How it Works: Coffee Maker

Here I take apart a drip coffee machine to see how it works and create a coffee machine geyser!
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[@colorocko1]

I've been drinking coffee for over 40 years, never knew how the maker worked until now. I see you made this 15 years ago. You're most likely working for NASA now. Keep up the good work!

[@dedraterru4676]

lmao

[@rosemorales3584]

Wow this tutorial helped me so much. I tried cleaning my coffee machine with vinegar and let it sit for about three days.. With no luck. Once I got to that little pressure ball, I cleaned all the gunk out, and had a great cup of coffee, thanks for that tip.

[@flyboy712]

Good job Rose!

[@North7able]

Yeah! White vinegar has about 10% Acetic acid in it. Good at getting hard water scale out of there! Did you know that Oil drilling rigs use it in the drilling process? I would caution against using it in the coffee maker though. The environment inside there is already slightly acidic from stray coffee grounds. The bugs inside will be adapted to that environment. Light acid cleaners are nice for loosening up crud but normally it leaves a black hydrolyzed gunk behind that you have to scrub out. Bleach has high PH and oxidizes the crud pulling it into the solution. The sudden change in PH specifically targets what's growing inside there. I normally go 10% bleach and let it set for 30 minutes to an hour. Rinse it out and run it a couple times without coffee. 2 years and going strong, I'm proud of it XD.

[@hartleyw6323]

Thanks for the tip!

[@smfeather]

This was fun to watch while I waited for my coffee to brew.... I've always wondered how that worked! Thanks! Great videos!

[@megancalista3760]

Watching while my coffee brews. Cool little machine!

[@reachnas]

Wow, thank you very much. I opened my coffee cooker and made a wrong connection until today I stumbled on your video which gave me the correct way to have done it. Thank you very much for making this video......

[@randelmalavida]

Thank you !!! That helped to figure out my coffe pot issue as well as my curiosity of the science on hydrothermal dynamics. Great video!!!

[@shvideo1]

Excellent video. I just opened a similar coffee maker and was looking for a water pump but didn’t find one. I love it how manufactures find ways to make things as simple as possible to save money. It is very cool. Thank you very much for a great job.

[@RingedTail]

This was helpful, ty. I'd never understood the geyser effect and just spent 5 minutes looking for a pump instead of a 1-way valve. So easy fix thanks to you.

[@miguelmunoz9989]

Now I understand why I hear a sort of plastic ball while the coffee machine is pumping up boiling water. It is the ball check valve. Very interesting. Thanks for posting

[@understew]

Thank you so much! I was about to give up but your suck/blow demo saved me from throwing mine in the trash. I actually found a whole coffee been stuck in the tube which stopped full flow. I took it apart and back together and it was working even worse. I put the tube with the ball valve on backwards!

[@andrewjacks8671]

Great video. I repair commercial coffee machines and never exactly knew how the home coffee makers worked. Thanks! Keep it up!

[@steelsheen]

this is a brilliant vid! thanks for explaining the mechanics as well as the physics behind all this. i really appreciate that you even live-demoed the whole thing so your viewers can truly understand

[@Tom_Moose]

Was just making some coffee and wondered exactly went on in my coffee machine. Great video! Funny ending too.

[@raymondotterbine]

If he only knew he was going to only do 6 more videos.. If he kept with it, he'd be a millionaire by now.

[@lih1352]

What happened to him?

[@snafuequals]

@@lih1352 he stopped making videos before the algorithm dropped him in everyone's face

[@Far2hip]

Love this guy, lol. You know he’s an interesting character when he zooms in while he is making his bacon flip tongs geyser display (with a glove twice the size of his hand, lol) and you can see juggling batons in the background, lol. Now I have to see some of his other vids! 😆 👍🏻😎👍🏻

[@lindas.6438]

I had always wondered if there was a pump in a coffee maker, or if somehow it worked without one, but I never took one apart. Thanks for sharing your informative and entertaining video!!

[@jamierrobinson7896]

great video! very interesting! watched it with my four-year old cuz he asks me every morning how the Coffee Maker works! thanks for showing us! I learned something new right along with him!

[@philforrence]

This is my favorite video I’ve ever seen. I was laughing my ass off at the end

[@flyboy712]

Excellent explanation! I always wondered how those things worked and you made it very clear, thanks!

[@davelowe1963]

Good job. My Cuisinart coffee maker stopped brewing. Water got hot, but would not flow up tube. Took rubber hose off, removed and cleaned “one-way ball valve” and now works perfect. You saved me $100 from having to buy a new one. Thanks!

[@zabnew9279]

I like this guy

[@dino17351]

Me too.

[@ChadFreeman757]

Tor ex guy is pretty cool I must say.

[@michellekozaczok8201]

Ditto.

