Maytag Neptune

Bethann

Make coffee every morning in my Sunbeam C50, so ask any questions away!

Have a packet of cloths that are for the Sunbeam C20's and another for the C50's and they look almost the same, so guess they are interchangable. However cloth filters have to be cleaned after each use and allowed to dry. One must use a cleanser that rinses cleanly otherwise it will end up in your coffee. Used to soak mine in a bit of pure sodium percarbonate for a while, then later in the day, rinse and dry.

The above routine got old quick, so went back to using my C50 without cloth filters. Depending upon your grind of coffee, this may work out well. However I like to gind my coffee fine, and was ending up with muck at the bottom of the cup/pot, which spoiled the last few drops of coffee.

One day I spied an old box of brown paper coffee filters, left over from when I had a drip coffee pot. Then it came to me! Took some scissors and cut a few circles and viola! Had instant disposable C50 coffee filters! I put them in between the metal screen and the fine mesh. Clean up is easy as I just chuck em away.

One thing about the C50; like many vintage appliances that generated heat IT GETS VERY HOT DURING USE! I'm here to tell you it is very easy to burn yourself touching the lower pot while it is brewing. Keep little ones well out of the way and if you are like me in the morning (groggy and getting breakfast/the household running) on auto pilot, take care.

Of the two I think the C50 makes the best coffee, but do not wait for it to send the coffee down on it's own. It takes too long for the lower pot to cool enough to create a vaccum and you will end up with over extracted coffee. What I do is set a count down timer for about three minutes and 30 seconds, and start it when I hear the coffee start bubbling up (trust me, you'll hear,see and maybe "feel" it). When the timer goes off, take a dish cloth or towel and soak it in cold water. Wring out and wrap the towel over the lower pot until you hear the coffee begin to be vacuumed down. Works like a charm every time. You will have the best coffee on the cul-de-sac.

Ok this is a bit more work than making drip coffee, but the results are so well worth it. Nice HOT coffee! After you get hubby and the kids out the door, you can have a second cup and enjoy the peace before starting your day.

Launderess


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Post# 55517 1/31/2005 at 21:19 (7,023 days old) by Gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)
Checkrate/Likes I have had no problems with my Maytag Neptune Washer and Dryer which I purchased when they first came out years ago. I purchased a simple 'switch' to plug the washer into, so that I can leave the door open to dry and and light will not stay on. Have had no problems at all. Guess I am one of the lucky ones. Has anyone had any experience with the paint that you put on the dishwasher racks? I have a KA KUDS220T4 and the top racks are starting to show a bit of rust. The machine runs great except that the Prewash dispenser does not open, but it is no Big deal since I do not close it. I love my KitchenAid. Also, anyone have any information on the new Siemens dishwashers? I have looked at this site for a long time and finally decided to join in the fun. Gary(CT)

Post# 55521 , Reply# 1 1/31/2005 at 21:52 (7,023 days old) by david (CA)
Checkrate/Likes *Welcome Gary!* Welcome to Applianceville, we do have fun here. I think you can get a repair kit for those racks-some kind of vinyl you brush on. I had that happen once to a dishwasher. This is available at appliance parts and repair places. Good luck.

Post# 55532 , Reply# 2 12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,838 days old) by GadgetGary (Bristol,CT)
Checkrate/Likes *Coffee* I am also a collector of Vintage percolators(electric and non electric).. Have over 150+ in my collection...a flashback to the Sundays spent visiting different Aunts with a pot of coffee and pastries.......What a great memory!

Post# 55550 , Reply# 3 2/1/2005 at 07:30 (7,023 days old) by agiflow ()
Checkrate/Likes The siemens dishwashers i have seen in best buy were basically Bosch machines,don't know what the latest models are like.

Post# 55576 , Reply# 4 2/1/2005 at 10:53 (7,022 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)
Checkrate/Likes *Welcome Gary* I too am a CoffeePot collector as Unimatic can attest to! My favorite brew is done in my 1960 Sunbeam 10 Cup Coffeemaster. A nice round cup of coffee with no sharp edges! Do you use your coffee pots or just display them? Jet

Post# 55577 , Reply# 5 2/1/2005 at 10:54 (7,022 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)
Checkrate/Likes *PS Gary* If you are in CT you should come up for a wash-in this spring at my place.n Since we lost Bruce to Washington DC we are short on members for the local chapter. We can't let all those Minnesotans get ahead of us New Englanders now can we! Jetcone

Post# 55585 , Reply# 6 2/1/2005 at 12:01 (7,022 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)
Checkrate/Likes Oh Jon, www.automaticwasher.org/SOUND/sla... controls=true> Take that As you know how us "Minnesotans" are!

Post# 55591 , Reply# 7 2/1/2005 at 12:21 (7,022 days old) by retromom ()
Checkrate/Likes Jon: Ditto on that "slap" from the Texas chapter ;-) Gary: Welcome to y'all from the place where washers are bigger, louder, and rustier (kind of like the rest of us Texans). I know this should be another thread, but...I just got a couple of Sunbeam Coffeemasters (C50 and C30). Can't wait to use them. Is it true that they make the best coffee? Are the cloth filters interchangeable? This mom wants all the details :)

Post# 55601 , Reply# 8 2/1/2005 at 13:15 (7,022 days old) by pulsator-power (connecticut)
Checkrate/Likes The slap heard round the world! Welcome from another CT Yankee (are we still called that?) I'm from New Milford/Danbury area Jerry

Post# 55677 , Reply# 9 2/2/2005 at 01:39 (7,022 days old) by kenmore1978 ()
Checkrate/Likes *dishwasher rack repair* I've used this tuff with great success on the rusty racks of my '88 WP. And it's much cheaper that stuff I've seen on other sites CLICK HERE TO GO TO kenmore1978's LINK

Post# 55703 , Reply# 13 2/2/2005 at 08:59 (7,022 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)
Checkrate/Likes *Glass Vacuum Pots* Hi Launderess, I too love using my Coffee Master, but recently I have found to enjoy making vacuum coffee on the range top with Pyrex Glass vacuum pots. I use the glass Cory Rod filter which seems to work well and the downward vacuum is quickly created shortly after removing the pot from the burner. While its not completely automatic, I found the cleanup is much easier and less time consuming as both bowls and the filter rod all go right into the dishwasher.

