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From: lawrence@bbn.COM (Gabriel Lawrence)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Coffee Makers
Message-ID: <6361@ccv.bbn.COM>
Date: 27 Jan 88 21:10:29 GMT
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Reply-To: lawrence@ccv.bbn.com.BBN.COM (Gabriel Lawrence)
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Regina_Anne_Levin@cup.portal.com writes:
>
>     I have a Krups coffee maker that I dearly love.  I
>would like to decalcify it.  In the past, I've run vinegar
>diluted with water through coffee makers that I haven't
>been as fond of.  In the instructions that came with the
>Krups, they tell you to buy Krups decalcifying agent for
>this, and do not comment upon using vinegar.
>
>     Is there any reason not to use vinegar?  I am not
>willing to risk damaging the coffee maker.
>

Let me guess, Krups uses a special imported German blend of only the
finest acetic acids, hand filterd by Juan Valdez... :-)  Just Kidding!!
Actually I generally clean my scummy coffee makers with full-strength
white vinegar as a demineralizing agent too and have always had just
dandy results (although Boston water isn't all that 'hard' to begin with).
You can go ahead and order Krups special decalcifying agent but I'll bet
my bottom dollar that you'll just be paying a premium for plain old everyday
vinegar.

=Gabe Lawrence=
=BBN Communications=