When I first put the vinegar in, I also like to let it sit in the top portion of the brewer for a while before closing the lid that makes the liquid start flowing out. Like 30 minutes or so. that way the vinegar sits in the top portion to clean it, before sending the vinegar in to the heated reserve part of the brewer. i also scrub the top grated section where you pour in the liquid with a clean tooth brush while the vinegar is filled up to the brim, and once the vinegar was in the reserve tank for a bit, i shook the whole unit a bit, as well as after the vinegar sat for 2 hours i shook it up before draining the vinegar

Hey Dad, just wanted to let you know you’ve got a new subscriber! Thank you for this vid. This is something my Dad would have helped me with. He’s no longer with me, so it’s nice to have a dad to answer these questions ❤🫡

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! So sorry to hear about your dad, Let me know if I can help in any way!!!

TY so very much for posting this video. My son in law used vinegar on his & the machine wouldn't work anymore. My guess is that he didn't use distilled vinegar. Don't know didn't ask him. My Bunn was taking over an hour to brew 4 cups. Based on my son in laws experience, I was a little nervous. I was short the full 32oz of vinegar by a couple of cups but still worked beautifully. I was shocked that the water with the vinegar resting for a couple of hours was green 🤢🤮. That was very shocking to think my coffee was coming thru that! After the full process, per your video, minus a few cups of vinegar...... total success! I had 4 cups of coffee in less than a minute. Amazing. I will be de-scaling more often now. Thank you ❤

I filled the tank and then allowed the water to boil before adding the vinigar. Those who commented about tipping the unit upside down in the sink to drain the tank really had a good idea. But after my Bunn Pour Omatic sat for over 3 years without use, it still produces clean fresh water after your vinigar treatment. I rinced the tank many times until the smell of vinigar was gone...and then flushed it a few more times just to be sure. Makes perfect coffee! Thanks for your video. The tip about taking the spray head off was important as was the removal of the basket to allow the water to flow directly into the pot. Otherwise, the basket fills to the point of overflowing, which ain't good as you saw in your first attempt. Thanks again!

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Your so welcome, Bun Coffee makers are really nice if we stay on top of descaling them Thanks so much for the update!

Thanks for the awesome tutorial! Very helpful and well explained. This dad is about to finally clean his Bunn out.

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Funny thanks for Sharing!!!

Just got a 10 cup Bunn coffee maker for 5 bucks at a church rummage sale, this video is exactly what I needed 👍

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Great find!

I love the dads touch in this video, and his nails are wonderfully clean🥰🥰

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

😊 thank you

@marissaortega1386

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad You're welcome!

Your thoroughness made me smile :]

Just recently got a vintage Bunn Pour-o-matic commercial coffee maker at a thrift store. This video was super helpful. Thank you so much!

As a happy Bunn owner over the years, I've learned to use softened RO or distilled water from day one to mitigate mineral deposit buildup. It definitely helps. Excellent video.

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Mine came with a cleaning rod that looks like a long spring tapered on both ends that once one removes the brew head, you insert as far into the brew tube as you can get and stroke it back and forth a few times. This helps in descaling the brew tube; you do this after the first rinse. I've been using these Bunn's for as long as I can remember; they lasted a good 20-plus years. Perfect brew in 3 minutes, and if it takes longer, it needs to be cleaned. A quick tip; once a week, run a half cup of Viniger with two rinses running the cleaning rod, and you'll never have a lick of trouble with your Bunn.

Thanks for this tutorial this grandma is ready to go clean her coffee maker .

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!! You got this!!! Let me know if I can help!

Thank you for this video! I have the same Bunn model. I also found with this model if you remove the two screws located where you fill the reservoir, you can take the top off. When I removed mine, there was a considerable amount of scale build up in this reservoir. There are 4 screws holding the reservoir in. Remove these and you can remove it and wash it by hand. Once reassembled, you can continue with the tank descaling.

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

yeah that is a great idea, thanks for sharing!!!

Thank you so much for all the info. And for going through all the little trial and error stuff for us. I really appreciate this.

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Your so very welcome!!! glad it helpd!

Yes ! By the way - Great coffee really starts with good water! I do not work for them but- I recommend a Zero Water Filter to take out the minerals in the water. If you will use them - They actually provide you with a meter that measures the percent of solids in the water. I keep mine at 0-3 percent and never have any scale whatsoever. I use this water filtration on several coffeemakers, and even my espresso machine. Coffee tastes great, and no lime scale either.

