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

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Fri Jan 5 21:10:03 UTC 2018 

How much lemon juice do you mix with how much water?  Or at least I am
guessing that you mix it with water.

Annette


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Pam, I've used vinigar, for cleaning my coffee pots before, but I've also
used lemon in stead.
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> 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.
>
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> From: Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk
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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
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>> 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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>>> On 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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>>> On Behalf Of Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk
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>>> and appliances' <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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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>>> 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 
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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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