I just bought this, but am disappointed the plunger doesn't go down all the way. Has anyone made just a few cups of coffee in this without issues?
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The space is leaving room for the coffee & you don't want to break the glass carafe if you press too hard.
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I also found this quite strange but fortunately it has little impact on the coffee, I've used it to make just one cup and even though there is a gap, the filter does it's job and same goes for multiple cups.
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You need space for your coffee grounds to go. When you plung the coffee grounds to the bottom of the glass you need that extra space to squeeze the grounds down to get more of the coffee oil and flavor out. With out that space you could potentially damage the plunger or even break the glass.
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Is the plunger all the way up into where the lever is? Check that first. If it still does it then you might have a defective one. Play with it and see if you can get it to work properly. Good Luck!!
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No! The brewing is stopped when the plunger is pressed down. Coffee willtaste fine for hours; just reheat a bit in the microwave as it will cooleventually in the Bordun.
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If your carafe drips from the handle perhaps it's defective. Mine is perfect. Does it drip while pouring or while brewing? I would carefully examine the handle and the flip top. Does the top fit tight inside the rim? Does the hole where the coffee comes out line up with the hole in the top? This coffee maker wasn't cheap so if you like the pot, I'd ask for a replacement.
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There is a lever on the brewing basket which regulates the flow of the coffee into the pot. It has settings of off, half on, and full on (up). That might be your problem.
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They're all like that. Piece of very faulty engineering. Mine also leaks out the end of the handle, dripping coffee on the counter unless I remember to put something under it. 2 weeks ago, just short of a year I've had it, it QUIT.
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Try tamping the portafilter not so densely. If the machine has good water flow without coffee in it, experiment with the fineness of the grind, the amount in the portafilter, and the amount of pressure you use to tamp. there is definitely a learning curve!
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OK, I HAVE THE FIX. The problem is the lever under the diverter does not get pushed back far enough. The protrusion on the rear of the reservoir only pushes to the horizontal, which lets the water from condensation drip backwards, underneath. I got a teeny screwdriver (a paper clip might work) got it red hot and pressed it into the lever several times until it burned a hole through it. Next I got a teensy screw and screwed it into the hole, leaving 1/4" sticking out. Now when you place the reservoir into the coffee pot it will push the lever back an extra 1/4" which levers the water diverter down more at an angle so the water can run down it properly. I still get a few drips down in the heating element but that's better than the fill up I used to get.. (Original answer) The only way to get the water out is tip the whole thing into the sink. Ours fills up and will leak onto the counter after just a few says if we don't do this. The problem is a poor design in the diverter that is supposed to send the condensation back into the carafe, but doesn't.
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I ahve often used this to make 1 or 2 cups. The only slight disadvantage is that the plunger will not go down very low, because it's designed for going down on a larger amount of coffee.
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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 think you are not putting in straight. May had this problem but I didn't. Love the coffee pot and the coffee. Bev
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Hi Karen, I see! Make sure the basket is sitting correctly. The basket has a small stick-out/handle, that should sit tight into the gap of the holder of the basket. You can see it at around 2:00 direction (if you face the coffee maker). Once it sits correctly, the valve will be dropped at the right height for the carafe to reach/push up. Hope this helps!
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Hi Victoria: I delayed answering your email because I wanted to be 100% sure I was correct. I went home and made a pot of (Mountian Blue) coffee. I filled it up to 5 cups - on the glass carafe it was just a tad under the max line and not a drop spilled. So short answer your pot is defective :(
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I've had that happen also. Sometimes the grind of the coffee isn't fine enough. Sometimes I don't have the filter holder screwed in tight enough. I also make sure the printed side of the filter is facing up as per the directions.Sometimes the evil morning coffee gnome is at work!!! Good luck!
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I have a Frieling 42 oz/1.2L press. The inside height is ~19.4 MM (sorry I'm an engineer). The plunger extends down 17.3M MM, so it stops ~2.1 MM short. Whether it would squeeze the coffee at all would depend on whether you were putting in enough to more than fill the 2.1MM (by 9.1MM) space at the bottom. I make 2 mugs (16oz total) and the plunger doesn't compress the grounds. It drains nicely though. I use it every morning and stopped adding to my collection of broken glass french press parts.
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I have not found that to be an issue. You just have to tip it further over to get the last of the coffee strained through