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

I've done this for years but never saw the tank dismantled to show the deposits build up. Great job showing this. One thing to keep in mind is to leave brew head off and also remove top of carafe for speedier spill free flushing. Easier to hit the carafe without spilling!

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

This video is really great. He has a lot of repetition which is good and he speaks very well. Thanks😊

@JustADad

9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Thanks for the video, it was very helpful, you gave some tips that helped me clean my coffee maker! Thank you!👍

Instead of putting the brew head back on, you can take the lid off the coffee pot so there is a wider opening for the water to fall into the pot. Nice video.

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

Thanks for tutorial sir, very clear and concise.

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Great Info. Just got my new Bunn. Thank you.

After I removed my spray head I run the cleaning tool, metal wire tool, from Bunn, thru the hole where the spray head attaches, back and forth all but about 2". Then I poured a pot of vinegar thru like you did. I rinsed mine out more, maybe 10 full pot's of clean water to get rid of the vinegar taste and flush it out good. Thanks, John

@JustADad

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Thank you so much for this video. It's extremely helpful!!!

@JustADad

9 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

This was so helpful!

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

Your so welcome!!!

Awesome helpful video!! Thanks.

Very helpful, thank you!

You make great videos, thank you !

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thank You, very helpful

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

That's a brand new Bunn coffee maker he is cleaning in this video. You can use the carafe to measure the 4 ups of vinegar, then top off the carafe with water at 10 cups. Leave the sprayer head off when flushing AND NO LID ON THE CARAFE. I do my Bunn every two to four weeks, so there is no need to turn the internal heating element off and wait for two hours. I typically wait 20 to 30 minutes before flushing. Also, I flush with water at least 7 times to remove the vinegar. This is because the coffee "tasted like vinegar" after someone watched me clean it with vinegar while they were waiting to make their morning coffee. Four or five rinses should be more than sufficient. Just make certain that you fill up the carafe all the way to the top to ensure that the levels of flushing water are greater than the initial vinegar and water mixture initially poured into the machine. This will increase the ability for the rinses to completely eradicate the vinegar and deposits from the internal chamber.

Thanks because wasn't sure we could use vinegar in the Bunn coffee makers.

Thank you!

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Your so welcome!!!

Gracias ❣️

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Denota. Your Welcome!!!

Sweet video!

@JustADad

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@willyjankins4793

3 ай бұрын

@@JustADad I love my Bunn. It's amazing how impatient a person can get with a Bunn because we grow so accustomed to how fast they brew. I will also the water to flush the bottom plate off by leaving the carafe off. I do this with the Bunn sitting in the sink. I know the wiring underneath is tough, and I don't want spilled coffee to accumulate underneath the heating plate and around the wires below.

Thanks "Dad", I just subbed!

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! What is your favorite brand of coffee?

I use reverse osmosis water and have never needed to de-scale.

Cool

I could not get off the brew head, I hate to know what that means 😅. Great video, thanks!

@mrs.bissonnette7498

10 ай бұрын

After a vinegar cycle, it might be easier to remove

Thanks trying to clean it right now. How do you remove the top to look into the tank?

BTW, sweet coffee pot!

I reuse my vinegar when i make canned pickles

Oh god, it's been 4 years since I've bought mine. Started over flowing at the spout. I think it's about time I clean it. I've used it almost everyday, so it should cycle itself and not have time to scale....or so was my logic.

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

You May want to look at this video. I took apart an old Bunn that had not been descaled. It might shock you. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmin1qWnYq2dY6w.html

Try tipping the maker over a bit in the sink while it straddles both sinks after cleaning with vinegar. Water will come out of the "nozzle". You will be amazed at what comes out, its actually gross. I dont consider it clean until I do this a few times . The sediment that comes out is unreal.

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Sharing!!!!!

@chadriggs3322

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the way you cleaned it in the old manuals. By taking the spray head off and tipping it upside down in the sink you get all the debris that settled on the bottom. If there are big chunks of scale you can fill it up half way and shake it a bunch to break it all up and tip it upside down over the sink and you will get most of it out. You may have to use the descale tool a few times to unclog the hole to keep it flowing. It’s the same procedure in the manual for draining the water tank.

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

@@chadriggs3322 Good tips, thanks for sharing!!!