Post# 55913 , Reply# 14 2/4/2005 at 06:26 (7,020 days old) by kenmore1978 ()
Checkrate/Likes *C50 Sunbeam* Yes, I can see that would be a problem. Thelower pot in the Sunbeam literally has to "boil dry" in order for the thermostat to get hot enough to trip to the "keep warm" setting. I guess they really should have made it adjustable, if only internally by a serviceperson. Remeber the days when pre-ground coffee for each type of coffeemaker (drip, vacuum, percolator, along with fine and regular grinds) were right on the shelf? With cute names like Electra Perk and Electramatic?

Post# 55679 , Reply# 10 2/2/2005 at 02:02 (7,022 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There�s a Lady on Stage)
Checkrate/Likes *Sunbeam C50* Bethann Make coffee every morning in my Sunbeam C50, so ask any questions away! Have a packet of cloths that are for the Sunbeam C20's and another for the C50's and they look almost the same, so guess they are interchangable. However cloth filters have to be cleaned after each use and allowed to dry. One must use a cleanser that rinses cleanly otherwise it will end up in your coffee. Used to soak mine in a bit of pure sodium percarbonate for a while, then later in the day, rinse and dry. The above routine got old quick, so went back to using my C50 without cloth filters. Depending upon your grind of coffee, this may work out well. However I like to gind my coffee fine, and was ending up with muck at the bottom of the cup/pot, which spoiled the last few drops of coffee. One day I spied an old box of brown paper coffee filters, left over from when I had a drip coffee pot. Then it came to me! Took some scissors and cut a few circles and viola! Had instant disposable C50 coffee filters! I put them in between the metal screen and the fine mesh. Clean up is easy as I just chuck em away. One thing about the C50; like many vintage appliances that generated heat IT GETS VERY HOT DURING USE! I'm here to tell you it is very easy to burn yourself touching the lower pot while it is brewing. Keep little ones well out of the way and if you are like me in the morning (groggy and getting breakfast/the household running) on auto pilot, take care. Of the two I think the C50 makes the best coffee, but do not wait for it to send the coffee down on it's own. It takes too long for the lower pot to cool enough to create a vaccum and you will end up with over extracted coffee. What I do is set a count down timer for about three minutes and 30 seconds, and start it when I hear the coffee start bubbling up (trust me, you'll hear,see and maybe "feel" it). When the timer goes off, take a dish cloth or towel and soak it in cold water. Wring out and wrap the towel over the lower pot until you hear the coffee begin to be vacuumed down. Works like a charm every time. You will have the best coffee on the cul-de-sac. Ok this is a bit more work than making drip coffee, but the results are so well worth it. Nice HOT coffee! After you get hubby and the kids out the door, you can have a second cup and enjoy the peace before starting your day. Launderess

Post# 55680 , Reply# 11 2/2/2005 at 02:40 (7,022 days old) by kenmore1978 ()
Checkrate/Likes *over extracted C50 coffee* I suspect that your fondness for finely ground coffee makes it over extract when it cools down naturally like it was meant to. If you didn't grind it so finely, you wouldn't have to go to all the extra handling. If it's not ground so finely, theoretically you'd be able to let it cool naturally and still get coffee the strength you like. I imagine it would take a little experimentation with the grind to get it right, but then you'll have an AUTOMATIC coffeemaker again, as it was intended to be.

Post# 55686 , Reply# 12 2/2/2005 at 03:37 (7,022 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There�s a Lady on Stage)
Checkrate/Likes Not Quite Kenmore, The C50, though a great coffee maker suffers from a weakness. It heats water so hot that the lower pot literally "boils" dry during the first phase of the vacumm coffee making process. It takes quite a while for the lower pot to cool enough to produce the vacuum needed to bring the coffee down from the upper chamber. Meanwhile that coffee is sitting in the upper chamber brewing away. Every now and then a bit of coffee starts to come down, but you actually will hear it "sizzle" against hot lower pot. It is almost as if the coffee is going "yikes, I'm not going down there, it's too hot", and retreats to the upper chamber. If you Goggle C50, you'll find many comments regarding this problem. For the record it happened with me the frist time I used my MIB pot, using a more coarse grind. Subsequent adjustments to the grind have done nothing to change the beast. Suppose if one likes that sort of coffee, one could allow the C50 to do it's thing, but I find the resulting brew too "burt" tasting. Now the automatic Cory vac pots (have one of those also), had a way of adjusting the brewing time, but turning a screw in the housing. Sunbeam's C50 lacks that adjustment. The cold towel trick is one many wives and waitresses used during the heyday of vacuum coffee making to get the vacuum going. You need to create a change in heat/pressure in order for the coffee to start coming down. Once it starts the cooling affect of the coffee as it fills the lower pot takes care of the rest. Launderess