mr_aitch2 t1_ixbbzjf wrote on November 22, 2022 at 3:55 AM

You got quite the find! My Sunbeam Coffeemaster is my daily driver, as I prefer the coffee it makes to my French Press, my (open flame) siphon, or my Bunn.

If it didn't have at least one with it already, you can find the cloth filters readily easy online. But be prepared to pay a wee bit more for them than you did for the coffee maker!
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If you don't have a cloth filter, PM me. I have an unused one I can send you

Izmitlione t1_iyfal66 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:28 PM

My unused 30C had its gasket stuck. I was able to separate the two pots but the gasket stayed on the lower pot. It looks like the gasket is not pliable. Do you know a source other than dayseal?

mr_aitch2 t1_iyfdsah wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:53 PM

Unfortunately, they (dayseal) seems to be the only ones with replacement gaskets and seals for our vintage Sumbeams.

I would strongly recommend getting both when you replace the gasket, as the seal inside (accessible by twisting the 'cone' underneath the top half off) will most likely not be very reliable, if not failed already. Just be sure to tighten everything up VERY WELL or you will have a (literal) hot mess! TRUST ME, I KNOW. If you break down and get the gasket, a few dollars more for the secondary seal isn't really so bad- just consider it 'insurance' for proper operation.
Good luck!