@ToddVance

4 күн бұрын

This is making my local coffee stand seem more appealing

@joejankord1683

4 күн бұрын

@@ToddVance Yeah, I would be more scared of what theirs looks like inside.

Hey I know this video is old but is that lid a replacement ?

You won't make a mess if you unsnap the cover from the caraf (coffee pot).

I have had my bunn coffee maker in storage and I’m going to get it out and clean it. Do you recommend putting water in turning it on to heat then start this process or just start with the vinegar?

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

just run vinegar through it first

How to clean Heat and brew Bunn coffee maker 0:17

I only use purified water in my coffee pot do I need to clean it with the purified water also?

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

no just tap water would work.

I noticed, U took off the sprayer, but didn't use the Deliming Tool that comes w/the BUNN. The tool, is perfect, to get up there, & get rid of MORE of the Mineral Deposits. I also, use ONLY DISTILLED WATER! Yep, every 3 months!. Best Coffee Maker EVER, IMO...Your Video, Well Done!!!

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I had no idea about the Deliming tool. did it come in the box with the Coffee maker. If it did I did not see it. What does it look like. Thanks for pointing this out to me and I need to do a video on it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave such nice feedback!! What is your favorite coffee?

@avivabrooks5855

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad, Hi, I Use Peets( My Fav), & Starbucks or Don Francisco's. There is a Video on here, w/a couple Guy's cleaning their BUNN w/the Deliming Tool. It's Long, I can't really describe, but I do know, if U Call them, 800-637-8606, give your Model#, & they will Probably Send U One!!! I Hope. It cleans it really good, & Under the Sprayer...GOOD LUCK!

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

@@avivabrooks5855 Where do you buy your Peets coffee?

@avivabrooks5855

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad, All Markets, Vons, Ralphs, Stater Bros., Pretty Much Everywhere!

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

@@avivabrooks5855 Stater bros I will have to try that.

Do you have to change the water in the reservoir after leaving the vacation switch off for a couple weeks?

@mrs.bissonnette7498

10 ай бұрын

I turn mine off, unplug before I leave. Then just run clean pots of water after vacationing.

I notice the 'used' vinegar that came out of your Bunn was clear. Was that a new machine that had no scale or did the vinegar not work on the scale? My fav coffee: Seattles Best #5! (AKA Post Alley) Great taste & on sale often!

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

I had recently just cleaned my coffee maker

@RadRadley

Жыл бұрын

Gotcha, thanks for the reply! You ever try that Seattles Best #5?

How often can be better determined by water quality than by a fixed amount of time. You can unscrew the brew nozzle and check for scales. Right now mine is so bad I have scales - actually looks like fish scales - in it after every brew, so each morning I unscrew the nozzle and clean it out or the scales will cover the holes in the nozzle and it won't spray. Then I have to run water through it to dislodge the scales in waiting. Then screw the nozzle back on and brew a pot. A quick test is to leave the basket out, open the lid, place the pot in position and run a few cups of water through it. You should have 5 holes a squirting, which along with optimum brew time of about 3 minutes and optimum brew temp at +- 200 degrees is the whole purpose of the Bunn system. I really don't see how this is less brew worthy than the supposedly most effective pour over method.

Aren't you also supposed to use that flexible metal descaling tool to clean out the dispenser nozzle?

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what Flexible metal descaling tool that is. Did it come in the box. I might have thrown it away not knowing. Thanks for Watching and if you don't mind could you tell me more about this tool. Thanks!!

@adrianm2583

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad It's a deliming tool. Just looks like a flexible rod that you insert into the spray head opening a few times. Here's what it looks like: i.ebayimg.com/images/g/QHwAAOSwpE5fveI1/s-l400.jpg

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianm2583 Awesome Thanks for sharing I will have to one of those.

@avivabrooks5855

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad, it sells at Amazon,, BUNN 1188 Deliming Tool, $6.46, then U can see what it looks like, then call BUNN to get one, if U never received one!! It's Long & Springy! I Did receive when I bought, in the Box!!! AGAIN, GOOD LUCK!

@JustADad

3 жыл бұрын

@@avivabrooks5855 Wow I just bought one, thanks for Sharing!!!!

Does this need to be done if I have only used bottled water?

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

yes you should still do this even if bottle water.