[@MakinLifeEasier1]

Thank you, My favorite coffee maker stopped working and I saw your video, you gave me enough information to by pass the power switch.

[@chicofrijoles]

Thanks for the video! My coffee maker broke and I'm going to try to fix it. The heating element is not working, so, thanks to your video, I'm going to disassemble and see if I can repair it and save some money and keep some plastic out of the landfill

[@kennethfuller3618]

Really very good and concise explanation. Didn't waste time, clearly explained principles and excellent demonstration . your a better teacher than alot of engineers!

[@kimyoxsecret1895]

I just think you’re AWESOME! thanks for helping me learn

[@hankt2792]

Just found your channel, it's very interesting. Looking forward to viewing some of your past vlogs.

[@hazyeyes333]

Great job explaining this! You answered my question

[@mrbrown6421]

12.3.2021 That is awesome! I just fixed my very old favorite percolator, (internal wiring problem) and always wondered HOW it worked. The VALVE! That explains everything. Thanks man. 13 years later Mr. Brown Retired Software Engineer.

[@galleguilloscastro]

Great video! this was exactly what I was looking for.

[@SK-ks6fy]

Just plain and simple. Very nicely and clearly explained boy !! Well done. Keep coming up with such simple and nice videos...

[@ElCarisoHS]

Great video, fixed my Mr Coffee my heating element was completely blocked with calcium, used some bailing wire and a 22cal, gun cleaner wire bore brush and got most of it. Ran some vinegar through a couple of times and good as new!!! Thanks

[@tonydestefano4862]

good job with your demostration and explaining, thank you

[@tyedyeblue1]

Thanks for showing us how it works you explained everything step by step and it was very easy to understand.

[@suenewman-bennett1383]

Great video I often wondered how it worked. The ball valve is the key

[@CAMacKenzie]

I have (or had, until today) an older Sunbeam coffee maker. We bought it in Oct of 2003 and it just stopped working today (July 12, 2014). As I was taking it apart to see if I could fix it, my wife got your vid, I had figured it out (I'm sure these things are made specifically to be non-repairable), but decided to see what you saw, in case I had missed anything. It works the same (the Rival we got to replace it looks like it does, too), the only differences being that the one-way valve is in the plastic rather than the tube and looks like it has a diaphragm instead of a ball, and the security screws are a different design.

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

That's exactly what I thought . Make MORE MONEY for the manufacturer! But we are smart right? Right!!!

[@DanWebster]

Excellent video. Incidentally those coffee element bullet fuses are also found inside the control panels of these fancier electronic model ranges. if the homeowner sets the oven on self clean, which goes to 900f inside the oven and the oven control section gets above 300f, which could damage the controls, the fuse melts and the controls no longer function.

[@coffeemakerguy201]

I got a detail idea about coffee maker functioning. It was Awesome. Thanks a lot.

[@monicawalters962]

I like this guy too. Very informative, and also entertaining! I giggled a few times.

[@redrecords1631]

It’s crazy to think that this was posted over 10 years ago

[@techgeek1162]

good explanation. Thanks for taking time to explain and uploading

[@irkengeek1115]

that was cool. thanks for posting this.

[@hereforit9761]

This is awesome, thanks for posting.

[@duvexy]

Thanks I got mine fixed. Thanks for explaining the purpose of each part.

[@skippylippy547]

I liked this video! Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@bluekitten80]

@Crazy Builders very nice video guide , but dud that's soooo crazy playing with "BOILING" water and "electricity" if it were me I wouldn't do it or at least use a pipe extension to extend the boiling water away from me and the electricity glad you're not hurt and thanks for the video

[@rla1000]

Great analogy with the geyser, now I know how these work.

[@steve1234596]

great work mate, keep these vids going

[@calebfriend8174]

Still a valid video 12 years later

[@danthemanoth]

most of your viewers probably never saw how a old fashion percolator coffee pot work before,,, unfortunately I'm old enough to remember LOL,,, real informative video, I think I can fix mine now, Thanks

[@joeny1980]

very interesting, was always curious how these worked, if there was a pump of some sort. a bit bothered by your disregard for safety by creating a geyser of boiling water with just about no meaningful safety precaution. pretty sure a couple of binder clips could have helped you prop up the tube, and then put the outlet and yourself a safe distance.

[@NurWahyudin]

Thanks man... Now I understand how coffee maker works. Nice video :)

[@smssuper]

thanks.. clear presentation

[@johnstancliff7328]

Thjank you so much... I have a mister coffee that is exactly like this and took it apart to clean it... you answered the question as to which hose goes where.. and How.... now its all fixed!

[@thilanmadushanka8008]

Thank you for this video. Explanation is great ❤.

[@GG-lc2bv]

How interesting ! Thanks for sharing .

[@IneCapa]

Awesome! That was interesting and fun!

