20 Most Recent Faberware 12-55 Cup Coffee Urn - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Go on line an look for the( repair shack) Ron

Look for it on eBay. Goodmans parts on line. Ron

You must use around 7 to 8 gr per cup so you will need 210 light coffee to 240 gr for strong coffee for 30 cups.
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I have the older style 55 cup coffeemaker. It is critical that the coffee grounds basket compress that spring on the stem. Pull the spring upward alittle until the basket rises slightly above it's seated position until you put the lid on and it will put the necessary pressure on the stem down in the heater element hole. Also there is what appears to be a loose washer on the bottom of that stem (where it fits into the heater unit) This washer must be free to move around and it acts like a check valve to prevent water that has "perked" up the stem from falling back down the stem.

If you leave the hot chocolate for more than 30 minutes then chocolate will sink at the bottom of of the urn so the tap will be blocked and even if it will run the you will not have a unify dring. The hot chocolate dispencers have a rotating mixer in orderto avoid the above problems. So if you mix evry 10 min then you can have good result

Depents from the aroma and taste you want. You can use from 7 up 9.5 gr per cup of about 150cc

Figure an average of 1 tablespoon of coffee per 6 oz cup of water. Adjust as needed for your tastes.

I called Farberware directly and they do not make this coffee urn any longer and no longer stock the part. They do however stock parts for a 36 cup urn that they said had the same size stem pump on the end. The difference was in the length. I ordered 2 of these and plan on using 1 to lengthen the other one to the correct length. My son is a welder and believes he can do this for me. We will see what happens.

it could have a small leak to ground on it,,, thats why it trips the brakers,, on a higher braker the leek off also needs to be higher than 50milly amps to trip the braker,,, this unit uses 13 amps

just resolder it, i did and it lasted a long time

part here
http://www.marbeck.com/percolator_home_farberware.html

I need one, too!

Light come on but pot never heats up

Dear Pastor Jim
It sounds like both pots heating elements went out or are going out and need replaced! You didnt give the model numbers so I cant tell you the parts numbers to order! but if you go to the faberware website with the model numbers I am sure they can help you!
This should be an easy fix if you are the handy man type!
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I was able to buy a spigot for my Farberware Coffee Urn FSU236 from Mxim/Toastmaster in Macon, MO PHONE: 1-800-233-9054

there are 3 or 4 componants inside that could cause the problem.
if you can use an ohm meter, check all of them for continuity.
a switch
overtemp fuse
perk control fuse, or keep warm fuse
element
all should read "short " or almost 0 ohms when the unit is unplugged '

Check the spring under the grounds basket on the pump tube. This is supposed to hold the end of the tube down in the heater well. It should compress when the lid is pushed down on the basket and twisted to lock in under the handles.  I have found a good source of parts for Faberware urns and percolators at goodmans.net. The thermostats and heating elements can be easily replaced and the urn returned to original condition. Rich of Colorado

if the pot is leaking at or thru power indicator light, there is no repair. The spigot is not available. You can look on eBay for used similar urns.

on button again the 2hr is a safety

There is a thermostat in the bottom of the percolator that is broken. It would normally cut off the percolator heating element after the water reaches a certain temperature. It can be replaced but it takes a little skill. There is a video on eBay. If you want to just unplug the percolator, time it for 1 minute per cup.