Hamilton Beach 49980Z Reviews

We just got this coffeemaker yesterday and were so excited to try it. It was to replace our Gevalia coffeemaker that we love, but it's pretty old and we were looking for something with the dual capability and less pricey. So the single server worked fine...hot. The carafe side --- SUCKS! I had poured Beach 49980Z 10 cups of water into the reservoir. The coffeemaker wasn't switched "on" yet. No sooner had the reservoir been filled, I noticed the water quickly leaking out from the bottom of the coffeemaker. THEN, the machine automatically started to run, filling the carafe with hot liquid AND the "on" button had not been activated and did not show that it was activated (on button light not lit) although the darn thing was clearly operating on its own. FREAKY! The carafe filled up to about 6 cups (the rest leaked out from the underside). So thinking this may be a freak occurrence due to its first run, I tried it again. Same results except it gave me 7 cups of hot liquid this time. How utterly disappointing. We may try it one more time to see what happens, but this is likely going to sent back and replaced with another Gevalia or Breville coffeemaker. One star just means that it's good to look at. Other than that, from our short-lived experience, it doesn't do the job as advertised. Frustrating.Have had this coffeemaker for a few weeks and am extremely pleased. Very simple to operate, makes super hot coffee and love the idea of making a pot or just a mug/travel mug. The single serve side utilizes Senseo pods which are quite good and easy to find in my grocery store. You can also use non-pod coffee so options are limitless. It took me a lot of time to find the perfect coffeemaker for my household - some of the reviews are scary (flooded kitchens). I absolutely love this coffeemaker - and since I can also make just a cup of very hot tea, this has everything I could need.The Scoop was a great replacement for our worn-out Hamilton Beach. Regular brew time for the single cup is about 4 minutes. The bold is about two minutes longer. The removable plates for the single cup allows us to use a variety of cup sizes and adding water and clean up is a breeze. Have only had this for a week, but we are very please. Will let you know if we have problems later, but we are looking at another long-lasting Hamilton Beach product.