Coffee pot has a salty, chemical smell.

Hello Carol
I have been using CLR on my Black and Decker and my 2 Sunbeam pour and serve coffee pots for 17 years. Not one of them has failed because of descaling every 6 months. On my Sunbeam I add the CLR and water as per the coffee machine mix ration on the side of the CLR bottle. I think it is something like 1 part CLR to 8 parts water.. I swing the water spray arm back over the water reservoir and let the solution cycle for about 10 minutes. Then I move the arm over the filter basket so it drains into the coffee jug. Then I run a full 12 cups jug of water through, and tip it down the sink. I do this again twice.

When was the last time you changed the charcoal filter? That may be causing the issue? Remove the filter to descale.

One of these machineshttps://www.google.com/search?q=kitchena...

Affresh is a good product and usually used in dishwashers and washing machines.

... Hello Carol I have been using CLR on my Black and Decker and my 2 Sunbeam pour and serve coffee pots for 17 years. Not one of them has failed because of descaling every 6 months. On my Sunbeam I add the CLR and water as per the coffee machine mix ration on the side of the CLR bottle. I think it is something like 1 part CLR to 8 parts water.. I swing the water spray arm back over the water reservoir and let the solution cycle for about 10 minutes. Then I move the arm over the filter basket so it drains into the coffee jug. Then I run a full 12 cups jug of water through, and tip it down the sink. I do this again twice. When was the last time you changed the charcoal filter? That may be causing the issue? Remove the filter to descale. One of these machines https://www.google.com/search?q=kitchenaid+coffee+pot+with+charcoal+filter Affresh is a good product and usually used in dishwashers and washing machines. ...

Thanks so much for hanging in there with me! The negative comments regarding CLR were that they then could not get the smell and taste of the CLR out of their coffee makers after using it. Maybe they forgot to remove their charcoal filters, lol. (Yes, I did remove the charcoal filter.) I decided to try using stronger peroxide and that is once again flushing a white substance. (We have 35% which I diluted to 3% per a chart. The 3% initially flushed white particles but then started running clear. I've made a stronger batch.) I'll keep trying the peroxide for now. I guess the pot just has a lot of build up. I could have sworn my Father-In-Law said the maker was new. Thanks again!!! Thanks so much for hanging in there with me! The negative comments regarding CLR were that they then could not get the smell and taste of the CLR out of their coffee makers after using it. Maybe they forgot to remove their charcoal filters, lol. (Yes, I did remove the charcoal filter.) I decided to try using stronger peroxide and that is once again flushing a white substance. (We have 35% which I diluted to 3% per a chart. The 3% initially flushed white particles but then started running clear. I've made a stronger batch.) I'll keep trying the peroxide for now. I guess the pot just has a lot of build up. I could have sworn my Father-In-Law said the maker was new. Thanks again!!!

No problem. I just wish you would try the CLR. There is no taste after rinsing. It you have 'white substance' it is most likely limescale and Peroxide won't shift it :>D No problem. I just wish you would try the CLR. There is no taste after rinsing. It you have 'white substance' it is most likely limescale and Peroxide won't shift it :>D

I'm contemplating, lol. I'm deciding between trying that and spending the extra money on the Affresh tablets. I'm contemplating, lol. I'm deciding between trying that and spending the extra money on the Affresh tablets.

Go for broke and use both :>$ Go for broke and use both :>$

Would you believe I am still trying to clean this coffee pot? I did follow your advice and tried the CLR. I ran several pots of water through it that day and have been running a pot of water through it every morning (sometimes 2-3 times a day) since then and it still smells like a hot tub. If I let the water cool before dumping it, there are tiny white crystals on the surface. My husband is wondering if the pot itself is degrading or something. Any ideas? Would you believe I am still trying to clean this coffee pot? I did follow your advice and tried the CLR. I ran several pots of water through it that day and have been running a pot of water through it every morning (sometimes 2-3 times a day) since then and it still smells like a hot tub. If I let the water cool before dumping it, there are tiny white crystals on the surface. My husband is wondering if the pot itself is degrading or something. Any ideas?

That is strange Carol. If they are floating, it means they are plastic particles, because limescale would sink. When plastic deteriorates it can flake off the surface. I can picture in my mind that I have seen this, but I can't place where. It was a dry, grey plastic tube and you could scratch the surface off with your fingernail. I reckon it is beyond repair and time to buy a new one. That is strange Carol. If they are floating, it means they are plastic particles, because limescale would sink. When plastic deteriorates it can flake off the surface. I can picture in my mind that I have seen this, but I can't place where. It was a dry, grey plastic tube and you could scratch the surface off with your fingernail. I reckon it is beyond repair and time to buy a new one.