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|description=My Krups coffee maker developed a fault yesterday and started to leak, almost emptying the reservoir all over the worktop | |description=My Krups coffee maker developed a fault yesterday and started to leak, almost emptying the reservoir all over the worktop | ||
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[[Image:Faulty Krups coffee maker.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Rubber seal - arrowed]] | [[Image:Faulty Krups coffee maker.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Rubber seal - arrowed]] | ||
===Repairing a leaking Nescafé [Krups] Dolce Gusto coffee machine=== | ===Repairing a leaking Nescafé [Krups] Dolce Gusto coffee machine=== | ||
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We have hard water here and limescale (calcium carbonate) builds up quickly, even from cold water. A layer of limescale had built up around the rubber seal on the coffee maker (arrowed in picture), and also around the tube/stem of the reservoir that mates with it. A quick wipe around with a cloth has cured the problem and could have been done without disassembling anything! | We have hard water here and limescale (calcium carbonate) builds up quickly, even from cold water. A layer of limescale had built up around the rubber seal on the coffee maker (arrowed in picture), and also around the tube/stem of the reservoir that mates with it. A quick wipe around with a cloth has cured the problem and could have been done without disassembling anything! | ||
===Prevention is better than cure=== | |||
Use only filtered water or bottled water and this problem will never happen. I guarantee that you will also be amazed at the quality of the coffee when using soft water. Try a taste test if you're sceptical. You'll also notice froth where before there was none. | |||
===Replacement seal=== | ===Replacement seal=== | ||
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[[Image:Krups Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee machine Reservoir 2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Reservoir seal mech (from base)]] | [[Image:Krups Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee machine Reservoir 2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Reservoir seal mech (from base)]] | ||
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