All of a sudden yesterday, my mr coffee maker's water stopped flowing.I put plain water in it and hit the cleaning button but the water still won't flow through. .
SOURCE: Plastic Smell & Taste
take up smoking
and then you will loose you smell and taste.
every thing is made of plastic and aluminum now.
only a stainless pot does not leach plastic cfc into water when hot.
SOURCE: Mr. Coffee FTX23 quit brewing
The heating element burned out, its a common problem. Mr. Coffee tend to leak, I've had several of them.
SOURCE: I have a FT series Mr Coffee (Black and Silver)
Could be as simple as a hose that popped loose, or as serious as a cracked tank...the only way to know for sure is to pull the bottom plate and have a look.
Most retailers have a generous return policy, and you never really know what you can't have until you ask...but if this is not an option, a 30 minute project could save you the replacement cost.
Remove the base plate screws* and lift easy to reveal the heater element and hoses to the water tank.
*Torx screws (a star pattern) require a special driver that can be found cheap at any auto parts store.
Check the hoses one at a time for leaks (cracks, dry spots, tight fit, etc) and look at the bottom of the tank for a split or crack.
Place the bottom back on (no screws yet) and add a little water...If it stays, then you got it.
If it leaks, lift the machine to eye level, drop the bottom out of the way, and add a little more water so you can watch for the source of the leak.
A broken tank means a new machine...but a bad hose can be replaced.
***Don't forget to VOTE for the guys who take an interest in helping!
SOURCE: We have an FTX41 12 cup mr coffee maker. Suddenly
Ours (FTX41) did this, made a pot of coffee in the morning just fine then a few hours later we went to make another and the water just poured out the bottom. I took out the 6 screws (4 philips and 2 torx under the rubber feet). When I took off the bottom one of the hoses to the heating element had come off. I put it back on and everything worked fine. It took about 15 min. to fix and put back together. Poor design on the hose connection, no clamps of any kind.
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