Black & Decker SpaceMaker Coffee Maker - ODC440B 12-Cup Reviews

We bought this B&D ODC440 Spacemaker to replace an older under-the-counter B&D that lasted many years. This one is junk. The base leaked water, the pot had to be perfectly held and poured in order to prevent coffee from ending up on your hand or the counter top. On top of that, it lasted only 4 weeks. Four weeks! It made its last pot this morning, and then died. Dead as a door nail. I had it plugged into a GFCI outlet, which hadn't tripped. I installed it per the instructions (installation was pretty straightforward and easy to level out, I have to admit that). And you can't open the thing...

Loved it, they came out with a new version and I hate it! why do you guys have to change things!  I want the older model!

We've had a Black & Decker spacemaker for years. It's nice because it free's up space on the counter. Ours was so old that they didn't make parts for it anymore. So my husband would stop at Goodwill to see if they had one part just to keep ours going. Then the clock went out on it. So he bought one of those timer things that goes into the outlet to turn on and off. Which that clicking noise got to me. Late last year I finally found they started to make them again. This time though, you could pour yourself a couple of coffee before it's done brewing. Such a nice feature. Free's up space, so the...