Troubleshooting a Cuisinart Burr Coffee Maker

If you prefer the taste of coffee made with freshly ground beans but don't like the idea of waking up early enough to grind the beans and start the coffee pot, the Cuisinart Burr Coffee Maker may be the appliance for you. The 12-cup programmable coffee pot features a grinding option that enables you to place coffee beans in the machine the night before and wake up to hot, fresh coffee. If your Cuisinart Burr Coffee Maker experiences a malfunction, try to troubleshoot it yourself before replacing it or taking it for repair.

Weak Coffee

• 1

  Reset the strength setting by pushing the strength control button. You will see the selected setting on the unit's LCD screen.

• 2

  Check the basket to ensure that you placed enough beans in the hopper for the amount of coffee you wish to brew.

• 3

  Unclog the coffee chute. Remove the hopper and take out the coffee channel cover. Wipe the chute with a dry cloth, then replace the cover and hopper.

Unit Makes Beeping Sound

• 1

  Empty used coffee grinds from the filter basket. Push the release button and take the basket out of the unit. Dump old grinds into the trash, then put the basket back in the unit. Push "On/Off" to reset the unit.

• 2

  Ensure that the filter basket and cover are properly positioned within the unit and the filter door is closed. Push the release button, then put the cover on the basket by matching the arrows labeled "Grind." Attach the covered filter basket to the door, then close the door, listening for a click to signify that it is closed correctly. Push the "On/Off" button to reset the unit.

• 3

  Look at the hopper container release knob to verify it is locked. If not, put the container on the grinding unit, then turn the knob until it is locked. Push "On/Off" to resume functioning.