GE 106591 Coffee Maker - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Try running a few cycles of fresh water mixed with a ``descaling`` solution sold at most grocery big box stores. Run the machine WITHOUT coffee.. Then run a few more pots of fresh water (no descaling solution). ,to clean out any residue. Are you using any type of bottled water when making coffee?? If you are, I would just use tap water or ``brita filtered`` water.
Good luck and happy brewing...

Read the manuel. It needs cleaned.

I just got the 169103 coffee maker off e-bay.
Got it home and found it would not come on.
I did get my money back,,,however, decided to open up the bottom and found that the power connection to the unit gets very hot. The cord was burned. I managed to re-do the connection and it works now.

O.K sounds like an internal board fault and will require service by a technician. It may be easier to replace the unit and quicker. But try a quote first.

Had the same problem , the connections inside the unit ,were they connect from the power cord , to the unit with stay cons burned off , replaced the stay cons and it worked ever sinces, until the pot cracked and cann't find a new one!!

You can get the manual on the link below.

http://www.gehousewares.com/products/2009915163926492.pdf

Good Luck

Here is a link to the registration page:
http://www.gehousewares.com/Customer_Assistance.aspx

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Hello, One of the wires soldered to the underside of the warming plate had fell off due to poor soldering.The warming plate and the warning light are connected together with piggy back connectors so that is why the light is on even when the warmer is cold. Bye

*** HOW TO RESET THE GE 169164 COFFEE MAKER ***

After endless online searches yielding the same results (nothing useful), I figured out how to reset this coffee maker.

While coffee maker is plugged in and the evil little blue light is mocking you relentlessly, press and hold the 1-4 button and the TSB button simultaneously for 3 seconds or so. This will cause the device to exit it's error status and allow normal use of it.

According to the manuals, all GE carafe's are dishwasher safe. If you are concerned, place the carafe on the top shelf for extra protection.

Did you allow a full hour for the cycle to complete? If you stop the cycle before it is complete, it will not run until the cycle has completed. Allow the cycle to fully complete and it should work after that. If not, call the customer service numbers on the front of your manual.

The coffee you are using is probably too finely ground for the basket. You can either use a more coarsly ground coffee, or place a paper filter in the basket before adding your coffee.

The cleaning cycle takes about an hour. Unplugging, or turning off only delays the process. Place your solution in and set the self-clean, then walk away for about an hour. If it has not completed after an hour, call the GE service numbers found on the front of your user's manual.

Remove the carbon filter. Place a solution of 1/2 water, 1/2 vinegar into the machine. Hold down the cleaning button for 3 seconds. Cleaning cycles on and off for 1 hour. After complete, run 1/2 pot of fresh tap water through. Replace carbon filter with a new one. This should do it!

To all of you who are looking for the carafe that fits your coffee maker by GE: I just found one in a brand new one in a kitchen cabinet that I cleaned out. The only drawback is it's white, but it looks like the one pictured in your listing. Let me know if any of you would be interested in it.

I replaced my broken carafe on model: 169164 by purchasing a RIVAL 12 cup coffee maker PIL-HC08104 from WalMart for $10.24 and simply put my black handles on the new pot whaic had white handles. The pot appear to be exactly the same.