Arlee finds a coffee pot

[electrolux137]

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I have a Jet-O-Matic that I also like very much. I've actually been using a Jet-O-Matic for a long time and have had several of them over the years.

 

[jmurray01]

<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">I will have to look into that Sandy, although my heart is set on a Hoover model - but I know that will be very expensive as it would have to be shipped over from the USA.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">Couldn't you have gotten a power transformer for that Russell Hobbs?  You can get them here and they allow you to plug in an American appliance with the corresponding plug and 110V set-up and the box transforms it to run on 240V.  </span>


 


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[danemodsandy]

Jamie:

I could have done that, but it seemed rather silly to spend so much money just to have the experience of using a U.K. percolator for a while, when there are so many perfectly good American ones around.

Also, doing that takes a step-UP transformer (turning American 110-120v. mains power into U.K. 240v), rather than the step-DOWN transformer needed to use American products on U.K. mains power. Step-up transformers are generally more expensive, and shorter-lived than step-down transformers.

It was all a bit complicated and expensive, and the coffee would have tasted the same as from any American perc. It didn't seem worth the effort, as lovely as the Russell Hobbs pot was.

 

[tolivac]

Step up,step down-a transformer can be used either way-you have to wire it and provide the proper cables and outlets.If the transformer is used within its ratings-it doesn't matter.At work we have a transformer that can be used to step up 120V to 240V or the other way 'round-its rated for 2200W.It is used in our electronics shop.Some ham operators use surplus pole pig transformers-and some broadcast transmitters,too-to step 240V to 2500 or 4160V rectify it and use it as a HV plate supply for a power tube in a RF power amp.Been done for years!

 

[danemodsandy]

Rex:

Like I say - all that just to get a cup of coffee I could get from any percolator that would work on 110-120v?

 

[paul]

Re: G-E percolators

If I have figured correctly the Cat No. (thinking it is short for "Category") includes the model identification. Example: On the first of my percolators the Cat No. reads "A3 P15"--the model being P15; and on the other percolator the Cat No. is A11 CM11--with the model being CM11. Thought I'd point that out, because I thought the Cat No. was synonymous with the model identification.

**Please let me know if anyone makes/carries GLASS knob replacements that are IDENTICAL to the originals. Also, the P15 is missing the basket top (spreader), so I need to locate a replacement.**

I contacted G-E, and discovered they had sold their small appliance division to Black & Decker in 1984. From then through 1987 G-E appliances were branded as Black & Decker products. Now, a company called Farnsworth Hill Company/Spectrum Brands, Inc. owns Black & Decker but does not carry parts for G-E's vintage small appliances. Supposedly, a company called Applica Consumer Products, Inc. carries some of the parts for G-E small appliances (according to G-E's small appliance website) but not percolators--at least not mine.

Interestingly, the current model of G-E percolators, 169185, is marketed in Canada by Wal-Mart Canada Corp.

Anyway, below is a photo of the generic Fitz-All glass knobs I have found at hardware stores. There is also a plastic version that looks identical to the original--at least from the sketch--available on Amazon.com.

I am also wondering what brand/type of coffee people use in their percolators and if you use paper filters inside the baskets. I have read that freshly ground coffee beans are best.

 

[paulg]

Two GE percolators here

I am a coffee drinker. My two coffeemakers are a 1960 GE-Universal percolator and the 1970's GE Mini-Basket / Peek-A-Brew unit similar to yours shown.
I bought the 1960 GE easily ten or twelve years ago. Mint/unused at the Salvation Army. It has been used virtually everyday.
Along the way, my Sister gave me a very good brand of drip coffeemaker as a gift. It fell apart within the year and the casing yellowed. Chinese junk.
Back to the GE. Great American quality. Can't beat it.

 

[brad845]

So the cords on most percs are replaceable? When I bought this house there was a perc inside but someone cut the cord for copper. Its now out in the building in storage as the previous owners never wanted any of the stuff left. I have looked at many thrift stores, but due to my location nothing really nice ever shows up. In fact I have only ever saw 3 vacuum cleaners at the stores around here, in which I own 2 that I did find.

 

[brad845]

Here is mine, the lid is somewhere's around here .. I need to find a cord now and try this thing out! Also a General Electric 5P3

 

[NewEnglander]

Here is my brand new Genneral Electric Immersible I found this one brand new in the box. Makes the best coffee and love that it can go right in soapy water for cleaning.

 

[human]

My grandparents used percolators like that when I was growing up. My parents just drank instant. I used to love the aroma when the coffee was brewing. I never knew that aroma at home because my parents always drank instant (yuck!). And the pots themselves looked so elegant.

I've got a cheap Black & Decker drip coffee maker that I've been using for about 12 years. It just refuses to die. My main complaint about is the plastic is white instead of black, so it's very stained looking.