Sunbeam C50 quick question

[mixrman]

Here is the Sunbeam C50 parts list and diagram (dated June 1961):

 

[dhowlan]

Thanks mixrman

Thanks for posting the parts diagram. Hopefully it helps to see the adjuster location, #6. Also nice to know what's supposed to come apart.

 

[hadyourphil]

Sunbeam C-50

I have a C-50 that I have had for several years. I also have the service manual and the owner's manual.
One topic that has come up is the reheating or warm setting. The C-50 has two heating elements. The power switch goes left for warm (low wattage to keep the java hot) and right for brew. There is no "off" setting. You have to unplug. Mine has the two-stage mesh filter, which other than being stained, works fine.

One question I've had is, what color is the bottom inside of the lower pot? Mine is part chrome and the rest is black (stained?). What is correct?

This old coffee maker is certainly built like a tank!

 

[ea56]

Brand new these pots had shiny chrome interiors in the lower pot. Because many owners were lazy and didn’t wash out the pots between uses the coffee oils built up and stained the inside.

An easy way to clean these pots is to run a full pot of water with a tablespoon or two of powdered dishwasher detergent (or 1 DW detergent pod) through and brewing cycle. Then unplug the pot and let the solution sit in the pot for 30 to 45 mins. Then pour out the dirty water, and it will be dirty. Now run a brewing cycle with plain water only, pour it out, rinse and dry the pot. it should sparkle like new.

The dishwasher detergent is the equivalent of old fashioned Dip-It coffeemaker cleaner which is no longer the same formulation as the old days of folks using electric percolators and vacuum pots like you C50.

HTH,
Eddie

 

[launderess]

Whatever one does it isn't wise to scrub interior of C50 lower pot, at least not with something very harsh.

Sunbeam began taking some of the money out of their automatic vac pots by time C50 came along or later production and it showed with interior plating of lower units. It can easily be worn down or away by vigorous and or repeated scrubbing.

As noted by previous poster many users didn't properly clean their Sunbeam C50 units after use nor do proper cleaning with say "Dipit" or similar product. Result often was a layer of coffee crud residue that needed removal.

Rather than use chemicals and pH to get job done, often people just resorted to brute force.

 

[launderess]

Many years ago now was gifted several canisters of Ecolab "metal safe" dish machine detergent. This stuff is wonderful for cleaning out coffee pots, thermal carafes, coffee pot filters (including cloth Silex filters one uses with vac pots).

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?73978

After making solution with hot water one pours into whatever vessel needs cleaning. Almost at once one can see crud and old coffee oils/reside dissolve away. Once water turns a gross dark brown one discards, washes and rinses out pot or whatever. Am left with nice shiny and clean metal...