I ran one cycle, let it cool, brewed a cup, let it cool, then tried to do a vinegar cycle to get the plastic taste gone. It won't run a cycle? Advice
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Hmmm...I would try unplugging and replugging back in and maybe add some water to the vinegar before starting another cylcle? Otherwise, I'm afraid you may have to call the customer service number listed in the booklet.
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I'm not a 100% certain what your issue is. Are you saying that your device is broken after having run a cycle in vinegar? If so, vinegar is not that acidic and it shouldn't damage the product, so trash it, it's probably defective. No reason to risk a fire. That's a bummer if your machine is busted. I have had mine for a couple months now, and I have never detected a plastic taste. If the taste is the only thing wrong with it, try using a different kind of coffee, or tea. I usually use a breakfast blend from starbucks, or loose leaf earl grey. I have noticed that cheap/generic coffee can make a burnt plastic/popcorn taste when using a hot drip coffee maker. You get all sorts of weird tastes out of generic brand coffee. Hopefully the machine isn't broken, but if it is, upgrade to a better one. This unit makes me uncomfortable due to it's lack of an automatic shut off feature. My OCD (not really) forces me to unplug the thing after every use to make sure that it's turned off, otherwise, I worry that I may have forgotten to turn off the heater element. Turned around a couple times on my way to work because of second guessing myself :-(
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Plastic. And no matter how many times I've cleaned it with vinegar the water still tastes like it's toxic or something. In fact, I left it dry for several weeks and it still smells like that dry! B&D; just doesn't make quality coffee makers anymore.
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run a pot of 50/50 water and vinegar. I understand that this is the best way to clean scale from the water tank and the tubing and keep the coffeemaker running properly.
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just got mine out of the box and i'm having the same problem. the filter holder is hot, the steamer seems to be working, but water isn't going through. i thought i tamped the grounds too much, so i have now tried with a loose tamp and with no coffee grounds at all. All I get is a horrible noise. I'm very frustrated!
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I have the machine, and only use tap water. I imagine that I will have to run vinegar thru it occasionally as in other coffee makers to remove water residue. However, I am not going to buy water for my coffee machine. Too much trouble. I do, however, love the machine and having a fresh hot cup of brewed coffee each time.
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I have had mine for over a year with no problems. I clean the whole thing, including the carafe, by occasionally running white vinegar through it. I fill the reservoir with vinegar, put an empty coffee filter in the basket, and turn it on.
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Depending on how long you've had it, how long in between usages, what kind of 'milk' or milk product such as Silk has been used, it's possible it just needs some special cleaning. I had to run a weak solution of vinegar through the coffee maker part of mine as well as taking the steamer nozzle apart and soak it in a weak solution of vinegar, then used filtered water to run some steam back through the nozzle to rinse it well. Hope that's useful.
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I have had moderate success using vinegar through the machine, so it is hot. Cold vinegar seems to do little. This still does not get it spotless. But it seems to remove anything that affects coffee taste. If you want to disinfect, use a bleach solution in water. A few tablespoons of bleach is plenty to soak the bottle. Rinse heavily & repeatedly to get out any bleach after taste. If you want to go a step further get a scrubbing brush made for cleaning inside baby bottle. Then try whatever cleaning agent you want. I have never tried it but if desperate to get out stain color I would try muriatic acid (available from pool supply companies). Again rinse very heavily afterwards. I have had moderate success using vinegar through the machine, so it is hot. Cold vinegar seems to do little. This still does not get it spotless. But it seems to remove anything that affects coffee taste. If you want to disinfect, use a bleach solution in water. A few tablespoons of bleach is plenty to soak the bottle. Rinse heavily & repeatedly to get out any bleach after taste. If you want to go a step further get a scrubbing brush made for cleaning inside baby bottle. Then try whatever cleaning agent you want. I have never tried it but if desperate to get out stain color I... » Read More I have had moderate success using vinegar through the machine, so it is hot. Cold vinegar seems to do little. This still does not get it spotless. But it seems to remove anything that affects coffee taste. If you want to disinfect, use a bleach solution in water. A few tablespoons of bleach is plenty to soak the bottle. Rinse heavily & repeatedly to get out any bleach after taste. If you want to go a step further get a scrubbing brush made for cleaning inside baby bottle. Then try whatever cleaning agent you want. I have never tried it but if desperate to get out stain color I would try muriatic acid (available from pool supply companies). Again rinse very heavily afterwards. « Show Less
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I had no problem with tasting like plastic, I washed the water container with dish soap and any other parts that would come out. I made a few cups with water only and never had a problem.
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Hi Shelly! Actually, the longer you ferment the MORE vinegar taste. So for this batch I would stop fermenting and if it's too vinegary, simply add your favorite juice, tea, even club soda to cut the taste. And for future batches ferment for less days.. this can be achieved by taste testing your kombucha a few times a day to pick the time that's right for you! Happy Brewin', Dave :)
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Do use more coffee grounds than suggested on the package. Also, if you still have your old coffee maker try that too. The newness of the coffee pot may also affect the taste.
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I think the directions said you had to run quite a bit of water when you first replace the filter. We did that and had no problems with the taste. Hope it gets better.
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When we originally plumbed in our unit we had a plastic smell as well. It took us about a week to get the plastic taste/smell out of it by simply running the unit many times within a day. I don't know the exact amount, but I would say that we ran it about 12 times a day for a little longer then a week. We didn't use any k-cups when we ran it, just had hot water going through the system. After we did that we no longer could smell or taste plastic.
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Never experienced that. I didn't even do the recommended vinegar "wash" pretreatment. Not sure how plastic taste can be an issue since cooking is done mostly in covered pots. I have baked cookies (2nd time used) and they were fine.
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we have the same problem. Had same brewer for 4 years before it started leaking.Very convient brewer to use BUT This new one has a plastic smell even after 2 weeks. tank hotter than old one- must be new plastic and metal compositions used in the parts and BUNN isn't testing product enough. Amazon.com please use your collective costumer complaints as influence with BUNN.
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I soak mine for 15 minutes in a cup of water before putting it in the coffee maker and I do not taste anything "plasticy."
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I've had the unit for a while now--the plastic smell has gone away with use. We run it pretty much all the time--in the meantime, we would put the water through a Brita system to get rid of the smell/plastic taste. The reason why the glass bottle doesn't work is for some reason, I think the reservoir is what's also contributing to the smell. I tried the same thing and it still smelled and tasted like plastic...give it a few weeks of running it.