We love this because one of us needs decaf coffee, so we can have two different kinds of coffee in the am without a lot of trouble. Good Luck.
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there is a plastic filter that is covered by cloth, and the spring that holds the filter in place is metal. It makes good coffee though. The trick would be to find an old glass filter from the 50s or 60s when they made them out of glass and use that one. Maybe at a garage sale or ebay.
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Make sure the inside of the filter holder is clean, over time the gasket will loosen and the handle should end up centered. As for the drip/steam, you may have packed the coffee too tight, or your grind is too fine. It takes a few tries to get it right.
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Hello My Friend, As I am looking at mine right now, the screen looks normal and all in one peice. However it has a plastic shroud that keeps the coffee grounds contained on the bottom of the cup. This shroud is braced by a single wire type spring that has two ends extending out from each side of the shroud. this is probably for easy removal by depressing each side you can easily compress and remove the spring. other than that, it looks my screen is normal and free from ragged edges and deformaties. I do wish you the best of luck and many cheers. Sean......
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I haven't had the grounds come up into the coffee. It is a mess to clean up but that's part of the French press thing I'm guessing!!!! You don't grind the coffee very fine so check that out too....good luck!!!!
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They go in the little plastic holder that came with the coffee maker. It twists apart and the filter goes between the two pieces and they snap back together. It sits right over the coffee grounds, resting on the edge. If you don't have the filter holder, you'll have to try and get that or you can't use these. Hope this helps.
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this cone has 3 holes... fortunately i kept the old holder with only one hole..it works much better for me.for some reason the filter papers tend to lay on the holes and block the coffee from filtering down into the container. i usually end up holding the filter paper up just a bit on one side then it works just fine...i get tired of this and go back to my old filter holder. when i have guests over i use both holders ...the one with only one hole finishes filtering the coffee before the new one is 1/2 way down.[perhaps i have a defective one ???]
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Hey P. Radcliffe, Ekobrew filters arrived today7/28. They work Great. Using the included Bunn measure spoon reads 2 cups per 10oz water. I put 2 Flat level full grinds into filter & closed filter lid fine. So, I know it will hold 2 spoonful, I usually make my coffee slight less than 2 spoonful & 8oz water. The beauty part is I shook the full used grinds & filter from the holder in 1 shake. Do not have to rinse holder after each cup. Just rinse holder when I am thru drinking coffee each day. TIP: used grounds + filter dropped out of holder in one try. I think it will drop out faster while still hot instead of letting the grounds dry in the holder. Enjoyed chatting with you.
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I've had this machine for only 4 days now, and the only problem I see with it is that even with low levels of coffee grounds they come perilously close to overflowing the #4 cone filter. I suspect this is due to two factors: 1) the filter basket bottom is flat so that once the filter is wet it sags to conform which lowers it and allows grounds to overflow, and 2) I suspect water flows faster than other coffeemakers I've had (DCC-1200) and this causes water to stay in the basket longer. I'm using the same amount and grind on my coffee and also the same filters and this was never an issue on the DCC-1200. I'll experiment a bit and hopefully find a solution or this is going back. I've had this machine for only 4 days now, and the only problem I see with it is that even with low levels of coffee grounds they come perilously close to overflowing the #4 cone filter. I suspect this is due to two factors: 1) the filter basket bottom is flat so that once the filter is wet it sags to conform which lowers it and allows grounds to overflow, and 2) I suspect water flows faster than other coffeemakers I've had (DCC-1200) and this causes water to stay in the basket longer. I'm using the same amount and grind on my coffee and also the same filters and this was never an issue on... » Read More I've had this machine for only 4 days now, and the only problem I see with it is that even with low levels of coffee grounds they come perilously close to overflowing the #4 cone filter. I suspect this is due to two factors: 1) the filter basket bottom is flat so that once the filter is wet it sags to conform which lowers it and allows grounds to overflow, and 2) I suspect water flows faster than other coffeemakers I've had (DCC-1200) and this causes water to stay in the basket longer. I'm using the same amount and grind on my coffee and also the same filters and this was never an issue on the DCC-1200. I'll experiment a bit and hopefully find a solution or this is going back. « Show Less
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I've had this machine for only 4 days now, and the only problem I see with it is that even with low levels of coffee grounds they come perilously close to overflowing the #4 cone filter. I suspect this is due to two factors: 1) the filter basket bottom is flat so that once the filter is wet it sags to conform which lowers it and allows grounds to overflow, and 2) I suspect water flows faster than other coffeemakers I've had (DCC-1200) and this causes water to stay in the basket longer. I'm using the same amount and grind on my coffee and also the same filters and this was never an issue on the DCC-1200. I'll experiment a bit and hopefully find a solution or this is going back.
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I don't know if this helps, but , did you put the filter cup in properly? The only way I know for it to get stuck is if the handle of the filter cup and the orientation of the cup is wrong....I'm afraid that the only way to get it out is to pull until something gives.......wish I could help more
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We had this problem with our Bunn Coffeemaker and found a way to avoid the overflow. We wet the paper filter just a bit before adding the coffee grounds. That seems to take care of the overflow. Hope this helps others with the same problem.