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And they wonder why people are leaving communist CA in droves, NYC is getting almost as bad, Thank God I live upstate, at least it's not that bad here, yet.... This is what you get from these Socialist states run by Socialist politicians. This is just the tip of the spear of what Socialism looks like, next it will be "show me your papers" but actually they'll already know who you are before they even walk up to you through AI run facial recognition used in all the cameras everywhere, wake up people!

Good news though, soon (((they))) will be exposed, soon. Many will wake up in the near future but many will remain asleep, still buying the spoon feed narratives from MSM (Main Stream Media, all own by a handful of people).

Oh, and Good Morning! :)
 

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and i guess i need to have a talk with willy's wife ;)

Wait another month or two, with what's coming, what will be exposed soon, the two of you will have a LOT to talk about. ;)

Don't place money on Trump being removed from office, it is not going to happen.
 

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Wait another month or two, with what's coming, what will be exposed soon, the two of you will have a LOT to talk about. ;)

Don't place money on Trump being removed from office, it is not going to happen.
I'm not even gonna touch on that.
 

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dwcraig1

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Isee you closed the thread fast, must have sold quick. :thumb:
I'm not sure how that happened but if I did it.... well that was unintentional. I'm glad you mentioned it. It's back open again.
 

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Well I could talk about this all day but we've got a couple inches of snow on the ground this morning. I've still got to put the snow blower on the John Deere today, my back just gave out yesterday. Had to clean out the garage, move stuff around and get the snow tires put on the wife's and daughter's cars yesterday.

Wanted to have a back up snow blower on the spare John Deere all set to go this year but it's not going to happen now. I had to put away that refurb project, it's too cold to paint now so it will have to wait until next summer. I was told this blower was still in good condition but it was far from it... Still worth saving, just going to take some work.

This is what the rounded section of the shell looked like, "good condition" o_O
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After all the rotted pieces cut out, not much left...
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Main pieces cut, still lots of work left.
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Speaking about coffee...

3 months ago I bought a Calphalon - Special Brew 10-Cup Coffee Maker. It has strength control which lets the water soak longer. It also heated the coffee to 183°F which produces a toddy brew. Which gives it a sweet and malted taste without acids or bitters. I also dislike the taste when rewarming or leaving coffee on a warmer. To me, it ruins the taste. So I only brew what I can drink without the former. That is usually to fill my 20oz (4 cups) thermo mug.

Well the Calphalon started to act up yesterday. When it senses the tank is dry it beeps and displays the brew is done on the screen. And it keeps the warmer on for 4 hours if you don't turn it off (I turn it off and if you forget it tells you how long it has been on). Now it only makes an ounce or two and says it is done, no matter how much water is left in the tank. I am not sure what kind of sensor it uses to sense water level or anything. Anybody know?

So I have switched back using my old reliable Bunn coffee maker. Which brews coffee at more SCAA approved temperatures. With less sweet and malted taste with more acids and bitters. :( One of the pros with a Bunn is if the power goes out, you still have time to make a pot of coffee while the water tank is still hot. And since it is gravity fed, so you don't need power. Although that manual method for grinding beans business is another matter. :(
 

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Just a guess, but I'd speculate the amount of water left is determined by the temperature of the heater/heater tubing. Sounds like something is possibly "dirty". Maybe run some vinegar through it to clean it out, especially if your water is well water. It may help. If not, I'm out of ideas short of taking it apart to have a look-see inside. Maybe our resident coffee and coffee maker guru has more or better ideas.
 
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Those type of drip brewers generally have a sensor in the "boiler" section. Normally when water is flowing the boiler will be "X" temp (ideally about 204f for a good machine that meets SCAA specs), when the tank runs dry the temp in the boiler will rise to about 212F which is how it knows that the brew has finished.

Sounds like @BillW50 either has a clogged tube going from the tank to the boiler, restricting water flow and allowing the boiler to "boil", or a clogged tube from the boiler to dispensing head, restricting flow out of the boiler thus allowing water to remain in the boiler too long and actually come to a boil. @awsum140 suggestion of running vinegar is a good one. Also check the tubing coming out of the boiler, it may have gotten kinked.

If the above doesnt work then you probably have a bum sensor. The sensors in those things can be bi-metal metallic, thermistor, RTD, Semi-conductor (not likely), or thermocouple depending on the quality of the construction.


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Thanks mikepetro and awsum140. What do you think this rectangle thing is I labeled as level sensor does? I tried that 50% vinegar yesterday and ran about a half a gallon through it and even left some in there overnight. Yes I have well water with high magnesium and a bit high calcium levels. Supposedly harmless except to plumbing.

I was using the vinegar treatment once a month while it was working fine. But vinegar also causes it to trip early when the water worked fine. I guess vinegar boils at a lower temperature or something. As it doesn't like near boiling temperatures.

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