Customer Rating: 
Summary: Very good coffee maker
Comment: I've had this coffee maker for about 10 years now. I use it mainly on weekends - maybe 5 cups/week. I have never had a problem with it. It makes very good coffee without the waste of making a whole pot (I'm single).
It's not an eye catcher sitting on the counter - but, what do you want for [...] bucks. It's very good at it's intended purpose.
The only issue that I have is with cleaning the inside water tank. It's pretty nearly impossible to get anything in there to clean it. After a while, a calcium build up will result with a change in color of the plastic in the tank in the areas that you can't get at. I control it by running vinegar through the unit (without coffee :) ) and then flushing it out with water.
Any coffee connoisseur knows that it's imperative to keep a coffee maker spotlessly clean in order to make really good coffee.
Also, the coffee grinds will invariably get into the holes in the top cover where the hot water comes out. To clean that, I wipe it off with a sponge, and then carefully turn the unit upside down and run the top section under the kitchen fawcet to flush out the grinds. There are no electrical components in the top section - so if you are careful not to get water inside the main unit, you will be OK. Just let it dry out real good before you turn the unit back on.
I have been cleaning it this way for 10 years and the unit is still going strong.
In so far as the temperature, the coffee turns out better if you use cold water. I use a mug warmer to keep the coffee hot while I'm sipping it. It works for me!
