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By kingcornea on Nov 05, 2008

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the two coffee makers are not old and they are not submerged in water when cleaning, however they both will not perk a normal pot of coffee anymore, it comes out looking like weak tea. at first if i let it cool down and re-perk, the coffee will be ok. now, that doesn't even work. Is there a replaceable thermostat or something in the base that can be replaced? OR do you have any further suggestions?

Same Problem

Mar 19, 2009

-   Sorry, mine has been kept shiny clean for the two years that I've owned mine. Still, weak tea colored coffee. I think the thermostat shuts down the brewing process too early. I can't find a replacement online. Model number FCP 412 -   bepeck

Jan 27, 2009

-   My 4-cup Farberware percolator just started making weak coffee (it's about 20 years old but I love it, it was a gift from my mother). I really want to fix whatever's wrong. My 12-cup Farberware "spaceship" percolator is still perking along just fine. -   mmw99

Nov 15, 2008

-   I have two 12 cup percolators and just started experiencing the same problem. First the older one started - bought a new one and now the same thing.
Luke warm not hot
Thanks
-   jsmwardiv

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posted on Feb 09, 2009
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mmw99

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Rating: 100%, 3 votes
I thoroughly cleaned my 4-cup percolator by brewing a couple of pots of plain white vinegar and scrubbing the build-up from the bottom of the pot (and running a couple of plain water brews through the pot after all the cleaning). The percolator now brews hot, strong coffee again!
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