My Aunt’s GE Spacemaker Coffeemaker from 1988, used nearly everyday sinceSubmitted by ME5SENGER_24 t3_122q3dr in BuyItForLife
Deathwatch72 t1_jds9m88 wrote
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It's a side effect of using hard water, so if you live in an area that has soft water it's never something you probably had to deal with.
Hard water means that you have a lot of calcium and magnesium dissolved in the water. Boiling water leads to evaporation which leads to these minerals being deposited and forming a scale that impedes water flow and can cause damage to heal.
Really not a difficult problem to deal with as long as you remember to keep up with it, you can pretty easily clean it with white vinegar because that redissolves the calcium and magnesium scale.
andrewbadera t1_jdsae9u wrote
Any water, really. If it's not distilled.
monzelle612 t1_jdsb0z2 wrote
I boil all my water first then only use the captured steam after it's condensed back down in my coffee. Imagine using tap water
Farsath t1_jdsbdro wrote
And I thought my pour-over method was high maintenance…
andrewbadera t1_jdsbs0e wrote
Right? They invented Britas and ZeroWaters for a reason ... plus the cold water has more oxygen in it for better taste.
jlozada24 t1_jdsux55 wrote
Those only let the water sit til chlorine evaporates
izzgo t1_jdslba4 wrote
For just a moment I entertained the idea that you actually did this.
FrenchFryCattaneo t1_jdsne71 wrote
People do actually do this but it's a lot more complicated because you don't need just distilled water, you then have to add the right minerals back in.
Shadow_84 t1_jdt3dmw wrote
And distilled can eat away at the internals too, instead of leaving buildups. Water naturally want some minerals, and distilled has very low or none
andrewbadera t1_jdu08iy wrote
Lol no.
NoCokJstDanglnUretra t1_jdshdkz wrote
It’s the minerals in mineral water
impy695 t1_jduiitk wrote
And if you're not sure what kind of water you have, they sell test strips for very little money. You'll end up with way more than you'll ever need, but they actually make good gifts (I'm not kidding)
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