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

Fri Jan 5 05:01:32 UTC 2018

Pam, I've used vinigar, for cleaning my coffee pots before, but I've also 
used lemon in stead.
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From: "Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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accessible!


> That's interesting; because that's what people usually use to clean 
> regular coffeemakers; having nothing to do with descaling.  If that's only 
> for hard water, then I guess I don't have to do it.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 8:12 PM
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> accessible!
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> Vinegar is used to descale. The acidity in the vinegar breaks up the
> scaling you get when you heat hard water.
>
>
> On 01/04/2018 05:47 PM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Lange via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 4:10 PM
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>> Cc: Tom Lange
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] K cup brewer wanted that is totally 
>> accessible!
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>> 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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>>> Behalf Of Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk
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>>>                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.
>>>
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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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>>>                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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>>> 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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>>> 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!
>>>
>>> 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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