[@rendrap]

Cool video, crystal clear explanation...

[@blaikeelizabeth6015]

Coffee geyser! How have I not made that connection before?? Cool video.

[@user-ej1mk8uq4d]

THANK YOU SIR for your knowledge, designing a coffee making machine is my final year project, and i think this is going to be of help to me.

[@woodswalker88]

Sweet video! My coffeemaker heats up but no water comes out. I guess I'll have to check that black 'geyser" tube & see if it's clogged... Thanks!

[@xobat1201]

Loved this video - Thank you so much. Very cool.

[@sexypasr]

First of all, thank you for taking the time to do this break down for all to see and experience! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loved your informative video, not all older coffee makers are made equally of course. Only part that I got a kick out of was learning about that one way ball valve in the intake hose. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The few that I've broken down from long ago pre 90's did not have that great little feature, interesting the way of technology and how even the simplest forms take on new innovative directions! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Again, thank you for your time and efforts!

[@elizabethpritchett9402]

From watching this I was able too fix my mother coffee pot thank you

[@gabrielcastellanos7]

great video - you will make an excellent teacher someday!

[@skeeterbug9875]

Good Video Professor! You are destined to create great inventions. I appreciate the "How it Works Tutorial." Nice presentation, well spoken. Just nerdy Enough For We Nerds; Snort Snort Snort.

[@dukiedu]

I really enjoyed this. You look like you could be Seinfeld's smart cousin.

[@backcuetheoriginal]

Great video! Thanks for teaching me something!

[@bavettabuilds]

thanks - I am using a Canon XH-A1

[@MrGreen876]

This video posted November 2008. This guy could have been an OG to the KZbin industry. I hope you are doing well if you are still out there ❤️

[@wilmercb]

Thanks for the video, really interesting!

[@mrsemifixit]

Tip: those security screws can usually be removed with the right size small flat head screwdriver.

[@bk88bk88]

I filed a small notch in center of screwdriver blade for those

[@PR-jn4jc]

Hey! nice video! any chance you could do a professional coffe machine with the grinder? Thanks

[@AmnesiaxBeats]

This was actually awesome

[@fahimjmi]

This is an awesome video. Thanks

[@allengumm1157]

Good teacher. Thanks.

[@Konka1232]

great thanks for this interesting explanation

[@ronnelmancita1898]

Wow very nice explanation and actual demo..thanks for your time for making this video..

Nice video, i was making a pot of coffee and started wondering how this thin works :D

[@puckfairyprincess9971]

This disassemble helped me. Thanks

[@tiredowalkin]

Mine is leaking hot water from under the unit now, so I'm guessing it's not going to get any better. Time to look for a new one, this one is a 10 Cup Sylvania from Walgreens and had a rebate, worked good for a couple of years now.

[@bigdawginjapan]

This is an alright video, better than some other things i see...good job.

[@rogersnead5200]

Very interesting...nice quality vid!

[@veroniquecloutier3987]

Thank you ! It will help me to repair mine :)

[@anthonymarino4260]

always learning. thanks

[@dulcem.hernandezg.4449]

Seeing this in 2020.... Such a cool video! 😎

[@Prashanth2011]

Thank you. So much helpful man

[@dino17351]

Very cool and funny. Thanks dude!

[@haznedar]

Thank you for this ingormative video

[@mentalblockKevin]

Loved this, but we just had to replace our coffee maker. The new 14 cup Cuisinart doesn't appear to have a "tube" or any other means of getting the water up to the "shower head". How does it get there??

[@BolasDaGrk]

Cool explanation... I know how coffee perculators work now.

[@Turfrey]

That was actually a pretty good video.

[@captainprototype187]

Mine triggers the circuit breaker without destroying ceramic thingies. When I test for contuinity on the 2 poles of the plug of the power chord itself, I dont hear anything even if the start button is ON. All otherr contuniuty tests are ok. Is it the power chord?

[@WallaceRoseVincent]

Cool basement!

[@VivakoffieNl]

great vid!

[@hebamustafa8925]

that was really well explained

[@HG-mt3vl]

awesome..dude just keep on ,,,,..

[@jacqulinebailey4220]

I have one of this coffee marker but the parts to brew the coffee is broke only leave me with the glass bottle where can I buy the other parts that brew the coffee

[@arashrezaee3318]

thx for sharing such a discovery video. i have still a question: after preparing coffee and finishing water inside, can i warm up the coffee pot or have to add water inside the coffee maker?

[@bavetta]

Might depend on your coffee maker model, but most that I have seen allow keeping the heater on to keep the coffee pot warm.

[@bobshearer7345]

Am trying to open up a 35 year old Krups Type 170 coffee maker and looking for any advice or references to other youtube videos doing the same. Thanks.

[@randelmalavida]

It works Thank you!!!