Empty reservoir nightly??

by **Tazza d'oro** on Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:11 pm

I was just wondering how many actually empty the reservoir of "pour over" machines nightly. I never did it as I constantly add fresh water after every usage.

by **Teme** on Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:44 pm

I empty mine weekly for cleaning and I very rarely fill it up fully (to ensure freshness of the water).

Br,
Teme

by HB on Sat Nov 26, 2005 12:16 am

I run the tank to nearly empty when I'm testing pourovers. It's perhaps overkill, but once the tank is approaching empty, I dump out any remaining water, briefly rinse it, and then refill at least every other day. Once a week I scrub out the tank. The hookup for the direct plumb to the espresso machine also has a small faucet tee'd into it; I run water for a minute before the first session of the day to refresh the water in the filters.

by **cannonfodder** on Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:38 am

Interesting, I never empty my reservoir. Since I added the float valve I do not remove the tank, but I do flush an enormous amount of water through the machine. I dump most of the boiler twice a week and my normal flush routine pulls another 30 or so oz per day so the water never really gets 'stale'.


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