8-cup Farberware electric coffee maker (by 9 users)

I have a 4 cup farberware electric coffee pot which I have described the problem before. I talked to farberware service and they directed me to make sure the little metal washer/ring on the bottom of the tub moved freely, I cleaned it really good with some automatic dishwasher detergent, and now it works fine. Before it didn't seem to perk long enough, the coffee was weak and the coffee was not very hot. Now it perks for much longer, I can smell the fresh coffee aroma and it almost MAC-D's hot. I thought it was a Thermostat also but the service guy said most times it was that the ring gets gummed up with coffee oils and stuff. It didn't look gummed up but it didn't move freely either. I cleaned it and it's been working great for over two weeks.

If your pot heats up but does not perk the coffee strong enough the problem could be the spring attached to the center support that runs up through the grind stainer. I found that if the spring lost it's tension or came off the center post than the basket would not "perk" and the coffee grinds would not blend with the water. Replace the spring and the coffee was fine

I've had farberware percolaters for the last 40 years. I noticed the last 15 years that they don't last very long anymore. I was buying them every year. This time, it went through it's cycle of "tea" colored coffee, then finally died. Since it was going to be ANOTHER pot that I had to trash, I banged it on my tile counter 6-8 times out of frustration - and IT WORKS NOW!!

Coffee taste "soapy", "plasticly"