Needed a refresher on on cleaning instructions, thanks! I noticed on Amazon the numbers of folks (commenting) who did not know (or understand the instructions) that you have to leave the switch in ON position all the time to get instant hot brewed coffee, they hated the Bunn due to cold coffee😂😂😂. Perhaps you should make a video to show how to USE a new Bunn. You know, for the idiots who don’t get it! I was surprised at the number of buyers who complained that it didn’t work. And about it not having a timer to set,😂😂😂. Yeah, the switch has to be on unless you go away. Then you turn it off. Been using Bunn’s for decades, never had one fail. Gave up on the Bunn stainless steel pot, cleaning was a real frustration and getting any bacteria around the collar nearly impossible so I went back to glass carafes. 🕊✌️🇺🇸🌟

@JUST A DAD. What if the bun coffee maker has no water in it? Do we still only put 32 oz of vinegar

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

I would add water just like you were setting it up for the first time then add the vinegar. see this video on setting it up. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYCf2sOund3RqLg.html

@TheKingsComingAlefTav

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad dang I just put the 32 oz of vinegar in it while it was dry

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKingsComingAlefTav I bet it will be ok

Can this fix one that doesn’t brew the water gets hot and doesn’t drip into e carafe.

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

you have to fill the water tank in the back first. once that is full then when you pour in the new water it will replace the hot water.

@wessandlin8056

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad I just figured that out today I had no idea what I was doing. Thanks

I emptied all water before adding vinegar...did i screw up?

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

No that is ok.

@vixieberman

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad what about i accidentally melted butter and some got it ...it makes the whole pot of ☕ smell and taste funky....i opened it up cleaned inside and descaled it ...it still has that order....the coffee maker and pot and funnel and sprayer all been cleaned...help

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

@@vixieberman LOL now that is a story!!! thanks for sharing. I have never heard of this one. Not really sure how to clean that one, Let me know how it goes.

If you take the top off your coffee pot off that will stop the mess

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Great Idea. thanks for sharing. Sometimes its the most simple things that are staring at you in the face. Wow that will help a lot!!! What is your favorite Coffee?

@joeb8159

Жыл бұрын

I used a 1inch drill powered hole saw and made that little hole in the lid larger so I don't have to line up the basket and lid perfectly. I don't know why Bunn made that hole so small.

How did the tank look after ? .. you showed us the 'before' but not the 'after'

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

I would have to cut open another Bunn Coffee maker to show you the tank after descale, the tanks are sealed and you are not able to remove them from a working coffee maker.

@aaron4wilkins

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad Oh,okay,Thanks for the reply

My Bunn quit working and I took it apart to try'n fix it! AND OMG!!!!🤢 The amount of nasty idk what and dog hair was INSANE ugh to think we were drinking that ...

@JustADad

Жыл бұрын

yeah cleaning is a must for sure

Mine starts dropping before I put the lid down.

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

The top should pop off so you can look at the plunger, just take that screw out where you poor the water.

@wendysal44111

11 ай бұрын

Make sure your coffee filter is dry or at least semi dry. I found this to happen but only a few drops as if it started brewing. If it’s streaming before you close the lid then there is a problem.

I throw my lid away that thing makes more of a mess having it on

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

I see good point.

Could I use CLR or would that be to risky? Thank you

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

You could but it worry about getting all the taste out

@jaylandry8915

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustADad I would have to rinse it out 4 or 5 times for sure. The product does say it can be used for coffee makers. I'll think about it for a bit..

Just take the lid off of the pot.

so, how long do I leave the switch off???? GOOOOD GRIEF!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE NOT TALKING TO CHILDREN!!!!!!!!

@Dr_PeeWee

2 жыл бұрын

Jerry I will answer the question for you, but please take a deep breath before you have a heart attack. They say that being wize comes with old age, but the more I see grumpy old men berating people on the internet because they are having a male Karen moment, and cant understand the video or be bothered to rewind the video to watch another 10 seconds, the more I understand why our world is in the state it's in. In the video he stated that you pour in 32 oz of distilled white vinegar with the switch ON. once the water pours from the tank into the decanter you turn the switch OFF. let the unit sit for 2 hours with the switch OFF. After 2 hours, with the switch OFF, you take off the spray head, replace the basket, and run 3 decanters of cold water through the unit to flush out the impurities and vinegar. After that you replace the spray head, then turn the switch ON and allow the unit to heat for several minutes. Now you're done. As for Just a dad videos, you did great and this tutorial helped me understand the proper steps to take while cleaning my coffee maker. Keep up the good work and I love your format.

@JustADad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for you support