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Edit: I have altered the text of this idea, trimmed some of the fat, deleted the rants, and streamlined it to better get my point across because, judging by the annos, almost everybody seems to be missing the point.
MY IDEA IS THE FOLLOWING:
In order to prevent accidental coffee-pot overflow
caused
by ACCIDENTALLY putting more water in the reservoir than the pot can hold, I propose the following two features to add to a new coffee pot, because I want to get rid of the one I have:
1) A reservoir that cannot hold more water than the pot can. This would make overflow impossible.
2) A weight sensor (scale) under the burner that shuts off the flow when the weight on the burner exceeds what a properly full pot weighs.
PLEASE NOTE: The point of this idea is to make overflow caused by operator error impossible, because as long as it is possible to overfill it, folks will continue to do so. I know I'm not the only one to have this problem, because there are entire websites dedicated to finding ways to cope with this problem. Seriously, Google the title and you'll see what I mean.
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Mine has a partially clear tank with a "max" mark on the side. |
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Yeah, mine does too. I'm looking for something that can prevent operator error, though, because it's easy to forget to check the "max fill" line. I mean, really, why even make the reservoir any higher than the "max fill" level? It's simply not logical, yet almost every coffee maker I've ever seen does it. I don't see any sense in the current design. |
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There's probably a reason. I would guess that it needs some headroom or it would boil over from all the steam. |
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My thoughts exactly, WcW. The scale (weight sensor) was mentioned in my post as a possibility. As for your first, that's what I always do. The trouble arises when you forget to check how much water is already in the reservoir before adding a potful. |
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Run it "dry" first to get rid of the water. |
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That works... unless, after brewing less than a full reservoir, you
next want to brew a full potful, and forget there's already water
in it. Look guys, no offense, but I'm not really looking for helpful
tips on how to AVOID overflow. I already KNOW how to prevent
it. The whole point of this idea is a FAILSAFE in case the
operator suffers a momentary lapse in judgement and FORGETS
to check the level first. It's not complicated.
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In short, I want to IDIOT-PROOF it. |
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The base/warmer should sense water (conductance) and shut it off... you'd still get spillover but it wouldn't leak past the warming plate. |
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//I want to IDIOT-PROOF it//
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Are you sure that's such a good idea? |
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FT, that's a really good idea... thanks! |
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My preference would be a short length of plastic piping which collects drips of coffee, or indeed overflowing brew, and drains it to the nearby sink. |
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That would certainly work in the meantime, until I can make a working prototype of a better coffee maker... thanks, Vince. |
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