[Electronics-Talk] K cup brewer wanted that is totally accessible!

Thu Jan 4 23:47:20 UTC 2018

I bought mine toward the end of 2012.  I use regular water.  I was told you 
only have to descale the thing if you have hard water.  What it sounds like 
talking about using the vinegar, is just a regular cleaning.  Pam.

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From: Tom Lange via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 4:10 PM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Tom Lange
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] K cup brewer wanted that is totally 
accessible!

Hi,
Thanks for the tips on de-scaling. I got my Keurig as a Christmas gift back 
in 2011 or 2012 and it still makes a great cup of coffee. I have one of 
those Brita water filters, have always used filtered water and have never 
de-scaled the unit. So aside from any visual indicators, how would one know 
if de-scaling is necessary?  Does the unit eventually stop working or would 
it just give you a lousy-tasting cup of coffee? Also, as a side 
note/question, with so many people using k-cups, are any k-cup manufacturers 
making biodegradable k-cups? Who knows how many millions upon millions of 
k-cups eventually make their way into landfills.

Tom

> On Jan 4, 2018, at 5:43 AM, Cook, Shannon via Electronics-Talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I use straight vinegar.    I also descale about every 4 months.
>
> Shannon Cook, MSW, CPM
>
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> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 3:50 PM
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> Cc: Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
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> accessible!
>
>                Thank you Shannon.
> What is the vinegar to water ratio you use? How often do you descale?
> I also don't leave the machine on.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Cook, Shannon via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: Cook, Shannon <Shannon.Cook at sccb.sc.gov>
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> accessible!
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> I always use white vinegar.  I run it through, a full tank of it, leave it 
> on for several hours, then begin running regular water through it. 
> Usually, it takes 2 tanks of water for me to completely get the vinegar 
> smell out of it.  I have had my Keurig for 9 years now.  I attribute 
> descaling on a routine basis for why it has worked well for so long. 
> Also, I don't leave the machine on
>
> Shannon Cook, MSW, CPM
>
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> Behalf Of Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk
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> accessible!
>
>                One more question about the k select, how does it indicate 
> that it wants to be descaled, and do you have to use the descaling 
> solution or can you use white vinegar?
>
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> Behalf Of Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: amcarr1 at verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] K cup brewer wanted that is totally 
> accessible!
>
> We just got the Keurig Classic from Bed Bath & Beyond for $99, minus the 
> 20% coupon.  $79 is not a bad price, and I think you can also order it 
> online from them and use a coupon.  I will have to provide the model 
> number later when I can get someone to read it.
>
> There is a power button, a strong brew button and 4 cup sizes.  The power 
> and stronger buttons are both dome shaped, but are in distinct locations 
> that there is no confusing them.  The 4 cup size buttons, what I would 
> call bowl shaped.  They are arranged vertically and have a graduated size 
> difference.  The one at the bottom is the smallest in size and is for the 
> smallest cup.  The top button is the largest and is for the largest cup
> size.  We have only had it since Christmas, so still getting used to it.
>
> We also have the storage drawer that sits under the Keurig.  The inside of 
> the drawer has a metal frame that makes up 6 columns to store the K-cups. 
> I really like it as we can dedicate different columns to different flavors 
> of K-cups, i.e. tea, hot cocoa, decafe coffee and regular, etc.  At this 
> time, I have not found any other way to figure out which K-cups are which.
>
> HTH,
> Annette
>
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> accessible!
>
> I would look for the Kurig K55. It basically has 5 buttons... 3 for the 3 
> different cup sizes, one for power, and one to start the heating process.
> It's pretty easy to use... turn on the power and wait for it to heat, 
> insert the K cup, then select the cup size... 6 OZ 8 OZ or 10 OZ, then 
> when it's done I just turn the power off until the next time I want to use 
> it.
>
> Brad Keller
> kellerb03 at gmail.com
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> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] K cup brewer wanted that is totally 
> accessible!
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> I want to buy a K cup brewer that is totally accessible! I like the Keurig 
> <https://coffeemakerpicks.com/single-serve-coffee-makers/#Keurig_K45>  but 
> as a blind person I cannot be sure of the water level that is going into 
> the cup. Any suggesting appreciated.
>
> Mike
>
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