What will be the cost of best rated coffee makers online?

The Bonavita is about $125, a Technivorm Moccamaster is about $300 and a Behmor Brazen is about $200..

Better deals are to be had online than through a local dealer (almost without exception), to seach online for someone selling the amounts you want at the best price. I find http://www.pianocoffee.com/ best but DYOR.

I am online experiencing the same bad comments after hearing my mom tell me of CR rating. The way I see it...26 pages of reviews with an avg. rating of 2.5 speaks volumes over the CR rating. Mainly because I can't imagine that CR uses theirs every day for months on end...people do! I'll prob. go with the Black and Decker...CR best buy. For under $20, you can't go wrong. Only bad thing is walmart doesn't sell it online. Amazon does, but $10 more. Good Luck.

kitchen.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/mr_coffee/mr_coffee_ice_tea_maker_product_list.html - C

I have had the same thing happen to TWO of mine.

There is a Thermal Protector Fuse at one end of the brewing element that overheats and is designed to fail(Either at 128C, 140C, or 228C). Some coffee makers have 2 different ones. The part costs about $1.70 at a local electronics supply or online. Taking apart the coffee maker is a chore, but can be done if patient. The fuse must be soldered back in place carefully. Getting it too hot will ruin the new one.

Alternatively:

If the coffee maker is less than 2 years old, you can call Hamilton Beach and they will give you instructions on how to RMA your coffee maker.You need to give them the code # on the bottom of the unit. They will request that you cut off just the plug and send it to them with a check for return shipping costs.

The latter is much easier.

I have pdfs of the user manuals for X1 & X2 machines, email me me if any use to you

The DGB-550BK is better

You have not missed anything. Unplugging for longer than 16 minutes (has 15-minute memory) is the only troubleshooting you can perform. Call Cuisinart to find out if you are still in warranty. All electronics have a failure rate. Cuisinart's is acceptably low, but their coffee makers are the least reliable of all their products. The basic problem with electronic coffee makers is that coffee makers produce high heat, and high heat kills electronics and melts plastic. At least Cuisinart has a 3-year warranty - higher than the industry standard.

Let me put it another way. All coffee makers have a high failure rate. As many Cuisinart coffee makers that break down, the non-Grind-and-Brews still have a 91 rating from Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports doesn't give ANYTHING a 91 rating. A lot break, but you probably won't fare much better by switching to a different brand. The problem with a Cuisinart breaking down is that an expensive unit broke down - you wouldn't be upset if your $15 Mr. Coffee broke every year. The law of averages is on your side - a 2nd Cuisinart will probably last longer.

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

The problem is in the sensor that tells the coffee maker when the brew cycle is complete. This is a heat sensor that's clipped to the heating element. The sensor gets overly sensitive and shuts things off too soon. Since schematics and parts aren't available for this unit, it's pretty much junk after it starts to fail. You can remove the sensor, but this creates a major fire hazard. My advice is to pick up a good percolator and forget the drip units. The Grind-N-Brew makes excellent coffee, but they barely last out the warranty and the cost of replacing them mounts up. I've gone through two (same problem with both) and it's no longer worth it to me.